what did you do with your fazer today ?

[robbo]

359 of lovely English,French and Belgian miles yesterday. Shame the picture challenge wasn't "your bike and a German WW2 tank" :lol

[Grahamm]

359 of lovely English,French and Belgian miles yesterday. Shame the picture challenge wasn't "your bike and a German WW2 tank" :lol

Damn, that was going to be my *next* suggestion...

[fazerscotty]

359 of lovely English,French and Belgian miles yesterday. Shame the picture challenge wasn't "your bike and a German WW2 tank" :lol

Is that an early K100 too the right of the Fazer?  :rollin :rollin :rollin

[beuleux]

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359 of lovely English,French and Belgian miles yesterday. Shame the picture challenge wasn't "your bike and a German WW2 tank" :lol

Is that an early K100 too the right of the Fazer?  :rollin :rollin :rollin
[/quote]Yes it is, I had one once, corners like a tank ?

[robbo]

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[quote author=robbo link=topic=6412.msg329345#msg329345 date=1654255126]
359 of lovely English,French and Belgian miles yesterday. Shame the picture challenge wasn't "your bike and a German WW2 tank" :lol

Is that an early K100 too the right of the Fazer?  :rollin :rollin :rollin
[/quote]Yes it is, I had one once, corners like a tank ?
[/quote]Pretty much bullet proof though .
Staying in Spa for a few days after the weekends racing. Yesterday (Monday) was dry after Sundays torrents. Had a good ride in the southern part of Belgium, taking in a bit of Luxembourg and France along the way. Petrol prices are ridiculous,with one 98 octane fill up costing €43 :eek . Still a very enjoyable day riding wise with 347 miles on the clock when back at the campsite. Almost as far as from home to the track. The good ole Fazer just laps it up. No doubt a day at the Bastogne war museum today.

[FazThou]

Not alot dearer than over here robbo !!!!


The light had just come on on mine so i filled her up and it costs £30.32
2 years ago i could fill t up for £16 ffs

[SmuttyHutty]

Not alot dearer than over here robbo !!!!


The light had just come on on mine so i filled her up and it costs £30.32
2 years ago i could fill t up for £16 ffs

On that theme, I stuck half a tank of petrol in one of my RX8s yesterday. 30.17 litres cost £60 and I'll cover around 110 miles with that. Ouch! Thank goodness for the FZ6 with its consistent 50mpg.


I've been looking at fork springs for it but also considering swapping the forks out for something inherently stiffer. Just want a straight swap.

[robbo]

Got back from my Belgian travels on Wednesday. Poured with rain for the first 200 miles or so, but a big 10 out of 10 for my Rukka Virium gloves and Scott Ergo waterproofs.
The previous day I'd visited two of the war museums in the area, at Bastogne and La Roche en Ardenne. In the carpark at the Bastogne museum, there was a dedicated motorbike parking area, each space with a cabinet and attached chain. The shelved cabinet was used to store my crash helmet and tankbag, the chain passed through the front wheel and locked to the cabinet door hasp with my disc lock. Never seen this set up before, quite ingenious and very useful, as viewing a museum in bike gear was awkward enough, without having to lug stuff around as well.
On the way back to the campsite, in the only rain of the day, a car had lost control, hit the bank before ricochetting back into the road. The following lumber truck lost part of its cargo in taking avoiding action. The trucker calmly manoeuvred his wagon into the necessary position, operated the grab machine to reload the fallen logs, and drove off leaving the wrecked car driver to sort out his own problems. Fair play Jean Marc.
Other than the ride home, the majority of my riding days had been dry,making the yellow roads on my map, very enjoyable indeed, with just over 1200 miles travelled as I arrived home.

[FazThou]

Sounds like you had a good trip mate

[Grahamm]

In the carpark at the Bastogne museum, there was a dedicated motorbike parking area, each space with a cabinet and attached chain. The shelved cabinet was used to store my crash helmet and tankbag, the chain passed through the front wheel and locked to the cabinet door hasp with my disc lock. Never seen this set up before

They have some of these in the underground car park at the Gunwharf shopping centre in Portsmouth.

You can pay to use one of them, or there's a free bike parking space next to it, rider's choice :thumbup

[robbo]

(Yesterday) It’s always difficult, for some unknown reason, arranging a day out when several people are involved. Earlier in the week 7 of us expressed a desire to have a day out this week, and Thursday seemed to suit everyone. Four of us were due to meet fairly locally at 09:15, picking up the other three at another venue as we headed south.
The change in the weather from Wednesday made riding kit choice a bit of a dilemma, as come Thursday morning as it was raining. Whilst trying to choose between textile and leather the mobile was pinging ten to the dozen, with the first bailer using the old “I ain’t got no waterproofs” excuse. Now there were only two to meet up with at the first venue. I arrived a bit early to find one of my pals already relaxing with a coffee whilst admiring his newly purchased KTM 1290 GT. A quick look at the phone revealed another bailer, so no show for the Tracer 900 GT because of the light rain. So, just the two of us set off for the second rendezvous, the far side of Brands Hatch. The roads were drying as we approached our meeting point, the air temperature noticeably rising, and the textile jacket fast becoming a bad choice. The remaining three compatriots all turned up within minutes of each other, so with waterproof trousers shoved in the tank bag, and all the bikes gassed up, we were off.
Good progress was made via A and B roads to Tenterden, before aiming north in the direction of Canterbury, before swinging east to our destination, The Coastguard Inn at St.Margaret at Cliffe. The descent to sea level is a bit hairy due to the steepness and narrowness of the road and sharpness of the bends, really hoping a car or something larger wasn’t going to attempt the ascent, while on our way down. Safely parked outside the pub, helmets and jackets couldn’t be got off fast enough. The sun was really hot in a clear blue sky to the extent of having to get an umbrella to shade the table while we ate. At this venue most phone networks switch to France as it’s on the limit of their coverage.An hour or so was spent soaking up the sun while sipping shandies, wishing we could stay for the rest of the day and have a proper drink.
Petrol was next on the agenda, the Garmin sorting out a Shell garage within three miles, and in the direction I was planning to go. Duly gased up we headed for Wingham via lanes that took us through several Kent farming communities. Other than a diversion in the middle of nowhere, due to a road dig up, we stayed pretty much on the course I’d planned, making sure we didn’t miss out the Chilham Bends on our way to Charing, before more cross country on B roads, to the outskirts of Goudhurst for an early evening pub stop.
From here we went our various ways, and in hindsight I should have stuck to my favourite B roads, but at a crucial corner decided to stay with the A road thinking it would be quicker. Not really considering the time of day, as my commuting days are long gone, I found myself in heavy traffic, double white lines and slow progress. Still this was the only dampener in the day for me, rolling onto the drive with another 218 of our lovely English miles under the Fazer wheels. A great day despite the iffy start, with the two lightweights now wishing they’d made the effort.

[Grahamm]

Not exactly today, but two rides, one on Tuesday and the other yesterday.

I'd gone down to Croyde for a few days surfing on Monday, but I take the quick route down (M27, M3, A34, A303) because that saves energy for the waves

On Tuesday, however, the swell had dropped, so, instead of going out for a dawnie, I went for a nice ride up the A39 through Lynton and Lynmouth with some nice twisty roads, then back across Exmoor for 100 miles of fun.

On the way back on Thursday, I used some lovely little back roads I'd found which run parallel to the A361 and the A30, thus avoiding the traffic and being able to make a bit of progress  along the way.

That route takes a bit longer, however it's much more enjoyable :thumbup

[albuquerqueturkey]

Not exactly today, but two rides, one on Tuesday and the other yesterday.

I'd gone down to Croyde for a few days surfing on Monday, but I take the quick route down (M27, M3, A34, A303) because that saves energy for the waves

On Tuesday, however, the swell had dropped, so, instead of going out for a dawnie, I went for a nice ride up the A39 through Lynton and Lynmouth with some nice twisty roads, then back across Exmoor for 100 miles of fun.

On the way back on Thursday, I used some lovely little back roads I'd found which run parallel to the A361 and the A30, thus avoiding the traffic and being able to make a bit of progress  along the way.

That route takes a bit longer, however it's much more enjoyable :thumbup

Where do you hire your boards from? I used to work in 'le sport' in Croyde many moons ago...

[Grahamm]

Where do you hire your boards from? I used to work in 'le sport' in Croyde many moons ago...

I have a sheet of paper printed out that I stick on the front of my bike when it's parked next to my tent and board.

It says (in big letters): "The answer to THAT question is...

and continues in smaller letters: "... going to cost you a donation to the RNLI Lifeguards" 

Because I have *so many* times been asked "How do you carry the board on the bike?" and I would say "If I had a quid for every time someone asked me that question..."!

And the actual answer is that I have my own board (7'6" Torq Mod Fun) and I stay at Ocean Pitch campsite (used to be Mitchums, just past Ruda, next to the field where they have the weekly market) and Benny, who runs the site, is good enough to keep it there for me :thumbup

[SmuttyHutty]

Went to pop 150ml of ZX1 Extralube in the FZ6 and had to drain said 150ml of oil from the sump plug to make space. Managed to drain more than that by dropping the sump plug into the jar that I had prepared as a receptacle, then had to fish it out again, all the time whilst oil was spewing over the garage floor.


A mega clear up unsued followed by a liberal sprinkling of cement and then the ZX1 and some fresh oil was popped in.


Went for a ride and came across yet another motorist who doesn't follow the road signs at roundabouts (left lane is left turn only so she was part way round the roundabout whilst indicating left then swung over into my lane to go straight on) and clocked up a few miles in the sunshine.

[beuleux]

Sadly nothing ?

[FazThou]

Used daily through the friggin blackwall tunnel grrrrrr!!!!!
Hopefully get a job this side of the water soon  :rolleyes

[robbo]

Nice whizz out to the Sussex coast yesterday. Stopped off at Whiteways on the way home for a compulsory sausage bap :lol . Got chatting to a very knowledgeable guy, about the development of hydrogen engines.

[beuleux]

Used daily through the friggin blackwall tunnel grrrrrr!!!!!
Hopefully get a job this side of the water soon  :rolleyes

Does it still have that weird chemical stink? Could never figure out what caused it ?‍♂️
The fun thing about tunnels is you can do accidental backfires on carb bikes ?

[beuleux]

Got chatting to a very knowledgeable guy, about the development of hydrogen engines.

That would be a legendary fazer mod ?