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Gen2 Fazer 1000 (FZ1): FAQ for New and Prospective Owners
Dudeofrude:
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--- Quote from: mickvp on 25 June 2020, 08:55:53 pm ---Great idea this. No use to me as my fat ass likes the comfort of the couch that is a gen 1. But it’s a great idea none the less..
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I needed the faq as much for myself as for anyone else and it bugged me that it hadn't been done before now.
And I suffer from the same issue with seats, my sit bones give me a lot of grief. So Im gonna have all kinds of fun doing post purchase seat research. The irony and what made me reconsider the FZ1 again was I have test ridden the following bikes -
* 2016 & 2020 Kawasaki Z1000SX - love this bike but no center stand and hard seat. Also stock rubber on the 2020 was awefull.
* 2020 Kawasaki Versys 1000 - looks fugly, has center stand but seat height to high at 33/34"
* 2020 Suzuki Vstrom 1000 - fugly, less power than the versys, has center stand, but again too tall.
* 2020 Honda VFR800F - lovely bike, but not enough power and too small compared to the FZS.
* 2012 Triumph Sprint GT - has center stand, but that was its only redeeming feature - thing was a cluncky, slow, loud tractor.And all of them had uncomfortable seats. The Versys was the only one that overall got close to the fazer, and the comfy seat on my GSF1250.
And now as a result of doing this thread I now know when a shop for example is trying to sell a 2009 as a 2010 just by the colour of the exhaust tip. Ruling that bike out entirely -
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202006160194043?year-from=2010&radius=1500&sort=price-desc&advertising-location=at_bikes&postcode=wd48fg&price-to=6500&model=FZ1&make=YAMAHA&page=1
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Haha thats one of my local stealers. Nice guy to be fair, ex racer too.
b1k3rdude:
--- Quote from: Dudeofrude on 29 June 2020, 09:49:57 pm ---https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202006160194043?year-from=2010&radius=1500&sort=price-desc&advertising-location=at_bikes&postcode=wd48fg&price-to=6500&model=FZ1&make=YAMAHA&page=1
Haha thats one of my local stealers. Nice guy to be fair, ex racer too.
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Its the old, bike has been on sale for so long it got registered late.
PieEater:
Well done for taking the bull by the horns and getting a Gen2 FAQ up, I know it's a bit of an effort but it's an invaluable resource for the comunity :thumbup
b1k3rdude:
Morning
Thanks, but there are still gaps in the FAQ that I will fill-in as I go :-)
b1k3rdude:
--- Quote from: Dudeofrude on 29 June 2020, 09:49:57 pm ---https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advertHaha thats one of my local stealers. Nice guy to be fair, ex racer too.
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So here is cleaner example, with more accessories and a better price, but unfortunately has a silver engine and grey wheels. Still , nice bike - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FZ1-S-1000-SA-ABS-ONLY-8K-MILES-STUNNING-EXAMPLE-PART-EX-DELIVERY-POSS/283937338693?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
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