Archive for August, 2009

FZ-1 Wheel Bearing

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Well the Fazer has been behaving, just went in for its 20,000 mile service, whilst in the shop we got the dreaded call…. the rear wheel bearing has gone.

A bit of a bummer at 20k, but guess what wheel bearings aren’t covered under the warranty, seems bazaar for a “comprehensive” Yamaha warranty.

Bro replaced the three bearings in the rear wheel, the offending item being red with rust.

Also, the next service (25k) is a bad boy with 5 hours labour.

On a more positive note my balls seem to be growing back after last summers encounter with the tarmac. The sound of the pegs scraping the floor made me jump out of my skin.

Later

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