Recent content by r1guy88

i tried cruising at 31mph in 4th gear, it ruins the braking performance of the bike because the lack of assistance from engine braking..

cruising in 1st !.. that can't be good for the engine.. although I enjoy cruising in 2nd gear (less gear changing, sweet engine note, better braking), the temperature of the engine is really high (96 degrees and jumps to 104 at traffic stops). which brings me to a question for the veteran...

what gear does everyone cruise at when going 50kph, for me its 2nd gear at 3500rpm and when overtaking I change into 3rd gear.

The 09 ninja 250r has an excellent clutch, it may just be because its a 250 and I haven't had the chance to ride a zx10r or a z1000 but my guess is they will have excellent clutches also. But clutch aside the FZ1 is a great motorcycle with the pro's significantly outweighing the con's.

Not all 250's have good clutches, one example is the 07 Hyosung GT250R; the clutch on that was like :waiting: lol..

Intriguing. :+1:

I can only compare bikes that i've owned -_- lol. I take it that clutch shifting on a 4 cyl litre bike is considerably slower than a 250 or that maybe kawasaki bikes have better clutches? :confused0024:

Kawasaki Ninja 250R Clutch: smooth, seamless & instant engagement, just dump the clutch lever and the power is already connected to the wheel. FZ1: vague feel when connecting the power to the engine, slow engagement time, letting out the clutch when the revs are under 2500rpm results in a...

great info guys, thanks.

"Lo" is the temperature reading that shows up as soon as you start the bike up (if you haven't ridden it before hand). This reading disappears after the engine has warmed up past 39 degrees celcius. My question is will I damage the engine riding it **conservatively; ie. not revving it to 12g...

Hi all, I'm a new FZ1 rider with 550km's on the odometer, I would like to know if riding the FZ1 with a cold engine *Lo on the temp meter* cause damage to its engine (basically ride straight after the dashboard does its self check). Currently I wait for the engine temperature to read 50 degrees...

has anyone tried this?, how would you know if the clutch was slipping? im curious about this because i too have a problem shifting from 1st to 2nd also.

does anyone know which exhaust gives the fz1 the loudest and most bassy exhaust note?.

Hi all, I have an 07 FZ-1S with 180 miles on it, My area has a lot of traffic stops; as a result my temperature is usually reading between 98 degrees to 106 degrees and always stays between that, is this an acceptable temperature operating range or is the bike overheating?