25-04-25, 10:18 AM (This post was last modified: 25-04-25, 10:29 AM by robbo.)
Just back from last weekends Le Mans 24 hour. Excellent racing, possibly the most edge of the seat endurance race I’ve been to, with Yart Yamaha crossing the line in first place, after crashing on the first lap in awful conditions. Really nice to be out riding on empty well maintained roads, taking my usual off the beaten track route. By going on Thursday I’m normally guaranteed a decent flat camping pitch in a quieter part of the site, which worked out ok this time as well. Despite the poor forecast for the weekend, my ride there and back was in the dry. The Fazer lapped up another 750 miles, like water off a ducks back, as it always does. Next camping trip will no doubt be the ABR in late June. Looking forward to it.
1. On the Shuttle
2. Winning Yart Yamaha
3. Quiet camping corner
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
(25-04-25, 10:18 AM)robbo Wrote: Just back from last weekends Le Mans 24 hour. Excellent racing, possibly the most edge of the seat endurance race I’ve been to, with Yart Yamaha crossing the line in first place, after crashing on the first lap in awful conditions. Really nice to be out riding on empty well maintained roads, taking my usual off the beaten track route. By going on Thursday I’m normally guaranteed a decent flat camping pitch in a quieter part of the site, which worked out ok this time as well. Despite the poor forecast for the weekend, my ride there and back was in the dry. The Fazer lapped up another 750 miles, like water off a ducks back, as it always does. Next camping trip will no doubt be the ABR in late June. Looking forward to it.
1. On the Shuttle
2. Winning Yart Yamaha
3. Quiet camping corner
Looks like you are camping on the side of the track
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
Yep, on the side of the go cart track, which fortunately isn't operational when the Bugatti circuit is in use?.
In the '90's you'd barricade your tent with stacks of old tyres as protection against an out of control wheelie or doughnut. The french clamped down on all that about 15 years ago. You can't bring your own beer into the circuit, which makes an expensive weekend if you're thirsty at 10 euros a pint ?
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
Well the good news is that my FZ6 got through its MOT today.
The not so great news is that I did a grand total of just 189 miles on it in the past year!
Partly this is because I got the car and, as much as I like biking, four wheels are so much more convenient, but also because I kept meaning to get around to doing all the work (new fork oil, valve clearance checks, new oil and coolant, new plugs etc etc) and then thinking "it's going to take me a bunch of time to do all that, but I don't want to do it piecemeal as it would be simpler to do it all in one go so I don't need to keep taking the same bits off and putting them back on again", and then never actually getting started...
So hopefully this year I'll actually get off my backside and get it done
Changed the oil. Dropped the sump plug that i was using to control the flow of oil so it missed the oil tray under it and oiled my slabs
The cap was on to try and help but the problem on the FZS600 is that the side stand gets in the way of catching the oil. I almost need to put the stand in the tray or someone needs to invent a catch tray with a section moulded around the stand.
Hmmm I have got a heat gun.
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
(29-05-25, 11:50 AM)fazersharp Wrote: Changed the oil. Dropped the sump plug that i was using to control the flow of oil so it missed the oil tray under it and oiled my slabs
The cap was on to try and help but the problem on the FZS600 is that the side stand gets in the way of catching the oil. I almost need to put the stand in the tray or someone needs to invent a catch tray with a section moulded around the stand.
Hmmm I have got a heat gun.
Im thinking its best to have it on the centre stand first-then stick the plug back in and finish off on the side stand. But would need to make s deflector for the exhaust as on the center stand it would go over it even more.
But then its difficult to get at the plug position- while you are trying to contort with 2 fingers to put the plug back in the oil is running down your wrist
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
On the thou I do it in the centre stand and oil dribbles over the exhaust. Unavoidable I think. I then lean it over a bit to the side to get the last egg cup full out. Usually make some kind of mess but not so worried on the painted garage floor as comes up relatively easily.
(29-05-25, 11:50 AM)fazersharp Wrote: Changed the oil. Dropped the sump plug that i was using to control the flow of oil so it missed the oil tray under it and oiled my slabs
The cap was on to try and help but the problem on the FZS600 is that the side stand gets in the way of catching the oil. I almost need to put the stand in the tray or someone needs to invent a catch tray with a section moulded around the stand.
Hmmm I have got a heat gun.
We’ve all been there!
(29-05-25, 01:51 PM)Trebus Wrote: On the thou I do it in the centre stand and oil dribbles over the exhaust. Unavoidable I think. I then lean it over a bit to the side to get the last egg cup full out. Usually make some kind of mess but not so worried on the painted garage floor as comes up relatively easily.
Egg Cup
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
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I have got a heat gun.
