Photos. More available - send a PM.

It's got to go, I've bought its replacement already and I need more space in my garage.

Price guide £2,495 but I will now accept less to shift it quickly. Advertised elsewhere.

Deep Red Metallic (DRMK) 'Lava Red' paintwork with Old Gold colour five spoke wheels. I have owned this magnificent machine since new (31/05/2008) and have enjoyed getting on for 66,000 miles of reliability, power, comfort and fun. Note - sixty six thousand miles.

This bike has been my commuting work horse - hence the relatively high mileage - and I have used it in all weathers and in all seasons of the year. Silver engine paint and the downpipes are a bit scruffy as a result; but overall the bike is in good condition. Regular servicing and cleaning has kept it in fine fettle. It still starts on the button and runs like the day it was delivered.

The bike is offered for sale without any modifications or add-ons. This is as close as you will get to the original factory specification.

MOTs, tyres, annual checks and service histories (see photos), with many bills and invoices available to back these up. Services carried out every 6,250 miles in accordance with Yamaha's periodic maintenance schedule. Each service has included an oil and filter change.

Recent work carried out includes:

65,606 miles - Rear suspension links dismantled, cleaned, greased and re-assembled with new oil seal (04/10/2015)

64,042 miles - Service including oil and filter change, new DID Gold X-ring chain and sprockets (23/05/2015)

59,911 miles - Brakes serviced, new front pads, new brake fluid, radiator leak repaired (10/01/2015)

58,759 miles - Tappet clearances checked and rectified to tolerance, new spark plugs, coolant drained and replaced (23/10/2014)

57,071 miles - Front and rear tyres replaced 26/07/2014

55,155 miles - Service including oil and filter change (14/06/2014)

Tyres - front Bridgestone BT-023 3.5mm tread and rear Avon Storm Ultra 2 5mm tread.

Original full toolkit is present. I have the V5 document, the bike is registered in my name at my home address, it is HPI and insurance register clear (check for yourself, please) and MOT'd until 31/05/2016. I have all three original keys, including the all important red master key, which is still in its protective sheath. In addition, I have the original Yamaha marketing brochure from 2008, owner's manual, service book (only the first two services stamped while bike was in warranty) and the original Yamaha dealership sales paperwork.

The panels have no crash damage, dents, cracks or repairs made to them. There are two tiny paint chips on the tank and to one of the rear side panels, and a small scratch to the headlight lens. Considering its age and mileage, it's in pretty good nick. Sold as seen, with no warranty or guarantee. I am happy to welcome any inspection by prior appointment. Can be seen in Huntingdon evenings and weekends or Peterborough during working hours weekdays. No test rides.

Send me a PM for more info. All questions will be answered as soon as I can.

Funny.

Just reaching for my Highway Code, see what it says about cycling on the pavement...

Just down the road from me, I know this stretch of the A14 very well. It's the westbound continuation of the two-lane M11; there is also traffic joining from the left coming from the Newmarket A14 spur. This makes a short stretch of three lane A14, probably no more than 1.5 miles, then the left hand lane 'filters off' to Bar Hill (Tesco) and Longstanton - you can see this from the overhead signs. To add to the complexity, this is exactly where the average speed camera zone starts. It's a place where traffic moving at pace - certainly much of it well in excess of 70, decelerates quickly for the cameras but often there is little room for manoeuvre - I would hazard a guess at this having happened to the car in lane three ahead of the bike. A lot of traffic moves across from lane one into the centre and right hand lanes to continue west on the A14. Notorious accident blackspot and there are often queues at this point of the A14.

Undertaking? I need to do it every day on my way to work, always have done, always will. Second nature to me. I'm certain a lot of my undertaking moves may look similar to what's on camera here; although I prefer to allow myself and others more space.     

Top plate mounting has broken on one of my Givi arms so I am looking for the right-hand (offside) arm; but will consider buying a pair, naturally.

Urgent need as top-box in use on a daily basis.

Cash waiting.

Timothy Taylor Landlord.

Nothing else comes close.

RIP mate, you were the first to pm me when i joined FOC-u and badgered me into meeting up at the Silver Ball all those years ago only to greet me when i arrived with a cheesy grin and a V sign. Oh how i'll miss having my kill switch flicked at traffic lights......i will admit to shedding a tear this morning.

Pete, your experience was so similar to mine. I reckon it must have been ten or twelve years ago, I turned up one evening at the Silver Ball as a newbie, never met anyone in the group before. Walked in, looked and felt a bit awkward - the way you do - and Tim looked up from his conversation mid-sentence and said: "You Brian? Welcome mate, I'm Tim. Marchride. I'll introduce you to the others. This is Robin.... Gareth..." etc etc.


A top bloke, incredibly drol sense of humour, so easy to get to know and one of only two or three Foccers whose contact number I am proud to have in my phone.


Sad news indeed.   

A beautiful sunny morning in August 2001.


"Cracking day for a ride. Here comes my favourite bend... oh-oh - DIESEL!"


Crash.

I don't think this is disc warping, that tends to show itself as vibration through the brake lever.


Sounds like one of your discs has become 'dished' - this tends to happen when the pistons in one side of the brake caliper stick in the bore and fail to extend properly when the brake is applied. The extra push from the pistons on the working side force the pad against only one side of the disc causing it to dish inwards or outwards.


Check to see if your pads are wearing evenly - that's another tell-tale sign.


I had this happen on the VFR a few years back. It became so bad, the edge of the disc started to eat into the inside of the fork stanchion. Had to buy new discs.


EDIT: sorry, just noticed they were fitted to another bike so you will not be able to check pad wear.

Just do it.

OK, back from the loft.


Mikey, not sure from your request whether you wanted the original equipment clunky FZ1S rear number plate and indicator, or an after-market reduced size lightweight tail tidy. What I have got is the factory fitted OE version. It's used, but in good condition, I bought it as a spare and have never needed it.


In addition, I have two complete matching pairs of indicators, not sure if they are fronts or rears, with the wedge shaped securing plugs that hold them into the fairing/tail piece. Again, I bought them as spares and never needed them. They are all used but in good aesthetic condition, they have no road rash scrapes on them. Not sure if they all have working bulbs in them, though. 


Downside - whoever removed them from the donor bike simply cut the cables, so they come without the bullet plugs. If you're a dab-hand at soldering, you could fit new bullet plugs; but I reckon the cables are cut quite short so they may need a complete rewire instead.


If any of the above puts you off taking them from me, absolutely no problem at all, there's no obligation.


They cost me something to buy and to have them posted to me, not sure how much, but I would like to at least recover what I paid for them if possible. It wouldn't have been much though, I am a renowned tight-arse.


Guys, let me know what you would like to take if anything.     

I might be able to help you out there Buddy. Can you wait until Saturday for an update? I need to get home and up in the loft to check.

http://www.fuelexhausts.com/results.cfm?category_ID=8&scndctgry_ID=130&name=Yamaha&sndctgry_name=FZ1000
 
I've bought these for my long-gone FZS600, my current FZ1-S and VFR. British made. Good quality, fair price, quick delivery, excellent after sales service. Highly recommended.
 
One thing I would suggest if you are buying for the FZ1 - the link pipes for the naked and faired bikes are different (faired bike pipe has a centre stand stop welded to it). Specify when you order.