I've owned two 1st gen FZ1s. They are the best all around sport bike. They call it an old man's R1 for a reason-- A comfortable rocket.

I have an 02 FZ1 that I bought for $2800 with 9000 miles. I own several bikes but the FZ is by far the most fun of them all its definitely an old mans sport bike as Im 60 years old

Great video. Love your enthusiasm on the FZ1 !! I have an '01 and it runs fantastic.

my 02 fz1 has been the best purchase of my life, I've only had it for 3 months now, wish I bought one years ago.

I like to see a video like this after a couple of months you ride this bike, I'm sure you will change your mind about the handling. My first day on this bike look like i had an elephant between my legs...after few times she became a gazelle, with the power of a Lion, enjoy the ride kid.

Some general knowledge on the gen 1 fz1. Ivans jet kit really wakes the bike up. The rear shock is too soft, can be upgraded to an R6 rear shock, or s1000rr rear shock. Dropping the forks in the triple helps the bike flick fastster. The fz01 forum is a great place for knowledge. People far smarter than me have fixed and upgraded every niggle with this bike.

I have one of these tastefully modded, with vids explaining the bike/mods, it's a runner

Great video! I have a 2001. Got it for 4k with 16k miles. I definitely put some money into it. Stock suspension sucks. I upgraded to full race tech fork internals, bmw s1000rr rear shock. Ivan's Jet Kit is a must for more power and torque and one tooth down on the front sprocket. It becomes a totally different animal. You do that you'll pull on any modern naked bike at any speed other than like a Tuono or Ducati. The chassis and weight holds it back but you can get rid of a bunch of weight and with a suspension upgrade and good tires like Pirelli Rosso's, this thing will be flickable as hell. You probably can't believe it but it will handle great. Obviously it doesn't have the shorter wheelbase and lighter weight of your bike but you can get it way better. I completely transformed this bike for less than 1500 bucks. And the brakes are incredible. I want an MT10 but my bike is faster with better brakes. I'll still get an MT10 for the tech but I'll never sell my FZ1. I hope your buddy keeps it and puts some upgrades into it. It'll be worth it.

Just picked one up. Insurance and cost on the MT07 or Gixxer 600 were a painful, so randomly did an insurance quote for a Fazer 1000, cheap asf! The bike was almost half the price of the 600s and about a third in insurance cost. I'm UK based and had a full license for 2 months.. Previous bike was / is a Honda Grom. The pricing and facts are nutty and totally unexpected. Going from Grom 125cc to this isn't actually scary at all, it's a gentle ripper. Super glad I was economically pushed in this direction as the MT07 I used for training is dull compared.

Sounds like a R1 too me✊🔥

I have the 2023MT 10 with the cross plane crank CP 4 R1 motor and I love it. I did ride the new XSR 900 last year, same color as yours and it is also a phenomenal machine.

I have an 03 R1 with a full Hindle system, tune, and velocity stacks. Even I wouldn't mind swinging a leg over an FZ 1. Nice Bike.

I got a 2002 Fazer Thou as my winter hack, whilst my spring to autumn bike is an 07 R1. Despite the FZS1000 only making 129bhp at the wheels, the torque curve was as straight as a Roman Road, quite the contrast to the peaky R1 motor which put out 162bhp; reminds me of an R6 or my old ZXR250C. Motor is buttery smooth. Stock suspension is adequate for pottering around British B roads and is pretty competent 2-up and pulling the forks up through the yokes to steepen the head angle sharpens the turn in. But you'd be a fool into thinking that you can run rings and be a Street Rossi on this bike. The pegs like to protest by grounding out, thus reminding you that you're on a bike that will reward you for riding at 6/10ths with your pipe and slippers. If you are using it as a winter hack, ACF50 your exposed mild steel and fasterners.

I had vfr 800 as my first bike then zx6r that i crashed and now am proud owner of fz1 2003 with only 10k miles and what a bike this is… its not true that do not want to change direction, good body position and counter steer and youre gettin rid of chicken strips in no time

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Picked up my 2002 for $3500 with 8000KM . I have the same whoo hoo feeling everytime I get to open her up It's just a fantastic MC.

I have a silver 2002 that I bought in 2005 w/ hardly any miles, and now it has only just over 11K. I only drive it short distances around my area north of Dallas, usually testing out the power. I got a custom seat cover from France back when I first got it, cut out sections of the foam, and replaced them with memory foam. Put in an Ivan's jet kit as well. It came with a lowered racing handlebar mount, but I went in the opposite direction and put on a slightly curved up handlebar. I can cruise around in total comfort, or lean forward and bang on it. Every now and then I read about the MT-10, etc, but then I take a ride on my 20 year old bike and get my adrenaline up, and realize that I have all the acceleration and power I need.

I own the gen 3 mt09 and its Such a fun bike but dam i miss my fazer thou, such a good bike so im gona get another one and poor money into it.

Deff looking at these bikes seriously as it seems what I've been looking for. An SS designed to ride on the street, all day long, maybe with optional luggage. If you wanna go far you need to take more stuff lol. Came within $300 of an 08 FZ6 today. One owner, 9,000 miles. Price $3800, i said I'll be there in the morning with a trailer and $3200, he hung up at $3500. I don't blame him these bikes are massively under valued, but i got my 600 GSXR and all the time in the world. I'd never buy a litre track bike for the street it's just not me i like to wring them out not hold back (and live), but for this domesticated model i think the litre would actually make a few things better. From all these reviews it seems it's got the race I-4, but the trans gears aren't nearly as closely spaced. That would explain a lot of what's been said. Anyway thanks for the wheelies, great sound and great reviews. Meantime I'm just watching and waiting for the right one. No urgency there's plenty of used bikes out there 😉

I changed my front sprocket on my 01 and Ivans jet kit. Unbelievable. I totally love mine and get TONS of comments to this day

Faster then Xsr man😜✊🔥

I have a 2005 and I had a problem when I go over 7000 rpm and I stop for a while when I put it back into first gear the motorcycle turns off.

Like the silver but will take my bumblebee anyday

Tire pressure

What is that 2022 ? Xsr?

Yup it weight a lot thats why I want 600.

One reason why I didn't like VFR750F cuz its weight and it wasn't flickable.

Xsr are no top end, low end and midrange only, 1 toth down on fz1 and wheelie easy ✊🔥Fz1 much higher gearing

Got mine foe 750 bucks lol

I'm guessing you're relatively young from all the things you said. I'm seeing more and more videos where the narrator is claiming that a sport bike is a cruiser! Why? Because it's not a fully faired sport/track bike. There are a lot of categories between cruiser and tier 1 sport bikes, please familiarize yourself with them. And FZ1 is not a cruiser. A Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 is a cruiser.