I had the chance to look inside an ex despatch bike with 198k on the clock. Looked like new inside. Mirror finish on the cams and journals. What's astounded me about Fazer ownership is how the chassis parts have lasted - the discs on mine are still original, the rear suspension linkages are barely touched and so on, and there was no need for me to replace the downpipes on mine, I just found it easier to buy a second hand set than extract the EXUP bolts.
The Honda's and Kawasakis I've had have all lunched both discs and rear suspension by 50k. All of them, CBR600, ZX6, 2 x VFRs etc although it has to be said the quality of materials has improved hugely over the last decade or so. My ZX9 was noticeably better.
The interesting thing about FZ1 girl's Fazer records is that she only had the valves checked twice - 26k and 162k. At 162k, only two valves were out of spec.
But then, the Fazer is made by Yamaha, the company that built the R1 that Nick Sanders went round the world on and clocked up 70000 miles through deserts and swamps.
The Honda's and Kawasakis I've had have all lunched both discs and rear suspension by 50k. All of them, CBR600, ZX6, 2 x VFRs etc although it has to be said the quality of materials has improved hugely over the last decade or so. My ZX9 was noticeably better.
The interesting thing about FZ1 girl's Fazer records is that she only had the valves checked twice - 26k and 162k. At 162k, only two valves were out of spec.
But then, the Fazer is made by Yamaha, the company that built the R1 that Nick Sanders went round the world on and clocked up 70000 miles through deserts and swamps.
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