sdguero
New Member
Hey FZ1 owners,
I have been eye balling FZ1s (and the VFR1200...) as my next bike for ~5 years, but haven't found one at the right price when I had cash in hand. I saw this one pop up on Craigslist, and am going to look at it this weekend:
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/mcy/d/san-diego-2012-yamaha-fz1-cheap/6779308017.html
I don't like the storm trooper paint scheme but consider that pretty minor. I'd be using the bike solely for commuting around 5,000 miles a year. I currently ride a 2001 Katana 750, (I love this bike but it's getting long in the tooth at 17 years old with 35k miles), so this FZ1 would be a big upgrade for me. I nearly bought a VFR1200 a few months ago but got some great advice in the VFR forums that changed my mind about it so I figured it would be good practice to ask this community for advice.
Any tips of things to look for on this bike?
Looks like it needs tires, and might have been kept outside...
Thanks!
SD Guero
I have been eye balling FZ1s (and the VFR1200...) as my next bike for ~5 years, but haven't found one at the right price when I had cash in hand. I saw this one pop up on Craigslist, and am going to look at it this weekend:
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/mcy/d/san-diego-2012-yamaha-fz1-cheap/6779308017.html
I don't like the storm trooper paint scheme but consider that pretty minor. I'd be using the bike solely for commuting around 5,000 miles a year. I currently ride a 2001 Katana 750, (I love this bike but it's getting long in the tooth at 17 years old with 35k miles), so this FZ1 would be a big upgrade for me. I nearly bought a VFR1200 a few months ago but got some great advice in the VFR forums that changed my mind about it so I figured it would be good practice to ask this community for advice.
Any tips of things to look for on this bike?
Looks like it needs tires, and might have been kept outside...
Thanks!
SD Guero
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