02-01-14, 08:24 AM
I live in the "City of 1000 Trades" as it used to be where more or less anything you can think of was made, especially in metal. When I was a lad(many years ago) I started by learning how to repair my bicycle & as time went on progressed to second hand bikes,scooters,cars & partly because money was always tight & partly due to my curiosity slowly learnt how to do the work needed to keep them running. Machines were a lot less sophisticated then & easier to deal with electrics, carbs etc. Having said that, the Fazer FZS is a user friendly bike-so as suggested get a Haynes manual-do you have any friends with mechanical knowledge? Slowly build confidence by tackling the easier jobs at first, progressing to more involved tasks. The money you save will fund the building of your workshop/toolkit over time and your understanding of the workings of the bike will make you a better rider as you develop mechanical sympathy. The new bikes now have become like new cars-too complex for the average owner to work on but Fazers represent the last generation of machines that can be understood by ordinary people without diagnostic workshop equipment. Even a simple oil & filter change@ dealer will cost you £55/hour labour on top of material(@ full retail) & VAT so go for it!