Picked up the beast today:)

[bigsteve78]

Happy new bike day me!!!

[Andy FZS]

Looks really nice . only wish I had the space for one ah well maybe later.

[devilsyam]

Now enjoy & let the modding begin

[bigsteve78]

Ill be buying a shock ASAP.

[b1k3rdude]

Now enjoy & let the modding begin

Amen to that!

[Falcon 269]

Blank canvas ... great, isn't it?

Enjoy!

[nsr500v4]

Nice to see someone buying the fast colour for a change  :lol

[Falcon 269]

That's what I meant by 'blank canvas' ... start with a paint job. 

Fastest blue, of course ... :lol

[bigsteve78]

Fast enough for me

[fazed]

looks in great shape! Enjoy!!

[nickodemon]

Lovely looking bike... When are you getting it ivanised :lol  Mike's due over in september

[bigsteve78]

Bit far and tbh, was a bit tight affording this one. Won't be any major mods until next year. Keeping an eye out for a cheap r6 shock though as I'm a "big boned" lad and already notice the wallow in bends. Have a wee bit more adjustment left though so will manage for the time being. Love the bike though, all rounder that will do nearly everything.

[AyJay]

I'm a "big boned" lad and already notice the wallow in bends

That's the swingarm twisting! It was one of the first things I noticed coming from a braced swingarm on a ZX9R. It's one of the reasons Gen 1s are so forgiving on bumpy roads though.  There's a lot of give from the long forks, ex ThunderAce swingarm and steel frame so it just clatters over bumps. Ideal for this country! And it'll still let you run in the fast group on a track day.


The big problem for big lads like me on Fazers is the rear shock is undersprung so it sits down at the back and makes the steering lazy. Then at 30,000 miles the damping goes off and you start boinging about all over the place. If it hasn't lost the damping, just whack the preload up until you can get hold of an R6 shock, or get 25 quids worth of dogbones to jack the rear up a bit.


Personally, I didn't replace the shock until it was well and truly gone, but it has to be said, propping the rear up with an Ohlins was like buying a new bike. But it would, since the old shock was utterly knackered.

[garyb]

Beautiful bike - the very best of luck with it - well wear sir

[bigsteve78]

Thanks for the advice AJ, I reckon the dampings on its way out as it does bounce around a bit and again lazy steering.

Cheers for all the nice comments, wasn't sure about silver as I never thought it was a good colour but it suits the fazer really well, makes the blue pots stand out. Reckon it'll be getting blue hoses and brake lines in the future too.

[red98]

great bike in a great colour....same as mine  :lol ......been playing with my suspension settings as all maxed out when i bought it last year....last owner a bit of a numpty  :rolleyes .....put everything back to factory standard and is much better just need to fine tune now ,might work for you too 

[bigsteve78]

Aye, its worth fettlin with until its right