Yamaha FZ1 Reviews from United States of America

Except for maintenance items, this bike has been flawless and runs great. I only give it a "9" on most of the specs, as I also have a newer Yamaha R-1!

The FZ1 for sure, is my bike of choice when I go on trips.

Absolutely nothing has gone wrong.

This is my 8th motorcycle in 30 years, and by far the most pleasing and comfortable. At first it seemed too powerful, but I adjusted quickly and love it. It is extremely quick and I have hit 150 mph, at sea level, on the speedometer, and it felt very stable and confidence inspiring. This motorcycle is so intuitive it becomes a part of you. I get 44 - 48 mpg normal riding and 50 mpg on a long ride. The valves were checked at 31,000 miles and did not require adjustment, and I have never even sync d the carbs.

I feel the need to put lower foot pegs on it for more leg room. I am 6' and wear 32" inseams.

I installed a Laminar Lip over the stock windshield, and it makes a wonderful difference; absolutely no buffeting.

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

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...