Recent content by alexw

Gps I have had a Garmin Zumo 550 for some time now and I am extremely happy with it. Having moved from the Streetpilot III to the Zumo it has proved to be very useful. I like the bluetooth capability as I have my phone patched through the Zumo and it works great.

Winterising Well I live in Scotland and it gets fairly chilly here, I usually don't put my bike to it's bed for winter but I do give it a liberal coating of ACF-50 and that keeps all the shit off. Come Spring I just hose it off. Cheers, Alex....

I have never had to replace a chain but it is said that you can get 3 times the life out of your chain. Personally when I had my xjr1300 I never adjusted my chain and I never replaced it. Saying that I only had the bike for a couple of years and put 11,000 miles on it. I know that they...

THe oil is dispensed through the tube to the chain and is regulated by the throttle and a vacum. If your vehicle is idling then the vacum pressure from your fuel line is less which in turn opens the valve in the scottoiler less. The more throttle the more oil is on your chain. When the vehicle...

UK Yes I live in the UK and very close to yourself. Cheers, Alex .........

Has anyone fitted a Scottoiler to their FZ1 Fazer, I find the instructions a bit vague. I'm not the most mechanically minded when it comes to bikes but I have fitted a Scottoiler before to my XJR. I would seem that I have to take the tank off. Can anyone help out please? Cheers, Alex...

As a new owner of an 08 FZ1 fazer in October 08 just thought I would say hello to everybody. I have owned a few yamaha's in the past from the FS1e to an XJR1300 quite recently. I have been attached to bikes for most of my life but not always owned one for various reasons. I must say that I have...