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    Wanting to buy front fairing/cowl

    Where are you located?
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    Show us your fz.

    Mine on the move.
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    Air Filters in 2020

    I just use the replacement stock filter from Yamaha. There are too many screws to remove to check the washable filters, then you need to clean them and reoil the filter which takes a couple days to do right.
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    How off is the Stock speedometer and what have I done with a 16T front?

    My 2012 had a similar discrepancy of 8% off. Fixed it with an RDR speed healer.
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    Chain and. Sprocket

    Check out Sportbikegear for a chain/sprocket set. I have about 10K miles on the one I bought and only had to adjust the slack 5 or 6 times. It's a RK/Driven set.
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    How many miles on your fz1??

    Just hit 40,000 miles on my 2012.
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    YamahaFZ1OA

    Same result here.
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    2007 FZ1 Battery

    I went to Batteries + and bought the cheaper one of the two that came up for my 2012. It fit perfectly.
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    bought a clean 07 fz1

    At 5'10" the stock screen had way too much buffeting to ride on the highway. Tried a GIVI touring screen and no buffeting but very noisy. Tried a Chinese copy of a ZG DB and that was rather nice but still too much buffeting. Finally settled on a ZG Touring screen and very happy with it, no...
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    Possibly buying a 2014 FZ1. Is it worth it?

    THe difference between a HD and FZ1 is night and day. You'll experience good handling and acceleration. Also repairs and parts are priced reasonably. I recently rented a Street Glide in Los Angeles and made the mistake of taking it on Mulholand Hwy. Gawd was it a pig and I have never scraped...
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    FZ1 Riders Show us your baby!!

    Taming the Dragon
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    luggage suggestions

    You can get a tailbag that holds enough for a week and just strap it to the pillion seat and rear fender. I went the softbag route when I first got the FZ1 and realized that they; are not very large, won't hold a helmet, no locks, wobbles on bike, scuffs up the paint, isn't waterproof. Since...
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    New Member - '13 Fz1, any advise?

    I completely agree with jared p. If you want a superbike buy one but you will spend a fortune to make a FZ1 into one and it still will not be a superbike. I have a 2012 I bought in 2013 and it has 34,000 miles on it now. The only engine mod is a Vcyclenut flash that removed the first three...
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    Selecting a modular helmet....

    Either one is good if it fits well. I have been using Nolan 104 EVO for the past three years and it still is snug after 15,000 miles + of riding. The Shark is good if you want a helmet that feels and protects like a 3/4 helmet.
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    Air Filters - K&N - DNA - BMC

    All three shops I go to agree on paper. They all say the stock filter is better at catching finer dust than the oiled ones and they are easier to maintain, toss and replace. I live in Chicago and there is a lot of road/street destruction, I mean construction, so there is always dust to ride...
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    What did you do to your FZ today?

    Washed and waxed it. I forgot how good it looks.
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    Rearsets

    There is some adjustment but not a lot.
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    Rearsets

    I purchased Lextek rearsets from vcyclenut. They were inexpensive and did exactly what I wanted to give me a bit more room on the saddle. The boys are no longer mashed against the tank. Quality is good, need locktite blue to keep the parts together.
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    Michelin Road 5

    When you're over 65 it becomes wisdom.
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    Michelin Road 5

    Update: After several hundred miles I am sure that these outperform the previous PR4s hands down. Smooth and predictable with very good grip.
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