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    FZ1 Gen II ABS higher handlebars?

    Yup. Bought the Yamaha replacement bars, and they raised my arms up about an inch and half. They sold after market SS brake lines too. You'll need them too. I think i got 36" ones. I bought two. They sold a brake bolt that allows both brake hoses to come right off the reservoir. It was...
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    Shipping FZ1 from upstate NY to FLA. Cost?

    I want to ship my FZ1 from upstate NY, Watertown, Syracuse area to Tampa Sarasota area. I googled it and went through 2 dozen quotes, but they all are in the 600-700 dollar range. I will keep the bike here for the winter, then back in the spring. Anyone got someone they know? Or a cheaper...
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    Would you buy one again?

    50K on a Gen II '06. In a hearbeat i would buy the same bike. But the good news is I don't need too. They have not changed anything since I bought this one. It does everything I ask of it.
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    Gen I vs Gen II drag race

    Thanks, thats useful information. To the poster about dropping a tooth on the front, no way. When I bought the bike it had a minus one tooth installed. The torque was insane. I cannot imagine trying to launch this thing in that config. Anyways, the track is open to the public, so I...
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    Gen I vs Gen II drag race

    Ya know, that is easier said than done in my opinion. Might be myset up, but fully engaged to fully disengaged is like 3 to 4 mm of clutch lever travel. So to have the engine accelerating like a banchee, and trying to slip the clutch is all kinda happening pretty fast, given the Gen I has no...
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    Gen I vs Gen II drag race

    I searched and did not see a thread, so I thought I'd post the results of a recent friendly drag race between two close bikes. The track is a local 1/8th mile race what ya race what ya bring. So we decided to run a FZ1 Gen I against a Gen II. Gen I totally stock except for a modified exhaust...
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