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yamahajim

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Picked up a new 08 fz1s last week and put 200 miles on in the 1st day. Love it. Had a load of bikes before and traded a 06 R1 in for the new ride.

I'm in to ride outs and trips away, toured the alps this year on the R1 (thats why I bought the fz :lol:) and hope to revisit on the fazer, it looks made for the job, comfy and FUN!

42 years young and married so long I can get out when I want....:innocent:
 
Not sure mate ,its a fairly new forum ,from what ive seen we are a good crowd theres certainly some good advice out there ! maybe its HIBERNATION TIME!! this site is the sister site to the fz 6 site which is definatly worth a look i for one am hoping this site will grow and be as popular!
 
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Howdy Sir, glad ya found us, another Brit... seems to be alot of you bloaks on FZs.....:D
how does the proformance/ergonomics compare with the R1?
OH yea.. and i like pics...:p need a pic.
have about 2800 miles on mine. this bike is insane..love it
 
Damn Yankee,

Have only done 210 miles on it so far, the day I collected the bike. Its a big thumbs up so far and a bit of a laugh. The R1 was sharper steering, more sporty etc. as you would expect being 1000 sportsbike. I had thought about doing a flat bar conversion but it would have been a compromise as the R1 still had issues for touring, such as excess heat from the exhaust/cat (under yer bum) and poor luggage potentail. I did 10k on that bike including a 3k Alps trip, it was bril but due to old injuries I came back in a lot of pain lol. Hence the fz1s purchase!

So far the fz1s looks as tho it will be all I want, plenty real world power, easy to throw about and a bit of a wolf in sheeps clothing. Its not run in but top gear roll on @ 60-85mph compares well with the R1. No doubt at higher revs it would struggle but I never went over 10,000 rpm antway.
When I get a few more miles on it I will see what it needs to make it handle a bit more and will be a very happy chap if I can get it anywhere near the R1! If the existing suspension wont fine tune then I have plans for a back and front hyperpro conversion, the kits about £160. The jury is out on the oe exhaust, I will either get used to it or change it....maybe a new screen as well at a later date. Hmm, looks like new bike ownership has started:innocent:
 
havent done much in 3k miles
puig windscreen, red levers, frame sliders, rim stripes
unsure where to go next, been working on rider protection.
 
Damn Yankee said:
havent done much in 3k miles
puig windscreen, red levers, frame sliders, rim stripes
unsure where to go next, been working on rider protection.
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Done another 200 miles on the yam. Been talking to one of the guys on another site and got a link to the FZ10A forum. Put my name down for an adapter to take 07/08 R1 rear shock unit. Looks like a good upgrade and there are plenty nearly new shocks on ebay...

Comfort wise I need to adjust the bars down, they seem to be angled up just a little too far. This should put the brake lever where I like it to, as it seems to be too far down. A bigger screen is on the shopping list as well.
 
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