Thanks for all the guidance so far, I appreciate it.
Linky from FZ8 site. This will give you a photo/physical comparison between the two shocks. You can see the distinct difference between the two:
FZ1 shock in FZ8 - Yamaha FZ8 Forums - International FZ8 Motorcycle Community Forum
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lolup LOL! You beat me to it Bren!
Yeah, it isn't the greatest and the FZ1 shock apparently makes a huge difference over the standard FZ8 one, for little money...plug and play.
Hi All
I am a blow-in from the FZ8 site, looking for parts...well a part actually. I have actually been cruising the FZ1 site for a while but never joined.
This whole FZ community is great.
This is my bike (the pic is actually pretty old now, I have done few more mods to it since this was...