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I bought my FZ-1 in late 2010. I sold her last Nov (2021). The owner texted me about oil change intervals just out of the blue and I asked him how he liked her. He said he had bought a Kawi Connie and was going to sell her, I told him that I would buy her back and will close the deal this...

You may have a small throttle snatch, however it is overexaggerated by most reviewers. It can be a little annoying but it certainly isn't dangerous and should not cause you to do a wheelie. There is a lot of power from the engine, so a small twist in the throttle will give a large acceleration...

If any one has this part from an OE exhaust that they took off and want to sell, let me know.

Agreed! You should get 100k+ from the engine.

+1 on the ugly part. I hope the Japanese move away from the transformer, Lego styling. It is an impressive bike but it one of the ugliest bikes that I have seen and certainly the ugliest streetfighter.

What temps are your bikes at after you ride awhile and the bike is in traffic? My bike is running just over 200, @203 in traffic at ambient temps in the 80's.

Castrol is as good as the next. If its on sale go for it.

I agree on the above comments about Suzuki being late to the game as well as the build quality compared to Yam and Honda. However, I personally like the direction that Zook is going with this. There were four things that I was hoping for in the next gen FZ-1 (which looks to never be built), less...

Agreed! It's disapointing to see a small "David" not make it in the world of "Goliaths". You would like to see people like Erik succeed. Having said that, as a consumer, his bikes didn't meet mine and a lot of others "value proposition". For the money, you could do better.

Thanks Delta, it sounds like the grip is very good, wear is even and good so far. I will be curious how many mile you get from them.

Sounds good Delta. I think I will change religion to Bridgestone and put a set on next.

Get a $1500 Skully and tell us how you like that gadget hat. Seriously, I have a Shoei 1100 and a Shoei Quest. The Quest fits better, is more quiet and I flat out love it.

Delta, do you work for Bridgestone? Man you sound like and ad. But wtf, you have convinced me. T30s are my next. I just changed out my rear to another PR2 that I had but with the $40 rebate. I think I might put a couple in the Garage for the next change out.

The inner bags on the V35s are a must. OldBiker is absolutely correct.

Uhhh, that is what is called a paid endorsement. I am sure that Ron would hail the merits of a Michelin, Dunlop, etc. if they were supplying him tires for hi school. What I want to know is the longevity of the T-30. The PR2s and 3s gave me about 12k miles on the front and 8-9 on the rear. The...