I am looking to install a top ox rack on my 08 FZ1 but I am a little confused with Givi part numbers.
There are two numbers that I have found and they both look the same and are the same price.


Can anyone tell me the difference between a 365FZ and a 359FZ??


This is the 359
http://www.motorcycleplanet.co.uk/images_products/givi/givi_359FZ_monorack_arms.jpg




And this is the 365
http://www.motorcycleplanet.co.uk/images_products/givi/givi_365FZ_monorack_arms.jpg

Today I fitted some new bits to make things a bit more to my taste.

First up was a new tail tidy, I don't like the look of the OEM one so it had to come off, I fitted a new or from Evotech performance and it is a nice bit of kit.
It is not the easiest job as the whole back end has to come off to get at the wiring and run the new stuff in.
The new one comes with an LED number plate light and all of the hardware to fit it.
it took about two hours all told but I think it was time we'll spent and I am much happier with the look now.

Next up was changing the levers, I have gone for the black, long folding levers with black adjusters, they came with red and the black was a no cost extra.
This was a 30 minute job and would have been much quicker if I had not dropped one of the ball bearings when I was changing the adjusters over.
Bonus is now I have a clutch adjust as well

The rear before


During and after


The levers before


And after

One thing I really like on a bike is other people knowing when I am braking so I like to fit additional light and recently I have discovered brake light modulators and this was my first job on my FZ.
I have bikevis bullet V2 LED's, £32 for two red and two white, and a small flasher unit, there are many many types available for around £30.
I only remembered to take pictures when it was back together, sorry.

It is a relatively simple job.
Remove the whole rear end.
Take out the light, measure and drill holes for the cables.
Line them up and stick them in place.
Rebuild the rear end, dismantle rear end and fit the flasher unit, rebuild the rear end again.
Refit the rear end.
Run the cables through and join as per instructions.
Check you have it right and it should look like the video below.

I prefer to have the light spread as far apart as possible but the rear of the FZ1 is quite tight so I had to have the new ones on the light unit but the effect is OK.



http://youtu.be/JsxLjkmm5m4

I am new to the Fazer and I have seen lots of models and designations around the bike and I was wondering what is what.
Example
FZ1
FZ1N
FZ1S
FZS1000


What does it all mean?????

Hello all
Newbie to the forum and to the Fazer.
I have been riding for about 20 years and currently i have a Versys 650 and I have just treated myself to an 2008 FSZ1000, I think that's the right designation, to scratch an occasional high speed itch And because it seems like a bloody capable all round bike.

I spent a lot of time umming and ahhing in the show room between a VN 900 custom and the Fazer, very different bikes I know but i wanted something different from the V, and I kept coming back to the Fazer and I could see myself on it.
I chopped in a 2000 ZZR600 which I bought on a whim last year and I which I did not fit on other properly and could not enjoy it.

I have only had a brief ride on it, I work outside the UK and had to leave this morning, but what a bike it is! Comfortable and easy to ride through town and starship fast on the open road, it has been a while since I had a liter bike but the have come along more than I would have thought.

Anyway hello again I am sure I will be round lots to find out about the new toy as well as all of you fine people.

Quick pic of old and new