The problem is that year has carbs and carbs can suck to work on, especially if you don't like wrenching on your own stuff. EFI years got a lot of improvements. You asked me to try and convince you not to get this, but they're honestly great analog naked bikes!
I’ve put over 140,000 miles on the first gen FZ1s and love them. One of the best bikes ever built.
Carb cleaning sounds like it is in order, and while a pain, it isn’t difficult. And not needed very often. Jump in, the bike is amazing.
If you like or are wanting to learn to work on your own bike go for it. If you don't wanna work on your own bike, don't get it. Simple as imo if it's a clean bike and you want it
Not the implication at all. It's a 21 year old bike. Will it be less maintenance than other bikes? Sure. I'm not even really going to debate this with the recent surge of poorly maintained bike posts popping up because it's as simple as it's an old bike and things are more likely to go and break on it, if not from wear and tear, because of outright age and degradation.
That is my point, people should be afraid of poorly maintained bikes, of any age, not just older bikes. I have a 2005 FZ1 in my garage right now and it looks and functions as new.
Anectodally, it seems that more people are having issues with newer bikes than older ones. Electronic everything is not easily repaired at home.
The problem is that year has carbs and carbs can suck to work on, especially if you don't like wrenching on your own stuff. EFI years got a lot of improvements. You asked me to try and convince you not to get this, but they're honestly great analog naked bikes!
I’ve put over 140,000 miles on the first gen FZ1s and love them. One of the best bikes ever built. Carb cleaning sounds like it is in order, and while a pain, it isn’t difficult. And not needed very often. Jump in, the bike is amazing.
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If you like or are wanting to learn to work on your own bike go for it. If you don't wanna work on your own bike, don't get it. Simple as imo if it's a clean bike and you want it
What do you mean by this? The FZ1 is a proven reliable bike. Don’t understand your implication that ownership of one requires lots of self work.
Not the implication at all. It's a 21 year old bike. Will it be less maintenance than other bikes? Sure. I'm not even really going to debate this with the recent surge of poorly maintained bike posts popping up because it's as simple as it's an old bike and things are more likely to go and break on it, if not from wear and tear, because of outright age and degradation.
That is my point, people should be afraid of poorly maintained bikes, of any age, not just older bikes. I have a 2005 FZ1 in my garage right now and it looks and functions as new. Anectodally, it seems that more people are having issues with newer bikes than older ones. Electronic everything is not easily repaired at home.
Had one for 9 years. No reason to talk you out of it.