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Decoke Dave

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Owned from new?
« on: 08 June 2021, 10:09:49 pm »
  Has anyone owned their FZS 1000 from new?
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NitramA

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Re: Owned from new?
« Reply #1 on: 10 June 2021, 10:12:54 am »
Not from new, mine was 18 months old with 4K up.

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Re: Owned from new?
« Reply #2 on: 10 June 2021, 04:26:36 pm »



again not new, but 2 years old with 3K now at 88K

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Re: Owned from new?
« Reply #3 on: 10 June 2021, 05:52:00 pm »
Yes owned mine from new & payed £5500 including datatool S4 red alarm & picked up on 1st March 2006 so its on a 2006 plate & its running K-tech front folk springs & a re-valve kit plus a R6 shock on the rear & never had any trouble with it apart from a  vibration problem with around 25000 miles on it that was only cured after i re -torqued all the engine bolts 3 times to Yamahas specification using 2 difference torque wrenches but  ended up just doing all the engine bolts up with a 3/8 ratchet quite loose by hand & its been quite smooth for 10 years now  but still have no idea why i had the vibration in the first place but only checked the engine bolts after putting a genuine new Yamaha chain & sprockets set on at around 25000 miles with only a very slight improvement  in the vibrations but i certainly not recommending anybody else leaves there engine bolts under Yamaha torque setting but it worked for me,stay safe everyone,cheers Steve

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Re: Owned from new?
« Reply #4 on: 12 June 2021, 10:46:26 pm »
I bought my FZS1000 brand new and had it delivered on the 1st of December 2001, but I didn't use it till the following April. I intended to keep it for 2 years but 20 years and 173,000 miles later, I still have it. I have 4 other bikes and mainly use the Fazer for Winter rides. I have serviced it myself from new, very little has gone wrong with it, apart from a couple of neutral switches, oh and crashing it 3 times [and fitting a 1200 Bandit fairing] It is still on the original clutch, wheel bearings and suspension, although the damping is well tired now. The only thing I dislike is the reluctance to select neutral occasionally in really hot weather, no problem in winter! For me it's probably the best bike I've owned, and there's been a lot!

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Re: Owned from new?
« Reply #5 on: 13 June 2021, 05:11:14 am »
173k..... Kudos to both you and the machine

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Re: Owned from new?
« Reply #6 on: 09 July 2021, 08:48:11 pm »
Owned mine from new since 2002.
Never missed a beat and sitting on 10k miles now. (Hangs head in shame lol)
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Re: Owned from new?
« Reply #7 on: 23 July 2021, 10:35:05 pm »
Hi,
I’ve owned mine from new June 2002,
Changed a few things over the years ,
Just fitted R1 front forks.
Fitted an R6 rear shock.
Ivan’s kit.
Ignition advancer.
Just gave the old girl  a new  paint job
Yellow and black speed block .