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Posted: 13:04 - 17 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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Ivans, now! ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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It’s near the top of my list |
Don't mess about with the Slip-on kit, go Full Monty - you won't regret it. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Already watched YouTube vids and read the guides cheers mate. Can’t wait to get stuck in ! That rocket launcher silencer is going first tho. It’s all bloody money ffs, got it cheap enough tho |
It's a bike that is really worth spending a few quid on. You start with a decent one in the first place, but a few of the right mods make it something very special, without losing any of the original good points. I might have to part with mine, and it will be the saddest biking decision I've ever made if it happens.
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Posted: 16:12 - 18 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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Try telling this to G though!
You've found a nice tidy bike that really suits you and have spent a load of cash on to make it work right for you and your needs, and also make it the best it can be for the use you have for it within reason.
I can see a very different response coming from a certain aforementioned individual who has a very clinical and objective view of such things.
Oh and hang on just a second, what's all this parting with it talk of?
I'll be buried with at least one of my money pit vehicles, I thought it was the law? |
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Posted: 16:43 - 18 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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G? Who he?
Parting with it...I know, I know, right?! It wouldn't be my choice, but circumstances might force it. In fact, if I was financially sensible, it'd have gone already. But I'll just hang on to it a little bit longer... ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 19:53 - 18 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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Absolute stunner ! Did you do the front end yourself? |
Cheers. No, done by devilsyam on the Fazer Owners Club forum, as was the R6 rear shock (and dialled in for me by him) - Ivans Full Monty by Falcon269 (who has retired from doing these, alas).
I more or less packed in spanner twirling some years ago after wrecking my arm and shoulder in an accident. Only small stuff nowadays.
The front end is from a 5PW R1, with K-Tech internals, which just by sheer luck suited me and this bike perfectly. They were about £250 off eBay with the mods done. It required replacement front mudguard, also R1, FZ8 top yoke, R1 bottom yoke with the Fazer steering stem added, ride height adjusters (optional - keeps the standard riding position), plus brake lines. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 22:30 - 18 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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It's one of the few bikes I've owned where I didn't really consider the looks when I first bought one. It looked ok, and a photo I saw in a magazine caught a nice angle on it, but I was more interested in having a bike to tour on that might deliver a bit of fun too - something I thought I could live with that had a bit more go than the SV650 I traded in for it. It had been reported in the bike press as a bit of a wheelie monster, so I thought it might fit the bill. Test rode one and liked it. Helped that we had three of them in at the dealer I worked for at the time, so got a good price on it. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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chickenstrip wrote: | Stinka wrote: |
Absolute stunner ! Did you do the front end yourself? |
Cheers. No, done by devilsyam on the Fazer Owners Club forum, as was the R6 rear shock (and dialled in for me by him) - Ivans Full Monty by Falcon269 (who has retired from doing these, alas).
I more or less packed in spanner twirling some years ago after wrecking my arm and shoulder in an accident. Only small stuff nowadays.
The front end is from a 5PW R1, with K-Tech internals, which just by sheer luck suited me and this bike perfectly. They were about £250 off eBay with the mods done. It required replacement front mudguard, also R1, FZ8 top yoke, R1 bottom yoke with the Fazer steering stem added, ride height adjusters (optional - keeps the standard riding position), plus brake lines. |
I’ve seen devilsyam and mike (falcon) referenced all over the internet, unfortunately tho mike lives in Spain now and no longer does the ivans work and it seems devilsyam no longer tinkers with fazers either. Plenty of guides tho and I’m a fully qualified mechanic myself, and one of my best mates is a mechanical engineer and does all sorts of stuff with bikes so I’ll sort it no worries
I doubt I’ll do the fork swap, I’ll just get the Springs fitted and forks set up by ktec or someone |
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I wasn't certain I'd do the R1 forks myself. The two things I was determined to do was the R6 rear shock and the Ivans. Those alone made a vast improvement, but whether it was just my imagination or I really was feeling it, now able to push the bike harder with those two mods, I was sure I could feel some unwanted flex in the standard forks. So I did those anyway. I've never had a repeat of that 'feeling' since. The fact the forks were already K-Tech'd was a bonus, but devilsyam, who has ridden hundreds of these in all different guises, said they were definitely a lot better than standard R1. Which I suppose shouldn't be surprising.
But lots of folks just do springs or have the standard forks otherwise doctored, and are perfectly happy with the results. Tbh, until I had the rear shock and Ivans done, I was happy with standard forks, and they were ok even then. But by then, I'd decided to put together my idea of the perfect Fazer ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 14:33 - 21 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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Nice here's mine with one of it's stable mate.
Is the Ivan kit worth it? I don't think mine has been done how would you know?
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Posted: 15:33 - 21 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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The Ivans mod is well worth it. Not only does it give you more power, but it smooths delivery, especially at low throttle positions. Over a standard bike, you will definitely notice the difference, and be pleased with the results!
From Falcon269, Ivanising guru:
Quote: | Raise the throttle plates and check the pilot circuit bypass holes. If one or two have been enlarged, the carbs are 'Ivanised'.
To find out which kit is installed, remove a float bowl and check the main jet. If it says 127.5 it's a Full Monty job. If the main is 122.5, that's a Slip On kit. |
Full Monty also has part of the air box cut away, and will have a freer-breathing air filter installed (not sure if the slip-on kit has the same). Most people also remove the intake stubs (engine side) and dremel out some material from the bottom to give a less interrupted gas flow here. If a little metal is showing through the rubber, it'll be obvious.
I think the needles, which are also replaced with the Ivans kits, are marked differently too, but you can find out more about all this on the Fazer Owners Club forum:
https://www.foc-u.co.uk ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Posted: 12:05 - 22 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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chickenstrip wrote: | The Ivans mod is well worth it. Not only does it give you more power, but it smooths delivery, especially at low throttle positions. Over a standard bike, you will definitely notice the difference, and be pleased with the results!
From Falcon269, Ivanising guru:
Quote: | Raise the throttle plates and check the pilot circuit bypass holes. If one or two have been enlarged, the carbs are 'Ivanised'.
To find out which kit is installed, remove a float bowl and check the main jet. If it says 127.5 it's a Full Monty job. If the main is 122.5, that's a Slip On kit. |
Full Monty also has part of the air box cut away, and will have a freer-breathing air filter installed (not sure if the slip-on kit has the same). Most people also remove the intake stubs (engine side) and dremel out some material from the bottom to give a less interrupted gas flow here. If a little metal is showing through the rubber, it'll be obvious.
I think the needles, which are also replaced with the Ivans kits, are marked differently too, but you can find out more about all this on the Fazer Owners Club forum:
https://www.foc-u.co.uk |
Cheers. ____________________ VFR800FI, YZF600R Thundercat and FZS 1000 |
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I was asking that for mine - which looks almost the same as yours and is same year & mileage, but didn't get any offers (only one guy came to look, and the insurance scared him off) ____________________ Fazer Thou Gen 1 |
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Nothing new to say, but Fazers ought to be at the top of the page more often ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Is that a tail tidy or just the original cut down?
I've put a 7x5 plate on mine but now the tail looks wrong. ____________________ VFR800FI, YZF600R Thundercat and FZS 1000 |
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The standard suspension sucks, to be honest wiv ya. I mentioned elsewhere that I'd been having confidence issues after my salt season lay-up, then remembered I had removed the short dog bones.
After refitting them I went for a ride today and the difference was just outstanding. It doesn't just sharpen up the steering, it actually makes a big difference to the whole feel of the bike - and U-turns are piss easy on tight roads.
Only problem for me is that my knees are starting to really ache on every ride now. The reason I bought one is that it was the comfiest bike I'd sat on when I test rode one for a couple of hours. Mine isn't quite as comfy as that one was - and I've no idea why - but it's comfy enough up to now.
I do think I'll be getting something else in the next year or two, though. Probably a retro - used to really like riding my Zephyr 750, but got fed up of the blast and stand-scraping.
The only other bike I had that came near to the Fazer comfort was the 855cc Tiger. Fantastic bike, that was, especially when fitted with appropriate road rubber instead of the pretend knobblies.
Sorry - waffling again... ahem! ____________________ Fazer Thou Gen 1 |
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The last post was made 5 years, 57 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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