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what did you do with your fazer today ?
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02-10-20, 08:25 PM
Fitted new sprockets and spot lights, ride to Matlock then on way home on some well known twisties, blew off an arse in the air R6 rider with a loud race can! Never under estimate a Fazer! :lol
steve baker aka groucho.
03-10-20, 09:01 AM
MOT time for the mighty thou this morning, passed with no advisories :thumbup ...bit surprised at the mileage i`ve done this year what with the lockdown and the bike being in bits replacing the water pump seal x 2 :o ...3320 miles in total not bad for a very strange year...
One, is never going to be enough.....
04-10-20, 07:14 AM
I had a chance to test ride the r1000ss rear shock finaly which is pretty nice step forward in behaviour of the bike. Just need to change damping settings and it will ve good.I have also lowered front forks by 1cm in the yokes and it changed the handling remarkably. However with all tgese changes feeling from the front forks is much worse even with progresive springs.Therefore my decision to go to R1 forks in the winter seems to be good.
05-10-20, 01:07 PM
I posted a video of this in the FB group, but I thought I'd add this here too.
Bikers who live in the Portsmouth area (or even other parts of Hampshire), have probably heard of Russ Russtyres Tappenden who has been putting new tyres on bikes for many years. Regrettably his brother passed away recently and he asked for bikers to provide his brother with an escort. He did say that he would understand that it may be difficult for people if they needed to work, but none the less over 100 bikers turned up to give him a great send off! There was also a lady with a red and white Boxeye who pulled up next to me in the car park at the end, so I asked if she'd heard of FOC-U, but, unfortunately she hadn't  
12-10-20, 07:50 PM
Yesterday was the first trip out on the Fazer since the reg/rec failure. I had decided to replace the white plug under the tank with Anderson Power Poles, which were crimped and soldered.I also fitted a voltage display unit to keep an eye on things.
The weather was perfect for October, a bit brisk at 7:30am in the morning, but that was to be expected. One of my pals had taken delivery the previous day, of a brand new Tuono V4 Factory, kitted out with an Akra and a few R&G bits’n’pieces. With a highish running in speed for the Tuono, it would be a fairly normal Sunday morning whizz. However, as the first bumpy B road was encountered, my new voltage display started flashing, indicating a low or no charge to the battery. I tried some roadside delving as I’d brought a long Allen key for the tank bolt, just in case, but couldn’t really concentrate with all the incoming piss taking from the others. So after waving them off, I high tailed it home to get the tools out. Maybe soldering the crimps was not a good idea, although this was the method employed by others that had gone the power pole route. When they were assembled the crimps definitely “clicked” home as they should, but obviously a good contact was not maintained when the two halves were plugged together. Even though all seemed ok when I left home, with the volt display indicating all was well. Maybe I’d been a bit over enthusiastic with the solder, so dismantled my handiwork and filed down the soldered areas, before reassembling and checking out with a meter, although all this had been done previously. All seemed ok, and after an afternoon ride of just over 100 miles, I considered it job jobbed. I must admit my early keenness for fitting the power poles, has gone off the boil a bit, so if I get another issue from this set up, I’ll have to think of an alternative. There’s a few dry days this week, so hopefully will be able to get out and make up for yesterday. I’ll no doubt Sorn the Fazer at the end of the month, and use the trusty Triumph through the winter as usual.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
14-10-20, 09:42 PM
I replaced the plug that covers the swinging arm nut.
I used the plug in the photo from ebay. I had to cut around 9mm off the depth and around 1.3mm off the diameter of the two remaining flanges. Tapped in a treat and I think it looks pretty good, especially for only 55 pence (£2.20 for four.
Never underestimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
14-10-20, 09:46 PM
This is the replacement one I made. Not bad eh?
Never underestimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
14-10-20, 09:52 PM
Trimmed down next to original, not a lot of effort involved.
Never underestimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
15-10-20, 07:09 PM
Made up for last Sunday’s failed ride with a 200 mile whizz around Sussex’s finest. A nice leisurely depart at 10, when the traffic had died down a bit. Lunch stop was The Chalet, before going the long way to Petworth, returning on everyone’s favourite, the A272, back to Cowfold ,and home. Didn’t quite make it back before the rain, but all in all, a good day.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
19-10-20, 07:12 PM
Excellent day out to day. Last of the really dry days for a while, as well as the clocks change this weekend, so needed to make the most of it. Managed to take in most of my favourites including the section from Rye to Brenzett, as well as the Chilham Bends. Another 216 miles racked up. Will only get a couple more trips in before the rear tyre is finished, which nicely coincides with the Fazer being tucked up for the winter, while the Triumph takes on winter duties.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
22-10-20, 08:05 PM
After a day in the garage yesterday fitting a new replacement reg/rec, today’s weather forecast was a pleasant surprise. A hastily arranged 10 o’clock meet saw three of us southbound on some of our favourite B roads to Cowfold, to pick up the 272. Not quite as enjoyable as on an early Sunday morning, but still good to be out. Had a good rip down to and past Loomies and on to the Haven. However the hopeless fuel range on my pals MT 10, caused it to run out in the middle of nowhere. While he stayed with his bike, I let the satnav take me to the nearest garage, only a few miles away. A gallon and 7 quid for a petrol can, saw us back on track. Lunch wasn’t as leisurely as I’d hoped, but we’d lost an hour and wanted to be back in daylight. Less traffic on the way back made a great finale to a spontaneous day, and another 256miles racked up on the mighty thou.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
25-10-20, 04:40 PM
Cleaned and re oiled my chain ----- purring now.
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
29-10-20, 08:05 PM
New set of tyres, new front pads... then a 50 mile commute in the pissing rain!
29-10-20, 09:16 PM
Fitted a Gammatronix battery voltage monitor. Next time the reg/rec gives up the ghost, at least I’ll know about it before I’m left stranded.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
29-10-20, 09:28 PM
(29-10-20, 09:16 PM)robbo link Wrote: Fitted a Gammatronix battery voltage monitor. Next time the reg/rec gives up the ghost, at least I’ll know about it before I’m left stranded.:useless
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
29-10-20, 11:05 PM
(29-10-20, 09:28 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=robbo link=topic=6412.msg320958#msg320958 date=1604002588]:useless [/quote]Have a look at the Fazer 1000 section, headed “A couple of electrics questions”. That gives the info on the reg/rec I used. The monitor is literally a large LED. I’ll post a pic tomorrow, but won’t be very exciting. :lol
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
30-10-20, 01:09 PM
Ok no need for a picture - just been to the 1000 page. How does the led work and tell you what is happening
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
30-10-20, 04:12 PM
This company, Gammatronix, make several types of battery monitors for various situations. The one I went for is fully waterproofed, and is designed to be velcroed/zip tied, pretty much anywhere. I fitted mine alongside my gear indicator which utilises a bolt at the back of the facia. The 3 wire harness is over a metre long to easily reach the battery. The 3rd yellow wire, is connected to a switched live , so that the unit can differentiate between when the bikes running or not, to give the relevant display. The Led displays one of 3 colours when the bike is running, permanent green=ok, red=overcharging, and yellow=under or no charge from the reg/rec. When parked up it flashes green ,ok, or yellow if the battery needs charging. The current drain is minimal, can't remember what as the instructions are in the garage. I fitted a mini blade fuse holder in the +ve lead to the battery, fused at 5 amp, as per instructions.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
30-10-20, 06:07 PM
Your tale has brought some memories back. I had similar electrical woes a few back on my YX600, intermittent dying of the elkectrcal system. Got nowhere with it for weeks, so decide to install something along a similar lines to yourself., so I had real time knowledge of what was happening. Mounted on the handlebars, inside a school pencil case. It worked well too. Still got it in the man cave.
Turned out to be intermittent failure of the alternator. Had to destroy the old one to get it out, luckily got a replacement too |
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