First Fazer

[bristolsaint]

Hi All,

Just bought not only my first Fazer but my first Yamaha after over 40 years of riding. It's a '98 600, red, with a rather fruity sounding Quill end can on stainless downpipes. It's in good nick with a genuine 16k miles. New tyres (Bridgestone BT021s), new battery, good chain and sprockets and a Scottoiler It's for a mix of commuting and pleasure runs on sunny weekends. It was rather a bargain, too 
Having owned a right mix of bikes including a Varadero and a GoldWing, the Fazer seems tiny and the pegs rather high. I'm sure I'll get used to it, although I may look to lower the pegs a little.
My first question is, What should the tyre pressures be (in psi, please)?

[jonesthesteam]

Always ran all my Fazers on 36psi front and 42psi rear, never had any issues


Jonesy

[Dave48]

Welcome to Fazership!
Ifyou are a "lightweight" like me (75kilos) you will be fine on 33 F & 36 R, obviously increasing pressure in rear for two up.

[bristolsaint]

To become a lightweight like you I would have to chop a leg off.  :rolleyes 
I think I'll start with 36/42 as per the Bridgestone website and experiment a bit from there.

Thanks, guys

[sinto607276]

Welcome bristolsaint, glad you got the fastest colour B-) get some pics up and you'll be quids in :-)