Have bought Neil's FZ1

[lew600fazer]

Well I really wanted this bike so to save myself transport costs Neil has kindly said he will keep it for me in Glasgow until I come over in April.
So the deal is done roll on April. Got a mate of mine from the Z1000SX forum who lives in Glasgow to call at Neil's and give the bike a once over. Andy's description of the bike. Absolutely spotless, a well looked after and maintained bike, Neil has even given the bike a light film of protective oil to keep her mint, suspect he means the AFC50.
The bikes first outing with me will be from Glasgow down to the Pendle/Dales districts for the Z1000SX spring meet and ride out, Should be about 25>30 of us for that. Andy will be coming as well on his Z1000SX so hope I can do the FZ1 proud. After that weekend I will be heading down to my Place here in Spain.
It is going to be a long old winter, thankfully though I still have my FZ6 to keep me happy until April, The FZ6 will be staying as well until her who has to be obeyed tells me different.
Wish me luck with all those Z1000SX boys come April, mind you they will not give me to much grief as a couple are ex FZ1 owners and they praise the bike highly, one lad still has his and he is giving me tips on gearing.
Lew
How would you rate his advice so far.
I can certainly tell you my experiences for you to use or not as you see fit.

I went with -1 front (16) and +1 Rear (46) with standard chain (as it still fits) and I highly recommend this set up.  I found the gearing quite tall on the FZ1 and you really have to give the FZ1 a handfull to get it going (and when it gets going boy does it get going) but after the gearing change I found I was in a better gear for corners etc and it really did shift straight away from low revs.

I ordered my chain and sprockets from www.bandcexpress.co.uk and was happy enough with the product and service.

You'll also need a speedo healer to correct the speedometer as the new gearing will make the speedo inaccurate.  I got mine from www.healtech-electronics.com.

Like I also said in the post, definitely get your suspension set up for your weight/riding style.  It's really surprising how much confidence it gives you and will make you enjoy your riding a lot more.
Would appreciate what you think of his advice , he comes across well on the Z1000SX forum and is gaining a lot of respect for his help and ideas concerning mods he is doing to the SX.
Lew

[JoeRock]

Probably would help pick up, but it will drop the mpg even further down - particularly on long journeys, and the FZ1 isn't exactly amazing on that front as stock anyway!

Personally, I'd leave the gearing as it is, and just ride it like a 600 - keep the revs up, and a gear or so lower than you would normally - on my dad's FZ1 under moderate to hard acceleration the front end comes up in first and second gear relatively easily anyway so I'd certainly not want it any lower than it is!

[slimwilly]

Yes ,do it,,i did put a 15 on the front of mine,,front comes up in 3rd and 4th on full throttle up the gears :lol . Took it off for the trip to Italy,,now cant find it..


The bike is truly an awesome machine,you will love it,,most written about no power low down is complete crap !!!!

[Dunky]

Well I really wanted this bike so to save myself transport costs Neil has kindly said he will keep it for me in Glasgow until I come over in April.
So the deal is done roll on April. Got a mate of mine from the Z1000SX forum who lives in Glasgow to call at Neil's and give the bike a once over. Andy's description of the bike. Absolutely spotless, a well looked after and maintained bike, Neil has even given the bike a light film of protective oil to keep her mint, suspect he means the AFC50.
The bikes first outing with me will be from Glasgow down to the Pendle/Dales districts for the Z1000SX spring meet and ride out, Should be about 25>30 of us for that. Andy will be coming as well on his Z1000SX so hope I can do the FZ1 proud. After that weekend I will be heading down to my Place here in Spain.
It is going to be a long old winter, thankfully though I still have my FZ6 to keep me happy until April, The FZ6 will be staying as well until her who has to be obeyed tells me different.
Wish me luck with all those Z1000SX boys come April, mind you they will not give me to much grief as a couple are ex FZ1 owners and they praise the bike highly, one lad still has his and he is giving me tips on gearing.
Lew
How would you rate his advice so far.
I can certainly tell you my experiences for you to use or not as you see fit.

I went with -1 front (16) and +1 Rear (46) with standard chain (as it still fits) and I highly recommend this set up.  I found the gearing quite tall on the FZ1 and you really have to give the FZ1 a handfull to get it going (and when it gets going boy does it get going) but after the gearing change I found I was in a better gear for corners etc and it really did shift straight away from low revs.

I ordered my chain and sprockets from www.bandcexpress.co.uk and was happy enough with the product and service.

You'll also need a speedo healer to correct the speedometer as the new gearing will make the speedo inaccurate.  I got mine from www.healtech-electronics.com.

Like I also said in the post, definitely get your suspension set up for your weight/riding style.  It's really surprising how much confidence it gives you and will make you enjoy your riding a lot more.
Would appreciate what you think of his advice , he comes across well on the Z1000SX forum and is gaining a lot of respect for his help and ideas concerning mods he is doing to the SX.
Lew

You won't regret it mate it is a fab bike.

[neely71]

You right lew the bike gets a generous amount of acf-50 every winter before getting put away will have her ready for you come April

See you then 

[lew600fazer]

Going to be a long long winter, Neil thanks for looking after her, my mate says she is absolutely mint, only criticism he had was that it was not a Kawasaki, lol.

[ogri48]

A great bike form a nice bloke, well done matey you will bloody love it...