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update ,the 2015 Versys 1000 has been returning between 55 and 60 uk mpg an amazing bike to ride.book a test ride buy one you will love it

Well its Hello and Goodbye,FZ1 I enjoyed you, your postage stamp seat was comfy my biggest day was nearly 700 miles.The downer was tank range and aching knee's apart from that I liked the front brake the engine was sublime it just proved to be the wrong bike for my type of travel.Hey Ho...

Hello, I don't want the silencer I am looking for a used good condition silencer heat shield the lower front.Not a carbon fibre but the original thank you

Hello, Have any of you adjusted the height of the head light beam,mine seems to be toooooo high.I cant see an adjuster ? just spotted a previous by someone else who posted a picture to help thank you

Hello , just got back from a trip to France,1000 miles three days .I found myself pulling in for petrol every two and a bit hours .There was still fuel left in the tank but for fear of running out I was aiming for 130 miles max per tankfull.In England I was ever mindfull of the pace I...

I was heading south on the the M25 over the Dartford crossing and thought,Any second now the overhead gantrys will tell me to use the A2 as opposed to the M20 but no it was all clear.I arrived at Folkestone about two hours early and basically checked in and rode straight onto the next...

I will let you know how I get on next week,As an alternative I was going to have a ride up to the Isle of Skye and north west Scotland...........................the weather seems to be still winter in that area.

Hello, I am hoping to cross over to France mon 3rd Aug 2015.Have any of you guys n gals made the crossing whilst operation stack has been in place on the local motorway.How did you get on did you make it to your booked train.Thank you.I am thinking of booking a return ferry for the same...

totally stock,apart from carrying top box and panniers.I just fuelled at Tesco.The mileage was 144.1 miles on 13.50 ltrs. at a cost of £15.78. one bar of the fuel gauge was still lit.I now know I can get from Stockton on tees down the A1 to Peterbrough then the next tank will get me to...

I just got to 147 miles with one bar left on the fuel gauge ,

2007 model year,I was going to buy a new Yamaha 900 Tracer,but............I saw this and thought its got all the gear on I need and its thousands less and not being a fashion victim it was a winner.I live in in North east England and this is going to be my tool for long weekends in France and...

I havnt ridden that many bikes to know what is a good rear shock or bad but I took my first ride on my fz1 yesterday and the suspension seems fine.I am just a fairly quick road rider it was comfortable.The brakes are a vast improvement on my old St1100 and the suspension.The seat was comfy...

could/would going up a tooth or two on the front or rear sprocket improve mpg

I think its going to be a lot of fun. Weight wise it is 14 stone less than my old ST 1100 .It may do a lot less to a tankfull but I think it will manage lots of smiles per mile.One of my first trips is going to be France.I live 5 and a half hours north of the Eurotunnel then 35 minutes on the...

Ok I have put an offer in for a nice looking 2007 model with panniers topbox it looks very nice.just got to wait see.Will this have an exup valve ? sorry about my ignorance of this model.I had been out of biking for a few years and saw this and thought ...........nice very nice

Dustin, Well done my man you have earned a nice cup of coffee at Granville Island or a coffee and bun at Tim Horton's or a cup of coffee at Mickey D at Squamish on route to whistler how cool is that that.Thank you for the info. Steve

I was hoping for 40 mpg ridden sensibly and from 18 ltrs just under 4 gallons imperial 160 miles.........I have seen a nice used one on ebay .Decisions decisions.The reasons I am looking at this bike to tour on compared to my old st 1100 for me would be better brakes .lighter better handling...

Hello new member here, I am between bikes at the moment but thinking of coming back to biking.My last bike was a Honda ST1100 Pan European.This time thinking of a 2007/2008 FZ1.What is the fuel tank capacity ? How many miles to a tankfull of petrol on...