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After absolutely destroying my other '07 FZ1 whacking a 4 point buck, I went out and found a replacement bike about 6 weeks after the crash. After much healing of broken body parts, I was able to swap over all the usable parts to the new bike(used '07). I still have a Melotti fender eliminator...

Not trying to frighten my fellow riders but I'm an analytical person and just can't help but pass along what I've learned. This information can save lives. As a pilot I regularly read NTSB reports and try to analyze the scenario that led up to a crash or incident. This information only adds to...

As I explained in the "general discussion" column I destroyed my bike and all my gear by hitting a deer at night going 60 mph. I've replaced all my gear and my bike however my tail bag was shredded. I originally purchased the bag from Cycle Gear but they no longer carry it. I've looked at other...

The photo of the huge culvert is where I fell off and slid to the bottom, about 20 feet. Photo of deer is for entertainment purposes only. My apologies to PETA but the bulls eye target is exactly where I hit the animal and he was standing just like that and looking right at me.

:doh2:It's a long story but last August I hit a large buck broadside (at night) while going 60 mph which resulted in my being thrown off my FZ1 after it went into a violent shimmy that progressed into a full right bar lock in about .5 seconds. I landed on my back, slid about 50 feet, hit a curb...

My RV-8 is 10 years old now. Top speed flat out 220 mph, cruise 200 mph. Flying it never gets old. Me...........likes..............toys.....................fast................and.............furious!

I bought my '07 FZ1 one year ago. The owner put a new battery in it to sell as he had let the bike sit for a year and the batt. was no good. I bought the bike with 1800 miles on the odo and now has about 4500. My batt. is letting me down! I was out for an evening ride with full mesh gear on and...

I originally posted my horn installation in the General catagory but realized my fender would probably hit the horns on a hard stop so I decided to bite the bullet and tear it all out and re-do the whole thing and post it correctly in the FZ-1 mod. catagory. The photos show pretty well how the...

:shoot:I decided to change the little beep-beep horn to a pair of man-sized horns (not trying to offend the other sex!). I ordered these PIAA Sports Horns part #85110. They claim 115 DB. My concern was how to securely mount these as they are attached in the same general area as the original horn...

Photos of my Tech Spec snake skin tank grips Per a suggestion on this forum I purchased a Tech Spec USA snake skin for my tank. I can now grip the tank and keep from sliding forward when braking or hitting bumps in the road. That was one of the most irritating things about my gen. II FZ1 was...

I've gotting so used to wearing leathers ALL time I feel naked and vulnerable without them. Now, summers here are HOT but bone dry so as long as I am moving there is good evaporative cooling (sorry about that to those in the humid part of the country!). However I would like to look into getting...

On the topic of safety.............We all get cut off by someone not paying attention while driving. I don't just look at the car getting ready to pull out in front of me, I look at the driver's eyes. If they are wandering around or looking the other way at traffic I slow down and get ready for...

I'm about 235lbs. dressed, leathered, ready to ride. Been riding my FZ1 for 8 mo. and 3000 miles and feel like I need to make a change with the rear shock. On the tight corners it feels like the back end could use some firming up. Any suggestions by the more experienced guys my size as to the...

I bought a helmet lock from cycle gear a while back hoping to find a place on the bike to mount it. Has anyone found a good place to install some sort of lock?? All of my bikes in the past have had a way to lock a helmet but this one ( Gen. II) seems to have been left off.

The "read manual before riding" sticker won't just peel off. I'm thinking hair dryer to heat up then peel off and use WD40 or goof off to remove the residue?

Tank protection, windshield advice needed I've got 3,000 miles on my '07 FZ1 (purchased used last summer with 1300 miles) and have done all the mods to make it run right including Akropovic' slip-on exhaust. I have a concern about the clear coat i'm grinding off the sides of my tank with my...

:ugh:I bought a standard GoPro (non-HD)in December and just got around to using it yesterday. Installed fresh Duracell AAA's to test it. I got a recording that lasted for about one minute and the screen went blank. I powered it up again and it recorded for several seconds then went blank. The...