Recent content by mxw1090

Never too hot to ride... 112 degrees in Phoenix today. White mesh Joe Rocket Cleo Jacket and a cooling vest. Only problem is the cooling vest dries out in about 15 minutes at this temp. Prefer the heat to the rain.

I park in the shade most of the time. The hot tank is when I'm riding. It cools when it's not running. I thought about a tank wrap. I don't really like the look of them but thought for the summer time I could put one on with maybe some insulation under it. when the the temp is under 90 I...

Just realized I do not have any pictures of the bike. Will take some tomorrow and post them up. RI Grinch. A great bike for your wife to start with would be the Ninja 650. It actually has a seat height 1 inch lower than the FZ1. They make a 2" lowering link that is real easy to install...

I'm taking my FZ1 on it's first long trip and thought I'd see if anyone has some ideas an route's to take on my return trip. I'm leaving Arizona in early July and heading to the NW corner of Washington state. It's about 1600 miles one way. My trip there has to be pretty direct, I need to...

Hi, adding a bunch of posts to the board so I thought I would post here too. New FZ1 woman rider from AZ. Not new to riding just the FZ is new. Started riding street bikes about 30 years ago and dirt bikes aoubt 10 years before that. My first bike was a Yamaha mini enduro. It was great the...

Just wanted to check if this is normal for an FZ1 and if anyone has some ideas on how to resolve it. I picked up a new 2011 FZ1 a couple months ago. I love the bike but there is one thing that is bothering me. The fuel tank gets very hot. I didn't notice it at first, but once the daytime...

Hi from AZ. Just picked up a 2011 FZ1 a couple months ago. I really love this bike. I had a Ninja 650 and wanted something with more power. Sport touring is my favorite style of riding and being very short limits what I can ride. I have a 25" inseam. In 30 years of riding I've always had...