If it adds weight to your theory, I can confirm that my recently acquired 5DM1 model was subjected to thorough scrutiny around the gearbox sprocket area. To my amazement I found this twenty six year old bike still had the original 9mm nut fitted. For peace of mind I decided to change it out for the upgraded 12mm version that came in at £3.79. The cheapest genuine Yamaha item I have ever bought. It took me five minutes of bouncing up and down on a 450 mm extension bar to undo the original nut! I really don’t think that one was going to work loose anytime soon. Also measured the shaft at three points and it averaged out at 17.68 diameter which was nice.
As it’s my first post can I squeeze in a quick intro. Badly wanted a FZS600 when they first came out but I didn’t have the £4000+ required. I had to settle for a two year old Bandit 600 which was a decent bike but not a patch on this Fazer. Only two small gripes so far, the 80’s style agricultural Yamaha gearbox that makes me feel like an amateur when changing from 1st to 2nd and I can only see my right elbow in the offside mirror! Endearing idiosyncrasies I suppose. Cheers all.
PS. Tried to post a pic but it came out sideways so I deleted it.
As it’s my first post can I squeeze in a quick intro. Badly wanted a FZS600 when they first came out but I didn’t have the £4000+ required. I had to settle for a two year old Bandit 600 which was a decent bike but not a patch on this Fazer. Only two small gripes so far, the 80’s style agricultural Yamaha gearbox that makes me feel like an amateur when changing from 1st to 2nd and I can only see my right elbow in the offside mirror! Endearing idiosyncrasies I suppose. Cheers all.
PS. Tried to post a pic but it came out sideways so I deleted it.