I'm happy for the folks with later year models. Supposedly the fueling got better with each succeeding model year. It's not until you get well into the higher RPMs that any appreciable power is forthcoming. The low-end power delivery is anemic at best. For those reading who own a first year (2006) GenII FZ1, you know exactly what I mean. ![]() ![]() Yamaha totally dropped the ball on this one. Maybe not quite to the level of say, Microsoft Vista, but it truly is pathetic. The original ECU programming for the 2006 FZ1 is a total fail. Not only was she bi-polar and potentially dangerous at times, but the most dreary low-end performance one could imagine from a modern Japanese liter bike confirmed she was also lazy. After trying to throw me a couple of times with a nasty throttle snatch at the most inopportune times, I realized perhaps we should have dated a bit before tying the knot. Initially I was happy, but it didn't take long to discover there was a dark side to my new beauty. Probably not the best deal ever but not bad. All of that two years ago for less than $5K. It had just north of 6K miles on the odometer, perfect paint, newer tires, fresh synthetic oil-change, PCIII, LeoVince slip-on exhaust, frame sliders, fender-eliminator kit, a stock and Yamaha gel seat (which is horrible), and multiple wind screens. ![]() I thought I got a pretty good deal given the low-mileage and after-market goodies already installed. įor the record, I bought my 2006 silver beauty in 2012 from a local gentleman here in the north Atlanta area. Just in case you don't know, Ivan is a performance tuner.
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