Fz1 Ownership Thread

[moto_vasa]

Yep, thanx Nikhil . Have ridden one before in coimbatore. It was a FZ1s.

[airbase]

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Hi Nikhil, Congrats bro. The bike looks hot. specially the man machine combo with this one is great.

I have also booked the FZ1, and that too exactly on March 10th . It was gettin way delayed than expected.

And finally after a long wait, my machine has arrived. A few snaps of it.

COngrats Vasa! Scene is heating up in the naked category.

@Nikhil: Would it be too much to ask for a short audio film featuring the exhaust sound of the I4 engine. I am pretty sure, all of us would like that.

Abhi

[diehard]

@ niks : just wanted to know your fz1n is the 2011 edition ? also does it have an integrated gear indicator ?? What are the service intervals ?? and the oil grading to be used ??

Damn yamaha showroom brochures say the new FZ1n is on 50 ps !!! told them to change it ! and the dealer absolutely believed it tht it was 50 ps !! i had to show him the yamaha india website for the correct figure of 150ps !!

[kinshuk.arya]

@nikhil: yes, please upload a video with the revving sound....

[ken cool]

Been terribly busy. Hence am late to join the party. Good to see you riding such a machine!

Congratulations Nikhil, finally you took the plunge eh! Good going.

Shall soon follow (Hopefully)

You are sure? Aren't you forgetting something?

Sorry to bother again - Going by your riding experiences, am assuming the riding ergonomics are quite good... What is the seat height? And would it be comfortable for a rider of 5'7"

I am 169cms. That is like 5'6 or thereabouts. And I had no problems riding the FZ1. Loved it.

OT : Any particular reason why you didn't go for Bandit 1250, which I think is more practical, comapred to FZ1...( Its just my opinion )

What makes you say/feel that the Bandit is more practical than the FZ? Just the fairing?

Hey Nik are you from Pune? I'd love to join you on these night-rides, on my Husky 610 or my Monster RD. TC mate and ride safe.

Wow! You must be one of those rare handful of Indians who rides a Husqy!

Pretty sure that normal/unleaded petrol in India is not 91 octane.

We have been through this!

[niks_devil666]

@Nikhil: Would it be too much to ask for a short audio film featuring the exhaust sound of the I4 engine. I am pretty sure, all of us would like that.

@nikhil: yes, please upload a video with the revving sound....

I will do this when I take out the bike in the next cpl of days.

@ niks : just wanted to know your fz1n is the 2011 edition ? also does it have an integrated gear indicator ?? What are the service intervals ?? and the oil grading to be used ??

Damn yamaha showroom brochures say the new FZ1n is on 50 ps !!! told them to change it ! and the dealer absolutely believed it tht it was 50 ps !! i had to show him the yamaha india website for the correct figure of 150ps !!

Its 2011 model , there is no integrated gear indicator. First service is at 1000kms . After that it is 10000 kms. not sure which oil grading is to be used. The Manual said YamaLube I guess.

Been terribly busy. Hence am late to join the party. Good to see you riding such a machine!

Thanks

What makes you say/feel that the Bandit is more practical than the FZ? Just the fairing?

Thats the perception we have in India A grab rail and a fairing makes it a touring and a practical bike. I wonder when SBK's became practical in any sense ?

[n_aditya]

After that it is 10000 kms. not sure which oil grading is to be used. The Manual said YamaLube I guess.

Nikhil, I would advise you to go for Motul or something even better. Avoid Yamalube.

IIRC Yamalube is rebranded Motul yet the quality of oil is not very good as per my interactions with Yamaha owners.

[niks_devil666]

This is what the manual says -

Engine oil:
Recommended brand:
YAMALUBE
Type:
SAE 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-50, 15W-40,
20W-40 or 20W-50
Recommended engine oil grade:
API service SG type or higher, JASO
standard MA
Engine oil quantity:
Without oil filter cartridge replacement:
2.90 L (3.07 US qt, 2.55 Imp.qt)
With oil filter cartridge replacement:
3.10 L (3.28 US qt, 2.73 Imp.qt)

Now which one should I buy. I want to go in for the oil which is put by the Service center guys.

[n_aditya]

This is what the manual says...

Please see below. Hope it helps.





Quite a few Yamaha owners have mentioned that the engine is smoother and vibrations noticeably lesser when they switched to Motul from Yamalube.

You might want to check with your dealer if switching to Motul will affect your warranty in any way.

[Eshan-P180]

This is what the manual says -

Engine oil:
Recommended brand:
YAMALUBE
Type:
SAE 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-50, 15W-40,
20W-40 or 20W-50
Recommended engine oil grade:
API service SG type or higher, JASO
standard MA
Engine oil quantity:
Without oil filter cartridge replacement:
2.90 L (3.07 US qt, 2.55 Imp.qt)
With oil filter cartridge replacement:
3.10 L (3.28 US qt, 2.73 Imp.qt)

Now which one should I buy. I want to go in for the oil which is put by the Service center guys.

Niks try this if Motul is on your list!!!!

http://ew5.earlweb.com/recommendations.php?site=41&sector=2&category=25&subset=1019&modelyear=&vehicle=69034&ocidetails=1

Just go back one step and you can change the FZ 1 preference by year...i think urs is 2010 model so according all lubes detail is given...
PS- Check for drain period too which is given at left bottom side!!!!

[mav1234]

What makes you say/feel that the Bandit is more practical than the FZ? Just the fairing?

The older versions of FZ1 are supposedly kick-***. Everyone who has one loves the living crap out of it( as told by some of my friends in SUPERBIKE-MALAYSIA forum). The new version apparently isn't nearly as good. It's too revvy, and every single bike magazine on the planet has brought to light the horrible fueling glitch. Some say it's to the point that they can't believe Yamaha actually let the bike go into production with such a glaring (and dangerous) problem with it's Off-On sudden surge.
It also needs to be ridden much more aggressively to get the most out of it and it's revvier engine and more sporting chassis and seating.
Of course, I haven' ridden any of the above mention bikes, so you can only take my word for what I've read.

So I thought may be,just may be,Bandit was a bit ahead of FZ1 in terms of all these advantages, plus as what you have said, a little bit of fairing does no harm.....
Finally, It depends on what you want the bike to do. The FZ1 is lighter, faster and better handling. The Bandit would be better as a sport touring bike as far as i am concerned..

[niks_devil666]

Fueling glitch ? Can you please enlighten us.

(There has been hardly any change from 2008-2011 versions except for decals and paint job)

@Eshan - mine is a 2011 version

[Eshan-P180]

@Eshan - mine is a 2011 version[/QUOTE]

did you check the 11 version there which has been uploaded...

[niks_devil666]

@Eshan - mine is a 2011 version

did you check the 11 version there which has been uploaded...

where ? the link that u gave?

[mav1234]

Fueling glitch ? Can you please enlighten us.

(There has been hardly any change from 2008-2011 versions except for decals and paint job)

@Eshan - mine is a 2011 version

As far as i know and little help from Google Maharaj..

The FZ1 has a 4 second delay in off on throttle response over 4500 rpm. But some people hardly notice this on/off a race track.Some stores offers FCE $200 / 300 #s which fixes and restores 10 hp in midrange. FZ1 YAMAHA remapped EFI ECU eliminates "snatch" in properly tuned bikes. FCE STILL helps but is it worth it for what it does?, I am not sure as I dont have personal experience of owning this bike..... but just have some technical knowhow, as some of my friends were facing this issue in their older version of FZ1... You can see some forums for more details about this issue and some know how about it..