• As per above check the exup cover and bolts these always rust - most foccer's replace these 6 bolts with either Stainless or Titainium
  
• Check for clutch noise, as this is indicative of a worn clutch basket as a result of heavy-handedness.
  
• Check for corrosion around the water in/out pipe on the cam cover, water/crap collects in there. Prior to re-painting the cover, those crevices will have to be soked in WD40(or similar) and then cleaned out with an airline. (you do not want to remove the covers and rick crap/dirt dropping into the engine)
  
• Check the compression and preload damping adjusted aren't seized, replacement new is silly money and good s/h forks are hard to find.
  
• Remove and check the front infills (2x screws and allen bolt each, takes 5 mins), these are prone to cracking. And while these are off check the 4 upper and lower headlight mounting points - if the bike has had even a minor drop these crack/snape - same s/h issue as with forks.
  
• And with the infill's removed also check the underside of the clocks there should be a rubber damper on the r and l underside of the clock - it stopped the infill vibrating against the clocks.
  
• Check the oil cooler (its directly behind the downpipes and has some pipes coming out of it) for corrosion and rot, replacement required draining coolant/engine oil, removable of exhaust and radiator. S/h part can be found on ebay and job easy enough but time consuming.
  
• Check center stand for rust, if rotted through will need replacing. If just rusty can be powder coated.
  
• Check for general spanner abuse, the FZS1000 is such an easy bike to work in there shouldn't be many signs of nut burring and such.
  
• Buy a low mileages model, the lower the better - less change of ALL of the above.
  

(01-07-16, 01:32 PM)PieEater link Wrote: Have a look at the FAQ at the top of this section 
Thanks, I missed that ! :o

(01-07-16, 03:12 PM)b1k3rdude link Wrote: @Exupnut

The state of the exup valve has nothing to do with a riding skill, if the previous owner dosen't know about the issue then they aren't likely to have done something about it. Even more so considering it not on the official Yamaha check list - and you know all this.

(01-07-16, 08:29 PM)Exupnut link Wrote: Once upon a time there was a little hungry fishy swimming about and exup casts his line and foc me if he didn't get a bite...;-) chill out brother b1k3rdude.

(01-07-16, 01:25 PM)Decoke Dave link Wrote: Last model with the black engine and frame, very low miles. What do I need to check for on these models when buying secondhand, any info would be a great help.  Many thanks.

(02-07-16, 12:09 PM)Kenyun link Wrote: [quote author=Decoke Dave link=topic=20444.msg235794#msg235794 date=1467375904]
Last model with the black engine and frame, very low miles. What do I need to check for on these models when buying secondhand, any info would be a great help.  Many thanks.