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Really looking for a quick solution here people. I'm going to the British GP this weekend and i'm taking the missus pillion, so i need a luggage rack to stick the tailpack & tent on. Phoned Renntec, and they say they couldnt manufacture one for the FZ1 Fazer, but they have done for the FZ1. Now apart from the grab rails, how do the tail of these bikes differ? Looked a Givi topboxes as well just to get the rack, but they require me to butcher the underside plastics, and i aint having that. Anybody fitted anything that is just a bolt on job? Might need to borrow the father-in-laws FJR at this rate

600miles buddy, then the first service. Thats pretty shit advice. Is it a yamaha dealer, & are you getting the 600 mile service free? You should do. Should'nt cost you much more that £35 for the parts i.e oil filter etc. Oh, and try not to rev it above 7k or have the engine labour in high gears.

I have one, and i absolutley love it! It'll crusie along at any speed you like, or be as bannanas as you like. Really great bike, other than my can, the best addition i've made is a set of wider bars, and coming from an xjr13 you would maybe appreciate that too. Go for it, you wont be dissapointed

It's already been said, but the only real difference is in the fuelling. If you buy on 06 make sure it has a power commander.

Good stuff, aye, pass through Auchtermuchty regular.

Nope, it's not legal, and has a big stamp to prove it I bought it from www.evotechperformance.com & it cost £300, but got free delivery as my bro in law ordered a can for his blade as well, so gave us the £17 it would have cost off.

Some sound advice there and in some of the other responses. Personally though, i'd steer clear of newer R6's n 600 fazers, as they really like to be reved to make good progress. My first bike was a ZX6R, but a right old one, with a decent riding position so commuting was ok. And like someone said, you WILL fall off (i ditched my zx a couple of times), so better to have something that you mind less about damaging, and can cost less to fix. 650 Bandit, or an SZ650 would be great places to start, and Suzuki's are pretty damn cheap at the moment. Good luck anyway.

http://www.evotech-performance.com/acatalo..._Tail_Tidy.html check that out. I have an evotech tidy on my fazer, and it's really good quality, n piss easy to fit.

How is it broken? I'm assumming you know that you can push the center rod all the way through the housing? That should stop it spreading the housing allowing it to come out? Sorry if thats obvious, but you've not give much detail, so have to start with the obvious Stewart

As promised, some pictures of the can fitted. Cost £250 in Titanium, or £300 as i have it in black.

Hi Bill, i love my 08 Fazer, and have changed the can, and fitted a tail tidy like you said you would, so can point you in the right direction for those. As for height. I'm 5'11 and whilst i can plant my feet firmly on the deck whilst sitting on it, i still find it a fairly tall bike. Pushing it with yer feet whilst actually on it may be a problem for you, but otherwise i think you should be ok. I thought about the CB1000R myself, but got too good a deal on an official Yamaha to turn down. Having had a go on an R1 & a Firebalde, you can certainly tell the Fazer has a de-tuned engine, but it's no slouch, just not quite as fierce. Power wheelies etc aint quite as simple on the Fazer as the sports bikes, but thats to be expected. One of the other reasons i went for the Fazer was the missus liked the look of the pillion seat and grab rails too. Shes pregnant now by the way, so wont go on the damn thing anyway lol, but, the one go she did have, she said she felt like she was sitting on her hands quite a bit. If you take your other half pillion alot, i'd suggest she try sitting on it too before you purchase it. I dont have an alarm fitted, so just the standard Y.I.S.S imobiliser on mine. Cant see me fitting one either. Biggest niggle for me is the size of the tank. It's only 17 litres, and if your riding it pretty hard, you dont get much more that 120mile 130mile range from the tank. It's not awful, but its meant to be a sports tourer type, and that kind of range dosent exactly cut it. But i'll say it again, i love my bike Stewart I've said in other areas of the forum i'd put up pic's and as yet havent, but will do my best to get this done later today.

According to the information received with my end can, no re-mapping is required. If you like you could always invest in a power commander, but thats like another £200-£300. They usually come with pre-set maps for certain cans, all information you can find on the end-can manufacturers web sites. As i said before though, i think my bike runs better now that the valve has gone. If you havent already, i take up the slack in the throttle as well. Why do the insist on putting the things out the factory with about an eighth of a turn required before you get any response? I hate that shit Stewart

It comes off with the can. You just disconnect the cables from the servo under the seat, but leave the servo connected electrically. Job done! Honestley, it's a very easy process. I've gound gear changes at low revs are now far smother as well, so it's well worth changing you can. Stewart

I'm at work at the moment, so cant post a picture, but will asap. Fitted my Micron at the weekend, and bloody hell is it loud!! I cant actually manage to get the baffle out, but you dont need it. And the popping and banging when you coast down from high revs. Awsome! It's a head turner, most definatley. Curly girl, i have the FZ1 Fazer, i like a bit of wind protection I am looking for wider bars for it though, and still trying to talk the other half into buying me sergant seats for it, but as yet she aint having it. Back to the original question, no you dont need to remove the entire system to fit a can. The power valve is easily dissconnected from the servo under the seat, allowing the can to come away. You'll get instructions should you buy a can.

I have a micron gp style can coming this week that is supposed to slip straight on. I'll post more details before the weekend for you.