Fz1 Ownership Thread

[The Bad Wolf]

From what I have heard, Yamaha have all (almost) their BIG bikes at the Surajpur plant. These are for the Management Group, & they can pick ANY BIKE AT ANY TIME for a spin.
The presence of these machines at the warehouse is not to be taken as a possibility of them being launched, as these are only for recreation of the management at Yamaha India.

Damn! Time to jazz up my resume.

[johnnyblaze]

I am not sure about getting my resume in!!! but i surely know the road which leads to the warehouse and also the place where the bikes and keys are stored.

The Best thing I can come up with is something like a Italian Job or Bank Job.....or rather the YAMAHA JOB

[captain koli]

wish cbr600rr abs come's to india in 2011

well i dont care for r6 but cbr600rr abs is no1 on my list rite now if the rumor's are true then i will wait for the bike or else it cbr1000rr abs for me

[diehard]

Dirtyyyyyyyyyyyy !!!

Aeeeeeeeeeee bike is dirty first rains and i got caught rite in the middle of it now ill spend first half of sunday to get it back to spick and span shiny !

Tip : Dont ride in the rain cleaning the bike is craaaazyyyyyy !

[xionite]

haha... black tends to end up looking dirtier too.

make sure you don't use a cloth.

light pressure wash only.

[diehard]

haha... black tends to end up looking dirtier too.

make sure you don't use a cloth.

light pressure wash only.

light wash only when the engine is completely cooled down rite ?? also can i use the cloth to clean the rims and underpart of the bike ??

What about Wax polish ??

[xionite]

light wash only when the engine is completely cooled down rite ?? also can i use the cloth to clean the rims and underpart of the bike ??

yup. only use a cloth once you've sprayed away all the dirt n grime.

use a micro-fibre cloth which will keep the gloss glossy.

use a separate cloth for painted parts & non-painted parts.

What about Wax polish ??

is useful in the monsoon.

water drops will just slide off painted parts.

don't let any get on your seat.

[diehard]

ome more Pics

is useful in the monsoon.

water drops will just slide off painted parts.

don't let any get on your seat.

yea i dont wanna be sliding off !:P
















Need some inputs i need frame sliders for the bike wanted to know:

1) Where do you put the sliders ???? @niks and other owner a picture discription of the location should be helpful !


2) how much do they cost??

[niks_devil666]

@ankit : I have seen someone put the sliders here ...... Will they be helpful in any case?

[jvh]

@Niks - Don't know where or how the silders are installed on the FZ1 but believe me they are definitely useful. Of course, in a bad crash, they are as good as useless but at slow speed imbalance or during silly tip overs, they are extremely useful.

Ex 1 - During my recent official trip, I rented a Honda CB 600F. The dealer is around 60kms from my hotel. Had no issues riding all the way up to the hotel but while parking in the hotel garage, I made a right turn on a slope at slow speed and couldn't control the bike. In fact, I could not anticipate the stopping distance and suddenly the bike was at angle and tipped over at the right. The bike had frame sliders installed thus saving my pocket. Had there been no sliders, the tank for sure would have atleast scratched.

Ex 2 - I was at the Ducati showroom yesterday and saw a Hypermotard for repairs. The owner had a bad fall and you know how? At stand still, his jeans were caught in the foot peg and quite unaware when he tried to balance with his left leg, the bike leaned towards the left and fell over. This did not have the sliders and the damages you can imagine.

I guess about 6K verses excess of over 50K

[harishks01]

@diehard:: cool pics the knight and its steed

@jvh: i totally agree with u. high speed crash its not going to help the bike but small unexpected falls, the frame sliders can avert major expense.

[diehard]

@ankit : I have seen someone put the sliders here ...... Will they be helpful in any case?

@Niks - Don't know where or how the silders are installed on the FZ1 but believe me they are definitely useful. Of course, in a bad crash, they are as good as useless but at slow speed imbalance or during silly tip overs, they are extremely useful.

Ex 1 - During my recent official trip, I rented a Honda CB 600F. The dealer is around 60kms from my hotel. Had no issues riding all the way up to the hotel but while parking in the hotel garage, I made a right turn on a slope at slow speed and couldn't control the bike. In fact, I could not anticipate the stopping distance and suddenly the bike was at angle and tipped over at the right. The bike had frame sliders installed thus saving my pocket. Had there been no sliders, the tank for sure would have atleast scratched.

Ex 2 - I was at the Ducati showroom yesterday and saw a Hypermotard for repairs. The owner had a bad fall and you know how? At stand still, his jeans were caught in the foot peg and quite unaware when he tried to balance with his left leg, the bike leaned towards the left and fell over. This did not have the sliders and the damages you can imagine.

I guess about 6K verses excess of over 50K

@diehard:: cool pics the knight and its steed

@jvh: i totally agree with u. high speed crash its not going to help the bike but small unexpected falls, the frame sliders can avert major expense.

JVH gave the best example ever and i know where to put the sliders will update with a pic soon. the sliders i a must have for these bikes forget about high speed crashes atleast they provide support for small falls

Checked with performance racing (mumbai) the sliders are available for 5k but will get more updates tomo whether they have sliders for fz or not

[jvh]

@diehard - glad to be of help. Congrats on your FZ1 and ride safe. I very nearly picked one myself

[johnnyblaze]

Ninja 650???

Bajaj launching Kawasaki Ninja 650???!!!!! Bajaj Ninja website as of date says 2 days to go.

Taking from the above, I guess Yamaha and Honda have their own plans for R6 and CBR600 too.

Also, Ducati has closed the showroom in Gurgaon(Delhi-NCR) which has been renovated now for Hyosung Motors. Ducati is sadly not accepting any further bookings, even for the future orders. Wonder what's gonna happen to the existing customers


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[xionite]

^^ welcome!