ULEZ and how it effects the Gen1:

[robbo]

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WTF is this thread about?

If you don't commute into London, don't worry about it.

[Dynspud]

.............yet  :eek

[slappy]

.............yet  :eek

Exactly,  Leeds has just announced its Clean Air Zone ( CAZ ) will start in January 2020.
£50 a day for buses, lorries and hgv that don't meet the emissions target and £50 a week for taxis and private hire vehicles.
No private vehicle charges yet but that won't be far behind.

[b1k3rdude]

So I contacted Yamaha UK, and because mine was originally a US model it was never tested. The BS of it all is the US/UK/Euro versions of the FZS1000 are all the fucking same in the carb, ignition dept.

[dazza]

I feel your pain bikerdude. That's what modern life is all about.... Complete BS where ever you turn.
Someone posted  this thread on the FB page with good intentions  and all of a sudden, It's a scam  !  :rolleyes
The thing is, I hardly go into London on my bike now, maybe once or twice a year.
I was willing to stump up the 60 rubs just to give it to TFL and Khan but when you've got your own biking community coming out with shit like this, even people that know you.
It makes me think, fuck it, let someone else do it.
Why have I felt the need to explain myself to fuckwits when my intentions were good.
Everyone seems to think they can sit back and let someone else sort it and any one who has been proactive and done something, gets accused of being a scammer.
It's beyond me. And as far as I'm concerned ...... Well, we'll see what I decided to do when Yamaha contact me again.


All I will say is, I've also been in contact with TFL to get the whole model exempted.
If I don't go through with it, you can thank the fuckwits on FB.  :wall

[Trebus]

So I contacted Yamaha UK, and because mine was originally a US model it was never tested. The BS of it all is the US/UK/Euro versions of the FZS1000 are all the fucking same in the carb, ignition dept.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=...3609077280

This would make it a UK bike......

[Dynspud]

Hey Dazza.
Don't get brought down by all the numpties out there in Facebook-land.
I am sure I speak for all the thou owners on this forum when I say what you are doing regards the ULEZ and TfL is amazing and we are all fully supportive of you.
I live in South Wales and will probably never take my thou into London but I am still behind you all the way.
Keep up the good work mate  :thumbup and all the assholes out there[/size], as Megadeth once sang, can "GO TO HELL" [size=small] :foc

[red98]

:agree .......muppets sat behind a keyboard typing sh*t without doing the homework first ,




Great work DAZZA....and not just for yourself if you get the model exempt  . Doing foccers a favour without asking for something in return.......NO, thats not how this forum works , breakfast on me next time we meet  :thumbup

[fatbloke62]

Like others on here the ulez does not directly affect me but hats off to you dazza for  your efforts on this issue  :thumbup

[old son]

Dazza, take no notice of the twats on Facebook. I'm been in touch with Yamaha and waiting to hear. If its a no I will let people know as you will. Whilst it's a long shot we've got nothing to loose. I bet the twats jump on the bandwagon if it does go through!!

[ogri48]

whats that old german poem?
"first they came for the socialists and I did not speak out, because I was not a socialist.
then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist..
then they came for the jews, and I did not speak out because I was not a jew
then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me..."


This kinda shit will affect us all ultimately. The time to fight back is now, not when its too late.
big respect dazz, nicely done mate

[mtread]

Yes Facebook idiots who just fire off without thinking :wall


Looks like MAG are doing something with the manufacturers, although whether our models get covered in time is another matter
http://www.mag-uk.org/en/newsdetail/a7395

[dazza]

Cheers Foccers, yeah fuck em. I'm still going to fight it regardless of any negative comments.
Still waiting for a response from TFL about getting the whole model exempted.
Had a few things to say about other flaws too ...ie ...the midnight to midnight cut off and how it unfairly discriminates against night shift workers and why it needs to be 24/7
Not to mention the concession the cabbies have been given while they continue to belch out plumes of black smoke day and night.

[dazza]

[quote author=b1k3rdude link=topic=24907.msg291752#msg291752 date=1549059222]
So I contacted Yamaha UK, and because mine was originally a US model it was never tested. The BS of it all is the US/UK/Euro versions of the FZS1000 are all the fucking same in the carb, ignition dept.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=...3609077280

This would make it a UK bike......
[/quote]
Avoid going down this route. Yamaha won't issue a certificate if the frame has been changed.
Better off waiting to see if TFL will exempt the whole model

[Mustang]

How’s this, I don’t go to London on my bike, but I might want to, Same as I might want to go to Birmingham or York or other cities. I will give Gazza a £5 towards the coc on the basis he gets one and shares it with us or as said TFL add the bike to the exempt list. A few more of us chipping in and Gazzas not out of pocket.

[ogri48]

yup id be in for five squid..

[Dynspud]

...me too.

[dazza]

Nice one lads, rest assured if I can get a certificate of conformity, I will be pressing TFL to exempt all Gen 1 Fazers and although it's not about the money, the gesture is well  appreciated.
As for MAG, I don't know what stage they're at or even if the gen1 Fazer is a priority of theirs.
I will copy and paste the reply from Yamaha regarding the CoC and TFL regarding the exemption and if it includes all the models.

It's always good to know in a world of everyone trying to fuck you over, the biking community is still tight on here at least.  :thumbup

[robbo]

Dazza,
Like others have already posted, I too have no need to ride into London now, but would have prior to retiring. Members on here are very appreciative of the steps you've taken to hopefully achieve CoC status for our Gen 1's. They, and I, would like to contribute in some way as a token of  appreciation of your efforts. This is very refreshing in a world with an attitude of "sit back and let someone else do the legwork".
If you turn down the offer of contributions, then there's an awful lot of breakfasts you're going to have to chow down :lol .
Well done fellah :thumbup .

[old son]

I too would be very happy to contribute. I’d sooner give you my money than the Bastids at TFL!!