Hello all...David here...been riding since the 80's (I'm 43).
I currently have a 2002 FZ1 that I just bought back from I guy I sold it to two years after I wrecked it. I have 99% of the necessary parts to get it back on the road, but it's gonna look like a custom street fighter since the front fairing is in 30 pieces. Anyway, I still love it, and can't wait to get it back on the road.
After I wrecked it, I bought a 2009 Yamaha Roadliner Midnight, PERFECT CRUISER! I miss it too! But I missed my FZ, so after a year I traded the Roadliner in on a 2010 FZ1. I absolutely hated it! The 2nd Generation FZ really can't be compared with the 1st Gen. They wear similar plastic, but everything is different. To keep moving here, I rode the 2nd Gen FZ for a year, hated it, missed my Roadliner, so I ended up trading for a 2011 Yamaha Stratoliner Deluxe (the Roadliner all dressed up), which I still have also. So, I have my cruiser, and my FUN bike! I'm soooo stoked to have it back! There's just something about a bike that survives a wreck with you that creates an unspeakable bond.
I'm gonna put it together just so I can ride it, but I really do like the way they look with all the factory plastic on them, so I may end up picking up parts down the road, or maybe end up just buying another 1st Gen FZ1, specifically, a 2005 if I can find it.
That's all for now, thanks for listening!
God Bless! Ride Safe!
DRGray