Fazer 1000 or FZ1 eternal dilemma

[MadDogMcQ]

I had a Gen 1 and thought it was a CRACKING all-round bike, but ultimately, it looked kinda big and old-fashioned. I now have a GenII which looks more compact, feels much lighter and looks AMAZING with the gold USD forks and modern styling.


First thing I'd say about the GenII is they have a shit gearbox! Really agricultural compared to the 40+ other bikes I've ever owned. Especially moving from 1st to 2nd gear. BUT that issue is probably made much worse than it needs to be because of the fact that the fuelling is shit too!!


BUT, because I love this bike so much, I've just ordered an IVAN'S FCE to sort out the fuelling, adjusted the gear-lever down so that it's easier to make a more positive up change and I've fitted a Nitron Shock. Those little mods cost me less than £500 and will transform the bike!  Before I bought this bike, I thought there'd be no low-down power but that's a load of absolute crap. It's got lots of grunt!


I've also removed that God-Awful silencer and fitted some fruity twin pipes, but that's just cosmetics.  The seat's are rock hard so my bum aches after about 150 miles. The tank-range is a bit shit and it means I'm hunting for fuel every 100 miles or so.  There's no room to store anything.


GenII all the way!! :-)