what did you do with your fazer today ?

[Anquetil]

Sorry fazersharp !  I do love riding the 600 and will be using a 2003 Foxeye during the Summer as well as the 1000 !

[fazersharp]

Sorry fazersharp !  I do love riding the 600 and will be using a 2003 Foxeye during the Summer as well as the 1000 !

Forgiven 

[Anquetil]

Thank goodness for that ! I had no intention of offending a fellow foccer. 

[Anquetil]

Especially a fellow Midlander ! 

[fireblake]

Ahead of this summer's touring I've decided to get down and dirty and clean the crud around the front sprocket. I got carried away and took the swinging arm off and re-greased the suspension linkages too.

[fazersharp]

Ahead of this summer's touring I've decided to get down and dirty and clean the crud around the front sprocket. I got carried away and took the swinging arm off and re-greased the suspension linkages too.

I was going to do this with a new chain but now dont need to as the chain has a rivet link. But out of interest how did it all look - did it even need doing, how many miles,how old, rain ?.
I don't want to strip it all down only to find it perfectly fine after all.

[ogri48]

changed oil an filter when I got back from a good fast ride from Bristol today whilst oil was still good and hot. note to self...have drain bowl further out next time. It don't half fly out of that side drain plug when its really bloody hot! as usual used gen oil filter and yamalube ten forty semi synth. You gotta love the way Yamaha put you a new drain plug washer in with the filter...
Got the HD evo fatty to do weekend, Thats a right pig. Engine oil (including a purge coz its dry sump and there will be a good pint in the engine), primary drive oil (chain and clutch run in an oil bath behind the derby cover) and transmission (gearbox) oil.

[steve 10562cc]

Took my 08 FZ1 for MOT past with no advisory notices.

[Anquetil]

A ride to Lakeside Cafe, Tanygrisiau, via Bala, Llyn Celyn, Ffestiniog, Return via Maentwrog, Trawsfynydd, Llyn Celyn, Fron Goch, Cerrigydrudion, Ruthin, Nant y Garth. 120 miles.  Warm, sunny, very little traffic. A perfect day out.

[NorthWestern]

Stuck on some Michelin pr5's to try

[Steve3351]

Bought a couple of cheap Chinese "Projector" spotlights on Ebay...stuck them on the FZS600. OK they are cheap and they look cheap, but WOT a difference...! :eek
Now I can actually ride at night.

[Skippernick]

Bought a couple of cheap Chinese "Projector" spotlights on Ebay...stuck them on the FZS600. OK they are cheap and they look cheap, but WOT a difference...! :eek
Now I can actually ride at night.

Have you got an Ebay link?

[Red Ceri]

Giving my Gen1 a quick going over and an exup valve clean when one of the exup cables broke, luckily had a spare set of new cables, so changed them over.
Was expecting a real wrestle to get the cables in place but relatively easy fit. might have been a little different without my bike work bench.

[Grahamm]

Installed a Gel Seat on my FZ6, hopefully it will stop it turning into a plank of wood after 100 miles...!

[darrsi]

Installed a Gel Seat on my FZ6, hopefully it will stop it turning into a plank of wood after 100 miles...!

Have you not thought about Kardashian style implants instead? They've gotta be comfy?  :lol

[mtread]

Have you not thought about Kardashian style implants instead? They've gotta be comfy? 

Too bouncy

[robbo]

Had a whizz up to Peterborough yesterday for the bike show. Rained virtually all the way up, and to cap that off got a puncture just before getting there. Fortunately only a quarter of a mile from a garage with an air line, so all fixed in 30 minutes. Did manage to come across a good caff on the way called the Aylesbury Tuck, in, you've guessed it, Aylesbury. Show was ok, well impressed by the Abba Skylift. Although I've got a hydraulic bench, if I was in the market for a lift I'd go for the Abba as packs away when not required. Bought a few odds'n'sods off the tool guy and watched a bit of the flat tracking. On the Iron Butt stand was an 800 Triumph with an additional 5 gallon petrol tank bolted across the pillion seat. He'd managed 1512 miles in a shade under 24 hours in England, on some long distance challenge. More than fair play to that dude. Dry run home taking the easy/boring route down the A1. All in all another good day on the Fazer, shame about the puncture though.

[Dudeofrude]

Had a whizz up to Peterborough yesterday for the bike show. Rained virtually all the way up, and to cap that off got a puncture just before getting there. Fortunately only a quarter of a mile from a garage with an air line, so all fixed in 30 minutes. Did manage to come across a good caff on the way called the Aylesbury Tuck, in, you've guessed it, Aylesbury. Show was ok, well impressed by the Abba Skylift. Although I've got a hydraulic bench, if I was in the market for a lift I'd go for the Abba as packs away when not required. Bought a few odds'n'sods off the tool guy and watched a bit of the flat tracking. On the Iron Butt stand was an 800 Triumph with an additional 5 gallon petrol tank bolted across the pillion seat. He'd managed 1512 miles in a shade under 24 hours in England, on some long distance challenge. More than fair play to that dude. Dry run home taking the easy/boring route down the A1. All in all another good day on the Fazer, shame about the puncture though.

Not to dissimilar to my day today, 4 of us set off along the a16 for Peterborough at 7am and were met with freezing fog all the way there ?
Got there as it opened and got my test rides booked. Then had a nose around and got a great deal on some kevlar Jeans?
Took out an BMW s1000xr, great bike... just not my cup of tea. Silly as it sounds it was too smooth and refined, I prefer a bike that kicks you up the arse. Gotta say though it had the best brakes of anything I've every ridden, made me realise that the ones on my Gen 2 arent that great.
Also took out a Ducati Monster 797..... worst bike I've ridden in a long time. Utterly boring, gutless and uncomfortable. Wouldn't understand why anyone would want one

Gave up with the show about 3ish and ended up taking the A1 home ( for some reason) where my Brother managed to pick up a puncture which put his bike of commission as it was causing major speed wobble. Luckily for him he broke down not to far from his friends house and his wife was only 30 mins away.
Had a good slog home along the a46, really gave the bike a good ringing.
Came home 200 miles worse for wear but with a smile on my face

[BBROWN1664]

I got a new (to me) FZS600 on Sunday. Its not been used in over 5 years and looks like its been kept under a pier for those years. In teh 7 years prior to it coming off the road it had only covered about 250 miles.The guy I bought it off had bought it to do up and never had time. So today.....

I have changed the oil so I was sure there was some in there. Checked it had a spark then connected the fuel tank only to find that the tap leaks and then teh carbs dropped their fuel over my shoes.

[coffee]

Bought a couple of cheap Chinese "Projector" spotlights on Ebay...stuck them on the FZS600. OK they are cheap and they look cheap, but WOT a difference...! :eek
Now I can actually ride at night.

pics please!! :thumbup