The first things I would check are the sidestand switch and the kill switch . Give them a good clean first. Then  check the electrics on the ignition circuit, again make sure they are all clean and any multiplugs are corrosion free and tight fitting.

Welcome to the forum, I used to have ZRX1100 till I discovered Fazers

There is a cat in the header pipes as well as the original exhaust. I doubt if the aftermarket can you have on has a cat in.
With the end can off shine a torch down into the exhaust outlet from the header pipes and you should be able to see if the cat is still there.
It does look like corrugated material and some people remove it by drilling a few holes in it then just bashing the rest out with a screwdriver.
From your description of the bits it does look like part of the cat, if it is still there maybe it is breaking up or if it has been removed then whoever did it did not run the engine afterwards without an end can on to remove any loose debris.

Thanks for the help, I have got Friday off  so I will nip to Halfords and fit it then.

I want to place a usb  charger under the front fairing on my FZ1 so I can occasionally charge my phone or use it as a satnav and it will be easily accessible.
I have bought a 12v one and want to know which wire at the front of the bike I can tap into so that it is only live when the ignition is on, I had thought of using either the yellow/black or the green/black wire that goes to the  front lights.
Would this be ok to do?

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Dropped it in the petrol station!
I didn`t put side stand down fully and it just folded up as I got off.
Bent clutch lever and scraped the crash bung, could have been worse. The crash bungs were 2nd hand off ebay for £20 so they have more than paid for themselves.
I replaced clutch lever with a spare one from my old gen1 as they are exactly the same.

Not being racist but in ten years she will look like a cleaner at the old peoples home

Thats ok those ten years would be fun, and in ten years time I will be in the old folks home as well.

Does the young lady come as standard fitment or aftermarket? I have been looking for something similar to fit my FZ1 and she looks like she would fit nicely with no mods needed

I had my gen1 for 6 years before getting a gen2 in June this year. I luckily got a good 40 mile test ride on the gen2 because I was buying it of a neighbours friend. I would recommend a decent test ride before buying a gen2 because of what all the posters before me have said., the two bikes are chalk and cheese. If I could afford it I would have one of each, gen1 for touring and two up and gen2 for fun.

Anyone got a picture of thier FZ1 with a renntec rack fitted?  Thinking of getting one but woukd like to see how it looks on bike.
And if anyone has one for sale or givi arms to fit an Fz1 that they don't want I would be interested in buying  it.

I had an early morning run as well today, 9 miles to work to do a 12 hour shift 7am to 7 pm