please help ENGLISH GUY with SUZUKI FXR!

[Timbo]

Hello All,

I live in London and have a Suzuki FXR125, almost identical to the FXR150 but with different engine i think. Thing is im one of the only people in england to have this bike, and cant get parts. I really need a new front fairing and probably other bits in the future, but there is nowhere in england i can get these parts. Does anyone know where i could get stuff from in NZ, and get it sent over? Or does anyone have a FXR fairing they would ship? or would anyone be interested in buying one for me and sending it over? If so i could pay well for the help!!

Please help! i love this bike and dont want to get rid of it because i cant get parts!

Tim

[Warren]

They were made in malaysia so it <b>should</b> be cheapest there, I will PM you the email address of someone in malaysia that has a FXR150 and speaks english. You will need to look up shipping from Malaysia to England. DHL (www.dhl.com) are worldwide but only some of their countries have price calclators.


expensive fairing+expensive shipping=??

[FROSTY]

I noticed that atomic bike wreckers in auckland are wrecking a fxr

[vifferman]

I noticed that atomic bike wreckers in auckland are wrecking a fxrYeah, but The Randomness will require many bits from that to refurbish his WheelieMachine.;)

[jrandom]

I noticed that atomic bike wreckers in auckland are wrecking a fxr

Atomic are *always* wrecking an FXR.

[jrandom]

Hello All,

I live in London and have a Suzuki FXR125, almost identical to the FXR150

Google turns up nothing meaningful on 'FXR125'. Are you entirely sure it's not an FX125?

http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/FX/FX125/2003_FX125_wh-red_250.jpg

That's a scooter. I've seen them here, and I don't think it'd be very interchangeable with the Malaysian FXR150 wot is NOT a scooter, apart from any common Suzuki part-bin bits.

[Edit: Although I should note that the Suzuki 'FX/FXR' model designations seem to be rather interchangeable; my user manual says 'FX150' on the front. :spudwhat:]

[Antallica]

I believe there was actually a FX125 that looked like ours. I think I've seen a manual on it somewhere on the web.

[Timbo]

Its definately an FXR125- well it says so on the owners manual. And it looks just like the pictures of you guys bikes.
My FXR125 (http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/227474/)
Does anyone have a contact for this wreckers? is there anyone i can email there?

[jrandom]

Aha!

Bet you it'll be the Malaysian FXR150, with an FX125 four-stroke single transplanted from the scooter so that it can be ridden on a UK learner license with the 125cc restriction.

It's entirely probable that you'll need to get engine parts from the scooter, and frame, suspension, control and fairing parts from the not-scooter.

I'm not sure about email, but a quick after-hours phone call from your end will catch these guys during their work day, and you can ask if further contact via email is possible. They'll be sure to know about the FX125 and FXR150, although you might have to explain a little about your own, which is presumably a UK-specific hybrid.

The guy who runs this place is a good chap, I'm sure he'll be happy to help you out.

Atomic Bike Wreckers
65 Barry's Point Rd
Takapuna
Auckland

Telephone 64 9 486 2342

[jrandom]

Oh yes, and for new Suzuki parts, any of the Auckland Suzuki dealers should be able to tell you what the best way will be for you to get your sticky fingers on shiny new FXR bits straight from the factory (they're not cheap, though).

Try:

Colemans Suzuki
Corner Karangahape Rd & Gundry St
Newton
Auckland

64 9 303 1786

and

Holeshot Motorcycles
65 Barry's Point Rd (yes, they're in the same building as Atomic Wreckers)
Takapuna
Auckland

64 9 486 5187

[vifferman]

Does anyone have a contact for this wreckers? is there anyone i can email there?http://www.atomicbikes.co.nz/home.html

[jrandom]

http://www.atomicbikes.co.nz/home.html

Oooh, posh! Didn't know they had a website up. There you go, Timbo.

[Timbo]

Thanks everyone for your help- ive just scared the crap out of myself by looking at courier prices. The cheapest ive found so far from NZ to the UK so far is £400 (NZ$1000)!!

[jrandom]

Thanks everyone for your help- ive just scared the crap out of myself by looking at courier prices. The cheapest ive found so far from NZ to the UK so far is £400 (NZ$1000)!!

Yes, surface mail will be your only sensible option, I'm afraid.

[geoffm]

Thanks everyone for your help- ive just scared the crap out of myself by looking at courier prices. The cheapest ive found so far from NZ to the UK so far is £400 (NZ$1000)!!

Couriers are a rort - postage is considerably cheaper. Let us know if you need someone to do some running arougn or look for/ pick up stuff.
Atomic will post overseas, and I imagine most of th eother places will as well.
Geoff

[カワサキキド]

Why do you need new fairing?

[Timbo]

I need new fairing because the current fairing has been damaged at some point, and it looks like the owner did a quick bodge it repair! he has filled some cracks and managed to change the shape of the headlamp hole, so the headlamp no longer fits properly. Also if you have a look at the photo in that link i left earlier you can see that some one has cut off the screen, and the arms at the top of the fairing that support the screen. So i cant get a screen on there without a new fairing- the whole thing just looks a complete mess at the moment- too much wrong to get it repaired professionally.
Something you lot may find interesting- i always complain to my mechanic about how narrow the rear wheel is. He got fed up with it the other day and said he would put a bigger one on if i stopped moaning! Apparently a 17inch RGV250 rear wheel goes almost straight on with minimal machining. This means that my rear wheel is about to literally double in width- cant wait!Once again thanks everyone, if there is anything i can help any of you with here in england just let me know.

[カワサキキド]

I obviously didn't pay enought attention to the photo :doh:

You rear tyre will be wider that mine!