when I purchased my 08 plate fz1 fazer in march I did so under the impression that the power output was 150bhp...it even said so on the advertisement board in the showroom. I also read reviews about the fazer that stated the same thing. Recently I bought and had installed a power commander, with a custom map done on a dynojet rolling road. I'm more than happy with the power commander...it seem to have smoothed out the acceleration and made the bike easier to handle for a novice like myself. It wasn't untill I got home that I looked at the power output printout, which showed a 'before' of 136bhp and 'after' of 138bhp!!!???? Can anyone shed some light on this for me? The only modification I've done is to install a k&n air filter....everything else on the bike is stock. How has the bike lost 14bhp from new? It's only done 6000 miles!!

It's the 'S' in the model type that makes it better silly!!! I'm totally new to bikes but even I know that if you've got an 'S' you're better off than those poor buggers without it........

Thanks to all of you for the great advice....this web site rocks!!! it's like facebook but cool lol!! 

Hey Farjo as I'm sure you're aware insurance can depend on many different variables and different insurance companies put differing amounts of relevance to those variables. A classic example is when i moved half a mile up the road a few years back and my car insurance went up by £200!! When I started looking for quotes on the fazer 1000 I honestly thought that, as a brand new rider wanting to go onto a very quick bike from scratch, it would probably be unfeasable (or unfazerble arf arf) to warrant buying the bike. The first broker I tried was Carole Nash, who quoted me £1600 fully comp. This was based on a new rider, 41 years of age, HGV Driver, with no no-claims discount, Social domestic and pleasure without commute, garaged, and a YISS immobiliser. after having a good laugh and less than politely saying no thanks very much I put the phone down and decided that it might be a good idea to listen to the advice that my friends had been giving me and start off with a lower cc bike. Carole Nash actually stated that some of the insurers that they use wouldn't even quote me! I decided not to give up though and try a couple of other web sites first. My next port of call was Compare the Meerkat and, using the same parameters I'd used with carole Nash, I was instantly bombarded with quotes starting at around £200!!! After adding a few goodies like legal and even full AA breakdown I settled on a quote from Express insurance for £354. I have to stress here that I was totally honest with my answers and didn't try to bend the rules even slightly!! Since taking up the insurance I've added a good few security measures as well, so would probably have been quoted even less if I'd had them in place in the first place. I'm guessing here, but I think that one of the big factors was my age......a couple of years younger and I might have found myself totally uninsurable, but once you hit the big four oh I think insurers decide that our mad bad adrenaline seeking days are behind us and we all drive or ride around grandad fashion or something!!! Hope this quick reply helps......lol

Hi Rob, how much is insurance on a newly qualified rider on a 1000cc bike?

I wear a caberg flip front helmet and glasses. I just bought and fitted a proshield anti fog visor insert which has solved the visor problem but my glasses still fog up......I can't buy the usual anti fog masks that fit into the inside of the helmet as these apparently don't work with flip front visors. Someone told me that you can buy a mask with a tube that feeds your breath down and out but I can't for the life of me find one. if anyone has any ideas I'd be very gratefull.....I'm having a hard enough time just staying upright on my bike at the moment without worrying about not being able to see where I'm going!!!!!

hey there.....I passed my bike test just over a month ago and bought myself a fazer fz1 the very next day.....this was totally against the advise of friends and collegues telling me to start out with a lower cc bike.....but what can I say?.....I saw it, I sat on it, I loved it and I bought it!! The power of the thing scares the living daylights out of me, and so far I haven't been able to get out on it much due to the weather, but I can't wait for summer, and I'm already looking to kit it out ready for touring on next year.