Well had this on for a couple days now, and have only just noticed something about it today.
The original switch on the FZS was a two pin one, and the Kwak one is a 3 pin - luckily you can still get the wiring connector on the Fzs loom to attach to the kwak switch, and i didn';t think anything of it as the switch still cut out the sidestand if it was down and the bike was put into gear.
However, what i noticed today was that you actually have to put the bike into neutral to start it, rather than just squeezing the clutch in and hitting the button.
How did other people get around this, or did you more live with it?

Hey guys,

Anyone on here got a RAM satnav setup on their FZS 1000? I'm lookin at getting one myself for it so I can use my phone as a satnav, but wasn't sure what mounting type and arm length combo to go for?

Ta

Joe

Hey guys,
Was wondering if anyone had a recommendation for an alarmed disc lock to use on an FZS 1000?
I only really use it for the noise, carry around a big chain to anchor the bike down. Bought an Xena XX14, and it didn't fit on the Fazer discs unfortunately, so that's going to be returned, and I need to find something else!

Well went for what was only supposed to be a viewing and a test ride today, and ended up coming away with a new bike
 It's a 2003 Yamaha FZS 1000 Fazer in silver, had noticed it on eBay as being slightly cheaper than the rest, with a bunch of mods fitted that I'd have done anyway, and advertised as being in excellent condition.
 Turned up, and the bike was totally mint, all the consummables were great, it had a full service history and all the paperwork checked out.
 Took it for a test ride, and was very impressed with it. It's bloody cold out so I can't really hammer it around yet (and the upright riding position seems REALLY weird at the moment), but the engine feels very strong at low revs indeed, to the point where if I opened the throttle quite quickly at about 3k revs, it would spin up continuously. You know it's probably not too bad when you're in 6th at 30mph and it's pulling strongly! Brakes are also very good, which actually gave me a bit of a fright to start with as I was worrying I was going to lock them up! Only bit I reckon I made need to sort is the suspension, on the very tentative ride today I had it seemed "right", which probably means when I want to start pushing it, it'll seem a bit bouncy.
 Not the colour I wanted, but at the price, condition and with the extras, I just couldn't turn it down!
 
 Even had a bit of a result with adding it onto my insurance, initial quotes I had were about £160 to add on an 03 model. Rang up Carole Nash and asked about adding it on, and then asked about modifications. It's not got a LOT of mods on it at the moment, but as the insurance company didn't pay out for the last lot as I hadn't declared them, I decided I was going to declare everything I could possibly do to it, just so when it DOES get done, it'll be properly covered. Weirdly, adding all the modifications to it dropped it to £125, and I managed to get my £500 excess protection insurance thrown in for free
 
 
 Just ordered myself an alarmed disc lock, need to get some heated grips sorted too as my hands are fecking cold (never realised quite how effective the 9's fairing was at helping with that!) and then need to sort out a topbox, and then I'm done for now

So now I've got it, are there any jobs I should do to it that'd help improve it? And what would modifications would people recommend?
 

Well guys, finally had my insurance payout come through, so looking to buy an FZS. Was just wondering if there was anyone in here that was thinking about selling? I've had a nose at all the colour schemes now and decided I can't live with either a yellow or a blue one - I don't like the colour blue for some reason, and I find the yellow one just too loud!
As said before in my wanted thread, the ideal colour scheme would be the black/red later models, but i also quite like the gunmetal grey of the later ones too. Would much prefer a black painted engined bike if possible . Also willing to pay more for extras that I'd be wanting on the bike anyway (aftermarket shock, fork work, ivanising and a topbox are the main priorities).
So, who's up for selling? 

Just thought I'd ask on here to see if anyone was thinking of selling their FZS in the next couple weeks? I'm expecting an insurance cheque through for my stolen ninja so would be paying once that had cleared, although if the bike was the right price I might be able to just blast my overdraft and then replenish that with the cheque .

Ideally, I'd love a red/black later model (with the black frame and swinger). Not too worried about slightly higher milages (30k ish) as long as the bikes been looked after. I'm also not at all worried about having to do any work to get the bike up to scratch, as long as the bikes priced cheap enough to take that into account (lots of cleaning, chain/sprockets, tyres etc etc)

I don't really mind if the bikes standard/modified really either, if the mods are things that I'd be wanting to do anyway (top box/panniers, decent shock, ivanising, etc etc) then I'd be prepared to pay more for it (as obviously it'd save me doing it later!

So anyway, anyone out there thinking of selling?

Oh and by the way, Merry Christmas all!

Hi guys,

My names Joe, and I'm a 20 year old student studing Management & Finance at the university of Leicester. Been riding for 4 years now, and until about 3 weeks ago I was the very proud owner of a lovely red and black Kawasaki ZX9R E1 model. However some buggers nicked it, and so I'm now looking at getting another bike. Much as I loved the ninja it did miss some practical aspects, so I thought I'd have a nose at a FZS1000 (my uncles got one and loves it, and my dad owns the FZ1 and seems to like that as well).
Imagine you'll be getting a bunch of questions from me fairly soon about what I should be looking for/paying for one, so will speak to y'all more then 

Joe