Faults:

Nothing so far... but I just got it...

General Comments:

Wanted to share some thoughts on my newly purchased used 2001 Yamaha FZ-1 motorcycle... saw it on craigslist for 2999.00, which was a little more than I wanted to spend... tried to negotiate with the gentleman, but he only went down to 2800.00... actually wanted to spend about 2300.00 on a older bike... but read a lot of reviews on bikes, and most reviews had this bike as reliable, which was my number one concern..

Since I keep my bikes a long time... last bike owned was a 1982 Nighthawk 750 Honda... that took a dive due to my and other owners neglect... I am an older rider and don't really want to race around... so if you keep it below 7000rpm, it's very easy to ride... the few times I took it over 7000rpm, it tries to take off on you, which I am not ready for yet...

The last owner didn't drive it much, and sat in his garage for the last four years or the time he had it..... he was the second owner... and bought it in 2005 from he first owner, who bought it in 2001 at Berts Motorcycle Mall in Southern California... he had the original sticker for it from Berts, and the price was 8499.00 plus fees...

The bike was very dirty, and I spent a lot of time cleaning it up... also buffing out the paint and waxing it... it had a lot of scratches on it... bought some black touch up paint to deal with 5-7 heavy scratches on the bike...

Some of the things I didn't like on the bike.. was one of the past owners or both... had changed the front handlebars to a lower set and took off the rear blinkers/license plate owner.. not sure why they did this... but I will have to deal with it later, since I spent more than I wanted to, and it cleaned me out of my funny money stash I keep for fun and entertainment...

Overall the bike drives very nice and smooth... doesn't like a lot of choke, and I will have to look into that.. to see if that's correct...

Shifting is smooth also... will post future comments as I get to know the bike better...

Faults:

None.

General Comments:

This is not a naked R1, BUT, it is an awesome motorcycle. Handles great with an engine that is very ready and very willing. There is not a sportbike out there that can run away from you; you can chew up the big bore twins like the Aprilia or Ducati if you keep it in its powerband; remember this engine is rev happy. Brakes are the same as the R1, awesome.

It is a little heavy, and not as readily flickable as a dedicated sportbike, but once you know this, it is very capable.

This bike tied the BMW 1200 GS as the best all-around street bike!!