I needed a lil more power

[MikeN02]

Nice... though I'm not a huge fan of the half naked look.

Are there fairings to cover it up?

[Roaddawg]

Yes they sell full fairings for them...around $600-700. That is a nice bike.

[MikeN02]

So why did you pick the FZ1 over the R1? Just curious

[Roaddawg]

Fz1r

I wet myself a little bit when I first saw this FZ1 with fairings. N2OEQIP's would look real nice with the gold wheels and fairings. Personally, I would rather have the FZ1 over an R1 for the same reasons I bought the FZ6R over an R6...move comfortable, all-around bike. Easier to tour on, commute on, cruise on...I'm kinda jealous now.

[joloy133]

Originally Posted by Roaddawg

Fz1r

I wet myself a little bit when I first saw this FZ1 with fairings. N2OEQIP's would look real nice with the gold wheels and fairings. Personally, I would rather have the FZ1 over an R1 for the same reasons I bought the FZ6R over an R6...move comfortable, all-around bike. Easier to tour on, commute on, cruise on...I'm kinda jealous now.

I get that feeling for an Aprilia RSV4 R....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Funkmaxtor]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but from what I understand the FZ1 and the R1 have identical drive trains. Performance between the two bikes should be pretty similar.

[Heineken]

Originally Posted by Roaddawg

Fz1r

I wet myself a little bit when I first saw this FZ1 with fairings. N2OEQIP's would look real nice with the gold wheels and fairings. Personally, I would rather have the FZ1 over an R1 for the same reasons I bought the FZ6R over an R6...move comfortable, all-around bike. Easier to tour on, commute on, cruise on...I'm kinda jealous now.

Damn, that's a looker. You made me drool even more..... )

Originally Posted by joloy133

I get that feeling for an Aprilia RSV4 R....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your pitching tent over there joloy??? That's a wet dream for me.....
But if I had to choose between Aprilia RSV4 and BMW GS1200R Adventure ... (and yes I realize these two have different purposes) I really don't know. What I know is that right now the FZ6R is enough bike for me, maybe when I'll outgrow it I'll get a FZ1R, if the above mentioned wet dreams aren't in the budget ).

[Roaddawg]

Originally Posted by Funkmaxtor

Please correct me if I'm wrong but from what I understand the FZ1 and the R1 have identical drive trains. Performance between the two bikes should be pretty similar.

Not identical, but pretty close. Compression and bore/stroke are different. Kind of like the FZ6 vs FZ6R...same engine per se, but engineered a little different.

[JonKerr]

Originally Posted by Funkmaxtor

Please correct me if I'm wrong but from what I understand the FZ1 and the R1 have identical drive trains. Performance between the two bikes should be pretty similar.

I don't think that's true. The 2009 r1 has a cross plane crank. Only one out there. Plus undertail dual exhaust. It may have a version of a past R1 engine, similar to the 6R using a version of the 03-05 R6 engine. But performance between our bike and an 05 R6 is miles apart.

[FZ1inNH]

Jon is correct. The FZ1 is based off the non-cross plane R1 engine, has a different intake and cam and different gearing.

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