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Thanks guys--all of your responses were very helpful and very much appreciated! Even a picture from stretched06 showing the lever which is super helpful; you can't get any better than that. I guess it is in the manual, just not on the page about the battery where I was looking. Thanks again...

I realize this is a very simple question, but I'm not sure how to do it, and there doesn't seem to be any instructions in the owners manual. Once I turn the lock and remove the rear seat, I don't see any bolts to remove for the front seat. I tried just picking up on it thinking maybe it just...

Deja vous Shifty, Your and Hellgate's responses sound very similar to what I used to run in tires I've had on various sportbikes over the years so I think I'll try some combination of these pressures. Thanks to you and Hellgate and everyone else for the excellent responses! :tup: And if...

No exact "proper" pressure? PK1, I guess I never really thought of it as being scared to experiment, but that is kind of what it is. Too, I just kind of went with what my buddies recommended one in particular who is pretty technically oriented and knowledgable about motorcycles. I think too...

Correct tire pressure? Dustin, Exactly. And that is the problem, so maybe the real question is "What is the proper tire pressure?" For about every sportbike I've ever had, it seems that the maximum pressure listed on the tire was 36 psi front and 42 psi rear. Because of this, my...

Dustin, I keep having to re-login every time I try to edit my response. Gieven that grip is so important when sport riding, I'm kind of scared to be experimenting too much with the tire pressure. I'm just not sure whether I should be using the recommended pressure even though that seems a...

Hey Dustin--thanks for such a quick reply. The tires are the stock tires on this bike (not sure what they are offhand). I'm just curious if I should be experimenting with different lower-than-maximum recommended pressures as my buddies and I used to do with vrarious sportbikes we used to owned...

What is the best tire pressure to run on my 2009 FZ1? I mainly use it for sport riding on some pretty twisty roads. The recommended tire pressure according to the owner's manual is 36 psi front and 42 psi rear so maybe that's what I should use. However on other sportbikes I've had in the...

I have a 2009 FZ1 that came from the dealer with a fairing already on the bike, and I am not sure how to take it off to do the oil change. I would certainly appreciate any help that anyone could give.

I know the FZ1 is a naked bike, but mine is a shy naked bike as it came from the dealer with side fairings already on it. Could anyone help in how to remove the fairing to do an oil change or point me to a link that would show me how to do it? Any help would be appreciated.

CrazyBiker, Thanks for putting my mind at ease. :cheers: After just buying a 2009 FZ1, that kind of scared me.

Problem/s with 2009 FZ1? Is there something wrong with the 2009 FZ1? I'm no which are great bikesst sure what he means in his quote "Yamaha had a terrible 2009 whit a 98% -!!!" Aren't the 2009's pretty much the same as the 2006's (which are great bikes as far as i know)? If anyone could...

Yes! Dustin, A huge thanks to you! This is really helpful. How did you even know where to go? I tried multple intrnet searches to no avail. I just figured that someone would know from doing their own oil changes and from the hex oil filter wrench they use. I guess this would be...

Hello? Does anybody out there know the oil filter size (i.e. 67 mm, 68 mm, etc.) for a 2009 FZ1?

Hi All. i just bought a practically brand new 2009 FZ1; this is my first post. Does anyone know what size the oil filter is? I would like to get one of those oil filter cap wrenches that fits over the end of the filter, but I'm not sure what size I need.