Welcome to the board! Thats a sweet looking bike.
You may be the first new member that already has the rotor replaced AND posted pictures!
Excellent!
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You may be the first new member that already has the rotor replaced AND posted pictures!
Excellent!
Welcome!
I hear some talk about frame welds potentially being a cracking issue on those early Gen 2s. If they are fine doubtful a 19yr old bike is at risk anymore. How many miles?
jezz
Member
Good point,26,500 mls on it.
CobaltFZ1
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Welcome, Jezz! They are a great bike! You will enjoy it!
Atsa92
New Member
Hi !
I'm Alex from France, glad to be here
I have a '08 FZ1 with almost 32k miles.
I'm Alex from France, glad to be here
I have a '08 FZ1 with almost 32k miles.
CobaltFZ1
Well-Known Member
Welcome, Alex!Hi !
I'm Alex from France, glad to be here
I have a '08 FZ1 with almost 32k miles.
jezz
Member
Welcome, Alex,i have a 06 Fz1.
Good deal, welcome. I have an 09’. Lots of info here and good people.Hi !
I'm Alex from France, glad to be here
I have a '08 FZ1 with almost 32k miles.
AlexZjuH
Member
Goodevening, Alex(ander) from the Netherlands, happy owner of a 2008 FZ1S (Gen II), in black and red, with 32K kilometres on the clock.
As for now, changed the indicators to some led ones, tail tidy, healtech Thunderbox fitted with some amazon USB charger on the bar. first bike was a BMW F800ST, after a year went up to this (locally sourced) FZ1, and couldn't be happier. joined the forums to dive into the infinite amount of knowledge (and sometimes dead links, as it seems)
Bone stock:
replaced both mirrors for new OEM ones (rust in the hinges made em al floppy)
Added some Ali Wheel vinyls (lost half of the left side rear wheel, punishment for not prepping the wheel good enough)
New blinkers:
have been fiddling with an oil change with different viscosity, had some hot days riding with low speed and traffic, shifting became harder and nudgy, up untill the point I was barely able to shift (1st and second). Coolant was good, fans kicking in, but suspecting oil shearing because of high temps. Changed to 10w50 with a new filter and seems to have improved alot.
p.s. haven't done the flywheel/stator replacement (yet) but still trying to figure out if the previous owner already did it. (He bought it from new from the showroom floor in 2009)
As for now, changed the indicators to some led ones, tail tidy, healtech Thunderbox fitted with some amazon USB charger on the bar. first bike was a BMW F800ST, after a year went up to this (locally sourced) FZ1, and couldn't be happier. joined the forums to dive into the infinite amount of knowledge (and sometimes dead links, as it seems)
Bone stock:
replaced both mirrors for new OEM ones (rust in the hinges made em al floppy)
Added some Ali Wheel vinyls (lost half of the left side rear wheel, punishment for not prepping the wheel good enough)
New blinkers:
have been fiddling with an oil change with different viscosity, had some hot days riding with low speed and traffic, shifting became harder and nudgy, up untill the point I was barely able to shift (1st and second). Coolant was good, fans kicking in, but suspecting oil shearing because of high temps. Changed to 10w50 with a new filter and seems to have improved alot.
p.s. haven't done the flywheel/stator replacement (yet) but still trying to figure out if the previous owner already did it. (He bought it from new from the showroom floor in 2009)
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jezz
Member
nice bike,was your tail tidy good to put on,i might get one on mine but sorting the wires out look a pain,as for the rotor you wont know till you have a look.
CobaltFZ1
Well-Known Member
Welcome Alex! Great looking bike! Be sure to check on the rotor sooner rather than later. I have heard of so many failing.
Haven’t seen this color scheme before. Looks good. That red shock spring is sweet.
AlexZjuH
Member
All stock as far as I know..
AlexZjuH
Member
Yeah pretty easy job, had to get the original signaling and license plate light cables from the original tail, and feed em back up under the pillion seat. Tail thing was from Aliexpress, uses the original 4 bolt holes BUT I had to get replacement bolts. the original ones thread into the originel tail, and this replacement tail wasnt threaded. got some longer bolts with nuts, and hey presto.
Link to Aliexpress with my tail tidy thingy
Only remarks afterwards are;
1. Fits so snug under the bodywork, I couldt place a dedicated licenseplate holder, and had to drill into my (brandnew) licenseplate
2. because I opted for the thicker letters on the licenseplate, the light doesnt really illuminate the entire plate. might need to space the light thingy out for a 10mm or something like that...
AlexZjuH
Member
Apparantly early colors (before the red on red with grey wheels)
Model 2006 Silver Tech , Lava Red ,Ocean Depth
Model 2007 Teal tech, Lava Red, Ocean Depth
Model 2008 Graphite, Lava Red,Ocean Depth
Aksel
New Member
Greetings! I picked up a 2011 FZ1 with just over 5000 miles two months ago. I used to have a 2002, but made the mistake of selling it. When I came across a Gen II in the same color, I had to get it!
jwarden
Well-Known Member
Welcome!
That was a good find! Good looking bike!
Welcome to the board!
Welcome to the board!
darkstormanFZ1N
New Member
BrokeMofo
Member
Hey folks!
New here.
Have had a 2001 FZ1 for almodt 4 years now. Love her to death. Looking forward to interacting with you all!
New here.
Have had a 2001 FZ1 for almodt 4 years now. Love her to death. Looking forward to interacting with you all!