2008 Yamaha FZ1, Old But New... My Review
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2022
- Hey guys, I pick up a new but old FZ1... 2008... 1700 miles. A fun bike, with a rev happy engine. It's going to be a fun summer next year. The GS and FZ1 should get along well.
"The weather isnt good, its like being in the UK."...yep can confirm 💯 the weather over here in the UK is terrible! 🤣🤣. I have a Suzuki SV650S at the minute, but I'm hoping to upgrade to a FZ1 thus year. 🤞👍
That's what I hear. I sold that FZ1, but I did buy another, its that good of a bike. ua-cam.com/video/VvRlb35of4c/v-deo.htmlsi=KpQNXA7XPJnUl38g
Hey there, I owned a 2008 FZ1-S (exact color scheme) and it was a beast. I SCREWED UP and sold it And have regretted it since. I'm on the trail for another one to make into a canyon carver superbike since they are light and handle so well. With a little suspension help and Pirelli Super Corsa II's tires, they are venerable opponents. If you don't like the color of the mirrors, lightly sand them, masking tape them off and spray paint them black. Take your time with very light coats of paint and its easy, and less expensive than buying new.
Thanks, but I already bought new ones... mirrors get too much wind blast, it wouldn't be long before they got beat up. I'm loving the FZ, I just need to up my skill level to match the bikes full potential.
I sold my 2012 two years ago and like you regretted it. Well I got the chance to buy it back so I did. The guy I sold it to did nothing to it and only rode it 140 miles. It will never leave my hands again.
Red is beautiful. I remember the first time I stayed on it past 7 grand. Scared the crap out of me. Warp drive captain.
Thats how I felt, I don't have this red one anymore, but I do have a 2014 white one.... ua-cam.com/users/clipUgkxpAtZ0SEhJMMgdzmteuXmyv0DmGZSKkkj?si=btsT4c8TKhUkUK94
Bro, looks awesome. I got the same one but with the original fairing
Great bike, !I love it
That is one cool bike my friend. Enjoy!
Thx !
G'day Ken. You have me at a loss for words, but I shall try. BLOODY AWESOME brother! perfect companion for the GS that's for sure. FZ= pure fun, GS= pure riding. Great looking bike for it's age, and the motor hasn't even started to loosen up yet! Love the Delkevic can you fitted and I can certainly attest to their performance and overall quality. I have just fitted a set of 13" round carbon fibre cans to my fjr and it now sounds as it should. I will make a prediction that you will have a bucket load of fun on the FZ brother, and maybe in the future we will see you in full leathers with knee sliders? 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍. Have fun brother.
Hey Andy, we are now Yamaha brothers. I bet the new slip ons sound great. Like I said many times, the FJR is a cool bike and if I tested one I might be on it now. Ha, full leathers and knee sliders... I don't know about that, but it would be fun to take it to the track.
Love that sound. I bet it growls on the interstate
I LIKE IT!!! I've had two Yamahas....my high school transportation, a '76 XS500; and my first bike after a 12-year break, an '86 FZX700 Fazer. This FZ1 has more horsepower than both of those combined.....LOL You're going to have a lot of fun with this thing!!
Its a cool bike, I just put a quick shifter in today... man when this thing gets to 12, 000 rpm and you click it into the next gear the front wheel pops up. You got hold on... it pulls hard from 10,000 to 12,000 rpm. It gets my adrenaline flowing... what a rush. Those are some cool bikes, I think I should have went the bike route when I was a kid rather than the race route.
@@Yo-Ken I'm gonna disagree with you on the last part. Pretty sure you've had A LOT more fun with the drag racing than you could have had with bikes!!!
@@twobikesandadrone Yeah... you're right, but bikes come in a close 2nd.
The video quality is very good, people don't realize that bright sunny days are not ideal for recording video because of the glare , shadows and overexposure.
Great looking bike, I'm looking at one in Madison Wisconsin. I wish I had more experience on a bike, those bikes look insane. Lol
Thanks, yeah the FZ1 is a fast bike, you just have to respect it.
I had the FZ8. It was a 2011 model which suffered from a flat spot in the fuelling. Not a real issue, the engine however was absolutely awesome.and id have another
I thought you said it didn't have a quick shifter, but I watched you upshift without the clutch!
Anyway, congrats on a great purchase! Nice ride!
Thsnks.... I have since installed a quick shifter, but in this video It was not installed. It's not hard to rev match and shift without using the clutch. Having the quick shifter just makes it more fun.
im a fz1 lover too
Have a 2003 FZ1 with 24k miles.
It’s a great Swiss Army Knife on the streets and Interstates. Living on the frontal range in Colorado, I ride mine primarily through the mountains/canyons/twisties. Love it.
It scratches the itch. I have two other bikes; a dual sport set up for off road, and a huge cruiser for everything else.
Agreed, its does scratch the itch... unfortunately I sold mine, I do miss it.
@@Yo-Ken ah man! Sorry you did. The good news is that there are a fair amount of these out there being offered by other guys that don’t know what they have. Don’t be afraid of the older ones with carbs, they’re fantastic!
95 in 2nd; Jeez H! Any even mildly sporty machine over 900 cc under 20 years old is a real adrenaline blast on the public highway. Can't quite imagine what exactly's gained on an S1000 or SD1290 etc.
Your FZ1 looks like a fantastic practical and fun machine.
Thanks, yeah its crazy how much power bikes make today.
Wish mines would start that quick
Nice review man, I'm really not sure to get one of these of spend 3 grand more on a z900 which is way newer
Thanks... it is a blast to ride. That's a tough call. The Z does not have the same power... but FZ's power comes very high in the rpm band. From 0 to 100mph, the Z will feel just as quick. With the FZ, it's old school... no traction control, abs, gear indicator... just fuel injection. There is one major issue with the FZ. At one point, you will have to upgrade the stator rotor. If you do it yourself, it's about $250. A shop will charge 500 plus. I don't think I would have purchased it if it did not look as good as it did. With only 1700 miles, it was like new, but even then, there can be issues... its still an old bike.
My suggestion... go for the Z, great bike and great price.
Sorry to say it's not a delvic exhaust, it's a fake cheap exhaust, I buy em myself cause I notice no difference at half the price!
Love the bike, love the review
Thanks on the review... are you talking about the slip on from Lextek or the complete system. The headers and mid pipe are Delkevic. As I said, I replaced the Delkevic slip on, I just didn't like how long it was. The Lextek is a quality slip on, very happy with it.
@@Yo-Ken aw k didn't understand 😁🙏
1700 miles! I hope that’s a slip of the tongue and has at least 17,000 ,otherwise I’m gonna cry at the slightly bruised 09 I just bought with 29,000
Yeah same here about the naked look being the shit…half the reason I pulled trigger on mine was it had no fairing already … they’re like two different bikes looks wise ….that fairing while on some it looks ok , most of the time I can’t stand the look…especially on lighter colored ones or first gen’s for some reason …but all naked fz1’s look awesome imo.
Let me know what mirrors you get cause pretty sure I need to replace mine …. Haven’t ridden it yet here in nort east USA it’s stored for winter
It now has 2000 miles, but yes it had exactly 1770 miles when I bought a few months ago. I was looking at a S1000r, and was not sure I wanted to by another $20,000 bike. This was the service mangers bike, and it was all the way in the back of the showroom. It's in amazing condition, but it did have a few issues from sitting so long.
@@vicpnut1 I'm not a big fan of the fairing on the FZ1, if it did not have the naked conversion I would have probably not bought it. With out the fairing it has the cool street fight look.
Hey I'm kind of a bike noob but are you sometimes upshifting without the clutch? You just turn the throttle off while you do it? Is that all good for the transmission?
Just a blip of the throttle, and it shifts just fine. It takes a little practices, but once you get it... you never forget. I since installed a quick shifter, no need to twist the throttle.
That thing is badass…congrats on the purchase and the deal. That kinda looks like Jordan Lake. I grew up in Chapel Hill. Been a while though…question, what kind of riding pants are those? How do you like them? Fit?
That was at Buckhorn Lake... I have been to Jordan Lake many times. I no longer have the 08 FZ1, but I just picked up a 14 FZ1. The riding paints are from NBT, very comfy, and stretch fit. Not the best protection even with the Kevlar. I'm going to switch to the Revet Moto 2, much better protection and still comfy.
@@Yo-Ken great thanks, I’ll check em out. Have had an 09’ FZ1 since new. Set it up for long trips a while back. Love that bike. Enjoy!
If your 14’ is in the shape of that 08’, do another walk around.
@@cannedSardina ua-cam.com/video/nLRBJs2fBbM/v-deo.htmlsi=J6a5G9qgPITeI8Hh
Hi , so clean for her age, congrats she's still gorgeous, I got a 06 naked too, I'll make a vIdeo In spring time cheers ;)
Thanks, it was an amazing find. Looking forward to your video.
will the front wheel lift if you full throttle in second? in my test dive i was to scared to go past 6000 rpm lol
The front gets light, but does not lift if the bike is stock. Now if you are in 1st gear around 7500 rpm... the bike will go into a power wheelie. 7500-8000 is the sweet spot for this bike, whatever gear you are in, its a beast at that rpm.
I never understood why people buy a motorcycle and don’t ever ride it. And here I am riding 11 or 12k miles per year.
Agreed !
It probably has although well maintained.. like most bikes these days it may have had the mileage dialed way back just before sale
I have a 2009 FZ1 87k on it . Live new jersey I've been to Canada down to Tennessee to the tail of the dragon. Fz1s rip wind that thing up and your gone lmao. Best bike I've ever owned. I like it alot better then the jixer.
Wow, not sure I want to take long trips on the FS... my GS has spoiled me. No doubt, the FZ is a beast.. just had the ecu flashed. At 8000rpm it wants to throw me off the bike. Glad to hear you got those miles on it... im really loving the bike.
Have you changed the stator flywheel magnets?
You’ll never find any golds to match the wheels or the forks lol. Everything good is like orange. Same problem with my fz1 that’s identical
I changed to mirrors to black, the orange was to much for me.
@@Yo-Ken yeah I got some short CRG clutch and brake levers and they came that same orange you had on the mirrors. I’d change them but at a cost of $300 plus dollars. I’ll probably just live with it hahahha. Those mirrors are nice where’d you get those?
@@kokobeatz7222 The orange ones you see there are CRG... I replaced them with a set of black CRG's. If you want the orange ones, let me know, I will sell real cheap.
“Doesn’t have the low end power…”
Followed by:
“It’ll do 80mph in first gear.”
😂🔥🔥🔥👍
is the clutch of this bike suposed to be so stiff? mine is also very stiff since i got it i dont had the chance to test another fz1... i can say im a bodybuilder after lifting for 16 years but this clutch messes with my forearm...
When I got my 14 the clutch cable was adjusted too tight, after adjusting it was a lot more reasonable.
Its the nature of the FZ1. I put a longer arm where the cable attaches to actuate the clutch, this increases the leverage, it makes the clutch pull a much better experience. Just order one for a FZ8
@@Yo-Ken thanks will try!
Why Yamaha didn’t release the FZ1 without the fairings
Good question, wish I knew, I am not a fan of the FZ1 with the fairing
You should add the fairings of the radiator and try a MIVV Suono slip on😎
Please share the link to buy the retros.
I have one too but in black with golden rims and MIVV Suono with the db killer out😀😀😀😀😀
I like the raw look, I took the baffle out since I made this video, sounds awesome. Not sure what you mean when you say 'retros".
Hi, could you please share your helmets model.
Shoie GT Air 2
@@Yo-Ken Thank You for Sharing!
Is it a wheelie monster?
No... its a R1 engine, but detuned. It makes around 150, the R1 made 180, Yamaha restricts power in the first 3 gears. From the research I have done... A reflash wakes the bike up big time, and if you change the sprockets its even faster... low 10's and then its a wheelie monster. The bike is a blast to ride.
@@Yo-Ken Jou must tune the ecu if you have this bike. the difference is amazing.
@@mrboostification I recently had the ecu flashed... its a beast!