SMman
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Hi everyone. I recently picked up a 2009 FZ1 with 11,011 kms (6842 miles) for $4500 Canadian (not worth anyting in US now!) so I could take my 12 year old daughter along on some motorcycle trips. The seller even included a jacket, helmet, and boots for her, plus a new battery. I might not have actually bought an FZ1 if it wasn't for my daughter wanting to come along on rides, but I am very happy with my purchase. My ZX-6R was not an ideal 2-up machine, although she still enjoyed the short rides we did. I plan to take the bike around the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia with my daughter as a passenger, my wife on the ZX-6R, and my son on the Ninja 250.
Other bikes I rode before buying the FZ1 were a used 2009 Kawasaki Versys 650 and a new leftover 2014 Honda CB500X. The main thing I was looking for was good passenger handles and the FZ1 made the cut. The Versys had extreme vibrations so it was off the list. Too bad because I thought I always wanted a Versys. I really liked the CB500X but the dealer was terrible at customer service and couldn't give me a price, even after waiting for over a week!
Anyway, I am now an FZ1 convert and I look forward to learning lots here. The bike is completely stock and has two very square Dunlop Sportmax D221 tires (original!). All I have done so far is remove the 4 reflectors but I plan to add Woodcraft frame sliders, Woodcraft spool sliders, axle sliders (not sure which brand yet), and a mount for my Givi topcase that I have been using on various bikes since 2000. My wife picked up some Michelin Pilot Road 2s that I will be installing next week. That's about it for mods because the FZ1 is bike #6 in my garage and I went overboard with mods on 4 of them already.
Other bikes in the fleet are a 2014 Yamaha BWS50 (Zuma in US), 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250, 2007 Suzuki DR-Z400SM, 2006 Honda CRF450R motard (track machine), and 2003 ZX-6R. Here's some pictures of my FZ1. The person in the picture is my daughter and the reason for the purchase
Other bikes I rode before buying the FZ1 were a used 2009 Kawasaki Versys 650 and a new leftover 2014 Honda CB500X. The main thing I was looking for was good passenger handles and the FZ1 made the cut. The Versys had extreme vibrations so it was off the list. Too bad because I thought I always wanted a Versys. I really liked the CB500X but the dealer was terrible at customer service and couldn't give me a price, even after waiting for over a week!
Anyway, I am now an FZ1 convert and I look forward to learning lots here. The bike is completely stock and has two very square Dunlop Sportmax D221 tires (original!). All I have done so far is remove the 4 reflectors but I plan to add Woodcraft frame sliders, Woodcraft spool sliders, axle sliders (not sure which brand yet), and a mount for my Givi topcase that I have been using on various bikes since 2000. My wife picked up some Michelin Pilot Road 2s that I will be installing next week. That's about it for mods because the FZ1 is bike #6 in my garage and I went overboard with mods on 4 of them already.
Other bikes in the fleet are a 2014 Yamaha BWS50 (Zuma in US), 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250, 2007 Suzuki DR-Z400SM, 2006 Honda CRF450R motard (track machine), and 2003 ZX-6R. Here's some pictures of my FZ1. The person in the picture is my daughter and the reason for the purchase
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