moniker
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Hey all,
A few weeks ago I bought an 07 FZ1 after selling my 07 kawaski zx6r.
The previous owner told me about this forum and I've already been lurking and have found a lot of useful info - so thanks for that!
Anyway, thought I would introduce myself and the bike. When I bought her, the previous owner had upgraded to a Beowulf exhaust, stainless steel brake lines and a PCIII.
I loved the ride of the bike, but thought it was kind of ugly - in my opinion, a bike should either have full fairings or be fully naked. The whole partial fairing thing turned me off. So I decided the first thing I would do is go faired or naked. According to my yamaha dealer, the OEM naked headlight assembly would have cost $1300, whereas the OEM fairings were only $600.
So I sprung for the fairings. I also ordered some decals and a ZG shorty windscreen and for now am done modding - just to let the wallet recuperate a bit.
So far I'm loving the bike! As I mentioned, my last bike was a 600cc super sport (kawi ninja zx6r). That was an incredible work of design and engineering, but was super ridiculous and inefficient for a daily driver/commuter (my primary use for a bike). But now with the FZ1 I have SS like performace with what I consider a very comfy ride.
In the pics below you'll see what the bike looked like when I bought it and what it looks like now - hope you enjoy!
Oh, and sorry for the quality of pics - they were all taken with my iphone
Before:
IMG_0396 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
After:
IMG_0420 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
IMG_0422 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
IMG_0423 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
IMG_0426 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
IMG_0430 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
A few weeks ago I bought an 07 FZ1 after selling my 07 kawaski zx6r.
The previous owner told me about this forum and I've already been lurking and have found a lot of useful info - so thanks for that!
Anyway, thought I would introduce myself and the bike. When I bought her, the previous owner had upgraded to a Beowulf exhaust, stainless steel brake lines and a PCIII.
I loved the ride of the bike, but thought it was kind of ugly - in my opinion, a bike should either have full fairings or be fully naked. The whole partial fairing thing turned me off. So I decided the first thing I would do is go faired or naked. According to my yamaha dealer, the OEM naked headlight assembly would have cost $1300, whereas the OEM fairings were only $600.
So I sprung for the fairings. I also ordered some decals and a ZG shorty windscreen and for now am done modding - just to let the wallet recuperate a bit.
So far I'm loving the bike! As I mentioned, my last bike was a 600cc super sport (kawi ninja zx6r). That was an incredible work of design and engineering, but was super ridiculous and inefficient for a daily driver/commuter (my primary use for a bike). But now with the FZ1 I have SS like performace with what I consider a very comfy ride.
In the pics below you'll see what the bike looked like when I bought it and what it looks like now - hope you enjoy!
Oh, and sorry for the quality of pics - they were all taken with my iphone
Before:
IMG_0396 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
After:
IMG_0420 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
IMG_0422 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
IMG_0423 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
IMG_0426 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
IMG_0430 by hypersquirell, on Flickr
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