It is becoming clear to me that the introduction of the Fazer 8 was not a huge success story in the UK - mostly I guess down to the price. Just try and get hold of a set of stomp grips in the UK and you will find it impossible and be directed to a "universal" fit requiring you to "cut to size". The American Yamaha "blurb" says they are the same as '06~'11 FZ1. Maybe the American FZ1 but not the British! Trust me they are NOT.
See here:
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/accessories/acscitemdetail/5/535/2221/20973/all/1/8346/0/detail.aspx The trouble is trying to find these in the UK. The link on the web site sends you to Yamaha US. If you search on e-bay for instance they look nothing like these! I contacted my local Yamaha dealer (where I bought the bike) and they knew less than me.
So I googled the part number
ABA-0SS56-21-79 and had partial success but all the web sites are in the US. The recommended retail price from Yamaha is $48.95. The first seller I found wanted circa $150 postage!
Anyway, I plugged away amd found these guys:
http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/yamaha/Y-ABA-0SS56-21-79.html They sell them for $41.26 and the postage to UK is $15.95 making a total of $57.21. Could get sucked into an import duty hike I suppose but worth it to get a set of properly fitting tank AND side grips.
I have ordered today - will update you all when they arrive.
