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:welcome: The color will probably divide people but I like it. I like the full fairing too.

I don't know anything about your experience, etc... so don't take this the wrong way, but I'd take it to a professional who has a dyno and does this sort of thing every day. Let them sort it out. If it IS faulty, they will know and can call on your behalf. Having them call and say it's broken...

Sorry Fred I didn't realize it was full. Fixed now. Thanks for the invite that sounds cool. What part of town are you in?

"Team Brown" is what we (jokingly) call our family. We picked it up from some US TV show we saw and thought it was hilarious (obviously only to us). Pete and Fred - if you guys pm me your mobile numbers I'll call you when we get there.

I dropped mine 10mm without a jack, stand, or anything other than the side stand. All you need to do is loosen the lower bolts a bit and then very gradually loosen one side on the top until the fork starts to rise in the clamp. have a metric ruler handy and just re-tighten when you get where you...

Right - had my third :eek: yes, third the other day. Everyone's probably seen the thread for that already so I won't repeat the whole story. Suffice it to say "front flat" and that should about sum it up. Time before that some wanker knocked my bike over at work. No ideal how long it had been...

Just for fun the other day I went on a 120ish mile round trip and didn't get out of third. I made a concerted effort to keep it above 8K the entire time just to see what it was like. Felt a bit manic I have to admit, but was real good fun ;)

We'll be in Austin from the 7th to the 14th and in the Ft. Worth area from the 14th to the 21st. I'd like to meet up with some people if anyone is around. We had about 5 the last time we met up in Austin and it would be good to see everyone again. Anyone interested?

I like side winds too - once you get used to it and it stops scaring the sh*t out of you it's a really cool feeling. Feels like the wheels are going right out from under you but they aren't.

My .02 - see a an orthopaedic shoulder specialist. Don't just go to a physio. Even one the team recommends or says is good. I separated mine playing American football in London (don't ask) and now I'm going to have to have surgery to fix it. If I had just seen the right Dr. to begin with, he...

I'm around 225lbs and my wife is around 140lbs and my Fazer doesn't have any trouble at all with both of us on.

Well done! :thumbup: I've been commuting everyday for a few years now and it's great. Make sure to wear ATTGATT

Yeah, but MCN didn't write an article about it. ;)

Hmm... good question. A better question is how easy will it be to mod the FZ8? Adding R6 or FZ1 forks for example...

Here's a good article from today's MCN discussing the technical reasons for different length intake stacks.

For some reason I have in my head that the Gixxer would be a lot more comfortable for commuting even though it's still a SS. Don't know why. Based on feedback from the Gixxer forum, the '07 GSX750R is the bike to get if I got for a Suzuki. The main advantage of that would be price. I'm...

Oh yeah, I forgot to say that I read somewhere that the UK also has the highest percentage of race replica bikes so I see them all the time.

Dood - you should see the spaces I have to park in over here. There's loads of room in that spot!

This is something I tell all my passengers as well. It's a very good tip. I'll also second the comment to not take someone if you aren't confident and comfortable doing so.

@motogiro - thanks for the good feedback. I don't do 'touring' I really only ride to work everyday (max 50 miles each way) and take a blast around on the weekends. So it sounds like I would be fine with a bit of technique coaching. I'm having shoulder surgery in a couple of moths and that...