6000 mile service ends up costing me $3000.00!!!!!

[hirsty]

Kudos Gypsy, that's a very clean looking bike for not a lot of money - I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with it.

I've never ridden a Fazer, but it's almost a cult bike in the UK - there's an '06 update which has had a hard time in the bike press as apparently there was next to nothing wrong with the original... Enjoy!

You will of course now have to investigate the murky world of Scottoilers ... [/shudder]

[chris]

I've been reading the manual on the bike this morning and I was so happy to find out that the FZ1 has an oil sight glass too. I won't have to learn a new oil check dance now.

Nice bike Gypsy. You won't ever need to add any oil to that one though! Accidental wheelie yet?

[DJ Downunder]

This FZ is FAST! REALLY FAST!

Congrats Gypsy...you might as well go down right now and hand your license in..

Pls take it easy on that rocket ship.

DJ

[GypsyRR]

Nice bike Gypsy. Accidental wheelie yet?

No "accidental" wheelies yet.

A couple of my friends came over today to see it and I let each of them take it out for a bit. One of them came back and told me he had it to 110 in 3rd gear. The other told me he had it to 145 mph before he had to slow down because of traffic. They can't ride it anymore - and they will never ride my R.

I took both bikes out today. Here's something I learned.

1) The FZ1 is going to be a nice cold weather bike. It was 93 degrees today so it was already unbearably hot for ATGATT, but I obeyed the rules. This bike puts off so much heat though, I think it could warm 2-3 lanes of traffic at a light.

2) The sound of the FZ1 scares people when you accelerate really fast around them. That was kind of fun.

3) NEVER, ride the FZ1 after riding the RR. I decided that if I plan to ride both bikes in one day, I need to START with the FZ because you can't just get on it and expect it to respond in the same manner the RR does - and that's where the danger lies. There would be less danger moving from the FZ to the RR than vice versa.

4) I can put the FZ on the center stand with no problems. First try even. I have to roll the R up onto a one inch thick piece of wood under the back tire just to get an advantage in getting it on the center stand. (HEY - so stop telling me it's my technique. I kept telling you it was the weight of the bike versus my weight that was causing the problem for me)

Its a fun bike, but if I had to choose between the two bikes, I would still stick with the RR at this point. Maybe it is because I am more familiar with the it, but so far, my R1150R just feels like a more solid bike and just as fun.

[DSKYZD]

[snip] who is Patrick?

Patrick is a board elder and one-time moderator. He rides an FZ1 now and doesn't post here anymore.

[chris]

Nice bike Gypsy. Accidental wheelie yet?

No "accidental" wheelies yet.
but so far, my R1150R just feels like a more solid bike and just as fun.

My R feels especially solid after a ride on my knobbly tyred XR with the bendy forks, flexiframe and pleasepleasestopme brake!

Been looking for another machine myself but think it will be a Guzzi. Just read The Perfect Vehicle while convalescing and that with the photos on the board of the 1200s has got me seriously thinking about adding another toy... I keep thinking I ought to sell the XR on but don't get any further than thinking...off to finish Jupiter's Travels now.

[Lost Rider]

A couple of my friends came over today to see it and I let each of them take it out for a bit. One of them came back and told me he had it to 110 in 3rd gear. The other told me he had it to 145 mph before he had to slow down because of traffic. They can't ride it anymore - and they will never ride my R.

This summer a good friend handed me the keys to his new BMW M5. So we jump in and as soon as I hit the interstate (with little traffic) we were up to triple digit speeds in a matter of seconds, and I would have kept going faster, but he was freaking out. I couldn't really understand it.
It's an M5..

Now, not that I condone 145 mph motorcycle driving but you have yourself a rocket and I would expect people to drive it fast, at least in safe conditions.
Either way, nice comparison info.

BTW very nice looking bike, and what a great deal!
I wouldn't have passed it up either, even if just to ride it for a short time and sell it, like you say.
If you keep it, will you get a tan seat so they match?

[GypsyRR]

If you keep it, will you get a tan seat so they match?

No, I won't do much to the bike at all. Mainly because I don't intend to keep it for a long time. I really bought it with the idea of just riding it for a few months - maybe until March and then selling it. I think I won't lose money if I wait even a couple of years to sell it. And I'm only carrying liability on it, so the insurance is less than $160/year.

It has been a HUGE learning experience for me to just get the BMW RR and then find this forum, and then learn how to function within a community on a discussion board, and then gradually start to understand the mechanics of the bike, and then gradually add the ability to do some of the work on it myself. You guys who grew up just knowing this stuff have no idea what a huge undertaking it is for someone who has absolutely no experience with mechanical things to take on the responsibility of a bike. The fact that I actually ride my bike and ride it alone adds extra pressure on me to learn as much as I can. I can't imagine getting a bike and not trying to learn as much as you can about it if you are really going to go distances on it. If I broke down on the side of the road, I'd be helpless. So I took on the BMW RR with the full intent of being able to take care of it so I could safely travel on it. It's a full time job almost - especially starting from scratch.

SO......since I don't have endless amounts of time on my hands or multiple lives (well, maybe I do have multiple lives - I'm still waivering on that) I think if I really intend to add another motorcycle for serious riding and distance I would add another BMW, just because that is what I am familiar with at this point. Maybe after I learn more about my bike, I'll be able to transfer that knowledge quickly to another bike of another make, but right now, it's all I can do to retain small amounts of information I take away from this board.

PLUS - I can't imagine joining another board to learn all the stuff I need to know. The time it takes me just to read the posts on this board is overwhelming. And the personalities here are so multi-dimensional........well, how could I ever leave that???? I just probably will always stay with BMW. But.......there is this Ducati and Moto Guzzi.................

[yjleesvrr]

The FZ1's ergos are very similar to our Roadsters'. Congrats on a rocket-fast ride. After riding it for a while, you may forego the KR purchase.

[TonyT607]

Gypsy, great attitude. It's obvious you've come a long way in a short amount of time - I remember your first oil change !

Now, go ride the snot out of that Yammie and tell us all about it.

Ride Safe.

[munchmeister]

It's only a matter of time. Soon our GypsyRR will be notifying us of her next purchase:

Munch Mammut
ENGINE Motor
Type/No. of cylinders DOHC four-stroke, transvers in-line four-cylinder
Cooling system liquid cooling
Materials aluminium alloy (engine), magnesium alloy (oil sump),
fairings made of carbon fibre
Crankshaft precision-balanced
Displacement 1,998 cc
Bore/stroke 86/86 mm
Valves 16, (hydraulic lash adjustment)
Turbocharger Schwitzer, max. charge pressure 0.9 bar, operates smoothly at an engine speed of 2000 rpm
Intercooler charge-air cooling
Compression ratio 9,0 : 1
Fuel unleaded
Oil capacity / Grade 5 litres, synthetic high-performance oil, SAE 20W50
Engine control Electronical Münch Motor Steuerung with Lambda Sonde
Camshaft drive toothed belt
Carburation electronic fuel injection
Cold start device automatic cold start via ECM
Exhaust-emission control closed-loop-controlled metal-carrier catalytic converter

260 HP; top speed limited, yes, limited, to 155 MPH

[MikeCam]

Gyps,

Remembering your various posts and the thrills of both riding and learning you've shared; Coupled with your great story telling trip reports and photos; I'd suspect that this foray into the Inline 4 power bikes will be another routine step in your learning curve.

If you really do sell it in March (not much problem there, I'd think), then get the K1200R (or K1200R Sport) that you aim for and ride the wind!

[OU812]

Dude...I want one!

[GypsyRR]

Dude...I want one!

"Dude"????

Nope.

[chris]

Dude...I want one!

"Dude"????

Nope.

So what is female for 'dude'? Dudette?

[MikeCam]

Dude...I want one!

"Dude"????

Nope.

So what is female for 'dude'? Dudette?

Babe!



[no insults intended....just sayin']

[chris]

"Dude"????

Nope.

So what is female for 'dude'? Dudette?

Babe!



[no insults intended....just sayin']

Sorry...well that's todays dumb question over and done with...

[OU812]