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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
You guys might snicker at this, but I bought a Yamaha FZ1 (03). The price of diesel pissed me off, and I decided to buy a bike to ride when I didn't have to haul or tow something. The last bike I had years ago was a two cylinder british bike I rode thousands of miles & loved it. I'm happy with this one. It's comfortable, smooth, not too big, I can take it on longer rides if I want, gas mileage is decent, and they are supposed to be super dependable. It's definitely not like my old bike was. The one thing that is a bit of a negative is the amount of power it has. I'm not going to be riding it too fast, but it can be scary fast. Maybe most bikes are like that now days. Since I usually ride it on curvy backcountry roads without much traffic, it's a bunch of fun.
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The FZ1 is a great bike. Handles nice and has the motor out of a previous generation R1. It should be super reliable, be low maintence and It can get it on the back roads really well.