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    FZ1 at the dragstrip

    Another try at this in 2021. 11.05 131 mph 60 ft times are still awful. If I took my BEST 60 foot time and glommed in into my 11.05 run I would have been around 10.85. But if's and but's aren't worth much...
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    FZ1 at the dragstrip

    My local strip sez that under 12 seconds and you need a "tether/kill switch" so if you come off the bike, it stops the motor from running. I drilled a TINY hole in the lower part of the stock kill switch. Equally tiny sheet metal screw and washer attached a 1/2" wide strip of velcro 3" long...
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    FZ1 at the dragstrip

    This line of chatter has probably been over and over nearly as much as tires and oil.... But here are the results of my best run at the local 1/4 mile dragstrip. I have road raced smaller bikes for many years but always sucked at the starts. Nothing has changed! And launching a liter bike...
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    Gen3 "Seat Concepts" report

    OK... Did this seat swap last year so the details are now a bit sketchy. I have a really good memory, it's just short. In a nutshell, I did not care for the stock FZ1 ('14) seat. It seemed I could ride for 100 miles, with little discomfort. Then the next stint was 75, then 50 then dang...
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    New to me, 2014 FZ1

    ballmead Thanks for the input! I've poked around a bit looking for manuals. Nothing easily found yet. I also have a Suzuki SV and some guy on that forum had links to all the manuals for every model... I see in your tag that your bike has a Penske Rear shock. I have a Penske on the SV and...
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    New to me, 2014 FZ1

    FZ1riderNY Thanks for the reply. The "RED KEY ISSUE" is something I read about in an owners manual I found online. It never mentioned the year of the bike it was referencing, so I'm not sure it even applies to my 2014. First thing in the manual was a write up on the "Chipped key" . All the...
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    New to me, 2014 FZ1

    Hello all! Just picked up a 2014 FZ1 with 3100 miles. I'm in Indiana, USA. so the riding season is a few months away. It came with a Delkevic slip on, Tail clean up kit, and LED turn signals. Other than that it seems stock but how do I know????? No tool kit or owners manual. Had a...
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