DaJudge
Member
Greetings from Texas.
I've been looking for something for short local rides when the mood takes me or friends come calling. I spotted and bought a nice '02, mostly stock with Scorpion slip-on, just shy of 15K miles on the clock.
I'm an older rider (early 50's) that has been a Yamaha fan since that fun little RD350 I had back during college. I took a sabbatical from street bikes about 18 months ago after a couple of pretty scary close calls on my '07 FJR (folks pulling out or turning in front of me) and a friend getting clipped rather badly. Before the FJR, I had an '01 Triumph 955i Tiger that was fun to ride, but a bit qwerky to wrench on.
So far, I really like the FZ1. It has the same sort of power I had enjoyed with the FJR in a lighter, more manueverable package. The throttle response is also smoother with the carbed FZ1 than with the injected FJR (the '07s had a bit too radical of a throttle cam, toned down in later years).
Within 24 hours of getting the bike, I've changed oil/filter, cleaned/lubed the chain, and pulled the air filter to check its condition. Once time allows, I'll jump farther in to check valve clearances and maybe shim the carb needles to richen the low end a bit (I can feel the lean surge). I'll probably also figure out a way to mount some brake strobes and stuff a Stebel horn in place of the pathetic stock one.
I've been looking for something for short local rides when the mood takes me or friends come calling. I spotted and bought a nice '02, mostly stock with Scorpion slip-on, just shy of 15K miles on the clock.
I'm an older rider (early 50's) that has been a Yamaha fan since that fun little RD350 I had back during college. I took a sabbatical from street bikes about 18 months ago after a couple of pretty scary close calls on my '07 FJR (folks pulling out or turning in front of me) and a friend getting clipped rather badly. Before the FJR, I had an '01 Triumph 955i Tiger that was fun to ride, but a bit qwerky to wrench on.
So far, I really like the FZ1. It has the same sort of power I had enjoyed with the FJR in a lighter, more manueverable package. The throttle response is also smoother with the carbed FZ1 than with the injected FJR (the '07s had a bit too radical of a throttle cam, toned down in later years).
Within 24 hours of getting the bike, I've changed oil/filter, cleaned/lubed the chain, and pulled the air filter to check its condition. Once time allows, I'll jump farther in to check valve clearances and maybe shim the carb needles to richen the low end a bit (I can feel the lean surge). I'll probably also figure out a way to mount some brake strobes and stuff a Stebel horn in place of the pathetic stock one.
