And prolly a whole lot cheaper. RetroGrouch Well-known member Site Supporter. You can easily get another couple of seasons, even more. Getting your valves checked doesn't necessarily mean they need adjustment, the clearances could still be within spec.
Keep it. Spend a few bucks! I'll give her a good home. RockerGuy Banned Site Supporter. Run it to the ground. Same goes for chain and sprockets and if you have some handy friends with tools that's something you should be able to have installed for a few beers. Click to expand I think it depends if your going on long rides which I'm thinking you are with that kinda km maybe trade it in for something fresher.
If no long distance rides like down south just fix it maybe put a grand in to it and ride it a few more years! If you're hiring other people to do your mechanical work I don't think it's cost effective to go forward with this high mileage machine. It's served you well and owes you nothing. You seem to really enjoy riding and far.
Do you need the mild stress of riding a time bomb far from home in the middle of summer? I'd be scouting around for potential replacements asap. If you fix known issues your riding a known quantity, by a new to you bike and what are you starting with. Does your dealer have an option for you as they proposed the thoughts of not fixing.
Just post a pic of yourself riding it in a bikini. Your inbox will be full in no time. Befriend one of those bastards. You get your bike fixed for free. Have him shine your boots while he's at it. If you worry about it breaking mechanically while on tour - Replace it or get it fixed as much as you could. But as long as it rides I'll keep it and get another bike to ride when this one is in the shop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk.
Riceburner Well-known member. I'd say do the maintenance and keep it going. Total miles on bikes?? Mine's barely broken in I've got 32, on my NJFZ1 Moderator. Just barely over miles on my '06, but I bought it used this Spring. Rained a lot here in the Northeast in June so there wasn't much riding to be had. When I got rid of my Katana, I had put 50, on it I put 17, on the FZ the first year I had it Damn Yankee New Member.
Have Lonerider59 New Member. That's called getting the most MPG out of your pistons. Polestar New Member. Not too many miles. I've owned the bike 2 mnths. FZ1inTX Adminstrator. Just rolled miles and I got the FZ1 on June 6th, Plus the engine is really bulletproof so it should last a very long […]. Those are a few of the reasons I still have my FZ1. Other than location of oil filter and you are right about that being in a hard to reach location but doable.
Mine gets about mpg and can go Corbin saddle took care of the stock seat. At k now and still going. Hi denise you are simply amazing woman , you have ridden k miles on fz1 , great feat of energy in you , i am also a long distance tourer but still now i used yamaha single and honda single and fours for trip , now i am buying fazer blue just like yours , 23k miles on it now , can you please guide some maintainace tips like about carb cleaning balancing , service like that , another important thing is TPS sensor is still working or have you ever replaced it on your fazer ,and wat about exup service please guide me , i am going on a long trip so …please guide me and do you any FB page.
This gal has over , on here on the original engine etc. Veni,Vidi, Ridi. Suggested Motorcycle […]. Any updates? Still riding? Change bikes?
My FZ1 has 61k on it and still going strong. Glad to see these bikes hold up to some miles. Colorado Springs coming up in June for a few days and have already done a couple of Arkansas weekends.
I ride when I can. Any way just wanted to say Hi and see how your bikes doing. God bless, Michael. Hi Michael, I just turned over , miles yesterday coming home from a Ride to Eat Nope my stator has never been changed. I know a lot have had that issue too. Only issue I have is that it burns a little oil. I need to stop worrying about the stator.
When living in Texas I averaged 30, miles a year on my FZ1s, now being in northern Minnesota not quite that much. Take care and keep on riding. So at , miles I had to leave it at the shop for a week while they got a stator in and replaced it. Battery was somewhere around 5 years old so the drain on it when the stator went did it in too so I have a new one of those too. Sitting at , miles now. I am amazed at this story, how cool. I have an FZ1 with 53, miles on it and I thought I was pushing the envelope.
The shop told me at 39, that the valves did not need adjustment. Nice, this is not the story of my Italian bike owner friends. I will have to adjust the valves at 10, miles. Go Yamaha! Hi Grant, 53, is just barely broke in This is one of the many things I love about this bike is the dependability of it and the distance between valve checks and adjustments.
I ended this year with , miles which means I had 13, miles for this year. Have a save and Happy New Year. I am from Turkey, I have a FZ1 caferacer! Hi Sky, Yes still going strong. Hi Denise My 04 is at , miles. At so many miles I worry about something major breaking and being bike less our short summer up north here, which would be horrible for me.
But I remind myself of your bike, which helps me to sleep better at night. So I thank you and your incredible bike, I should have many miles to go. Any way just wanted to say hi, and be sure to let us know when you get to , God bless you Denise, Michael.
Hi Michael, If you take care of it and do your regular maintenance they just keep going and going and going. I was gone on a jaunt to Eastern Tennessee and Virginia but ended up going with a friend that wanted to trailer at the last minute so I only managed about miles on this trip instead of the miles that I had planned but good company and lots of fun too.
You are right a nice mile day or even just a mile afternoon can sure clean out the cobwebs. Take care Denise aka fz1grl. But the more I read about this 1st gen FZ1, the surer I become. Your blog here just about sealed it.
Question for you or any seasoned riders who might see this, though. As a new rider, would there be any reason to go with a smaller sport bike such as these over the FZ1? No long trips. The FZ1 is a great bike and if you can control your throttle hand and testosterone no offense it could be a great bike but you have to respect it as it is a powerful bike too. Not as familiar with them but there seem to be quit a few of them around a few years newer and for about the same prices.
My friend has that one along with an RC51 and a bunch of other bikes and seems to ride it a lot. Either would work for a guy your size. I grew up on dirt bikes but took off 20 years and then got back into them as my page says and still took the MSF beginner course even though I had my license and showed up on a Nighthawk — kind of freaked out the rest of the class but still fun.
I hope to have k by sometime next year. Your email address will not be published. A WordPress theme by Ravi Varma. About Blog. They came out and started taking pictures. When I went inside I found they had been waiting for me. Denise aka fz1grl …. February 27, at pm. February 28, at am. Agustin Rodriguez says:. July 22, at am. August 25, at am. Sky says:. May 11, at am.
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