08-03-17, 07:09 PM
....and today, got round to putting handguards on. I used an old pair of Suzuki V-Strom guards, that had originally been on my TDM 850. (when I bought them the guy on parts at Colin Appleyards in Keighley said that they sell dozens and they end up on any number of different bikes). They had previously been "modified" for the TDM, ie a chunk carefully cut out of the RH guard to accommodate the brake fluid reservoir, but were a pretty much straight fit onto the Fazer. Look pretty good too as - from the front at least - the guards seem to follow the lines of the "foxeye" fairing & lights, and the TDM cutaway was perfect for the Fazer, unsurprisingly I suppose given the cross-usage of components. Mr Wharfe's big box of nuts and bolts yielded the necessary slightly longer clutch - and brake- lever bolts for the guards to be attached to.
Am now kicking myself for not doing this three months ago when I first bought the bike, instead suffering cold flippers on my 6.30 AM commute, even with the heated grips. D'oh!
Am now kicking myself for not doing this three months ago when I first bought the bike, instead suffering cold flippers on my 6.30 AM commute, even with the heated grips. D'oh!