That’s right, they go shopping on the Internet!
I started my shopping spree on eBay, buying a Sergeant World Sport Seat. This is a straight drop in replacement for the stock seat. For information see http://www.sargentcycle.com/yamwsfz1.htm
Next, I found a CF front fender on eBay for a good price. This was a fairly easy install, the hardest part being to take my time and remove the reflectors, then free up the break lines before trying to remove the stock fender.
To tell the truth, I’m not very happy with the fender I got. The auction hinted that this was a GYTR made item, the instruction sheet is at least a photo copy of GYTR instructions, but the quality of the part is below what I would expect from GYTR. The seller did not reply to my emails, and I’m not out much money at all so I’m not going to raise a stink over it. Maybe I’m just a push over.
Next I tried to install a Pyramid Carbon Fiber Rear Hugger that I got
from http://www.pjsparts.com. PJFZ1 and his wife MotoMinx are both long time posters on the FZ1OA message board. I met them at the rally last year (And even got a hug from Mix!) and they really are great people.I had a little trouble getting the Hugger to line up over the rear tire. I had to put a shop towel over the tabs on the swing arm and give them few light taps with a hammer! It goes against everything in my sole to bend anything on my bike, but I did it, and the hugger looks great! Thanks to the FZ1OA member Znsia for giving me the suggestion and the confidence that it would be okay to bend the tabs.
Next it was time to replace my handlebars with a set of Rizoma bars from PJ.
One thing I really want to point out here. The stock bars have holes pre-drilled for pins in the switch housing. You will need to either snip these off or drill new holes. I went the easy route and sniped away. On the throttle side, I had a hard time getting to the base of the pin and I kind of just mangled it and smashed it against the handle bar. On the left side switch housing, I had more room to work and made a nice clean cut. Thing is on the left side the switch housing would spin around the bar when I went to test the choke lever! I had to take the thing apart again, and run a bead of silicone around the inside of the housing to give it some grip!
My new bars are mounted and look and feel great. I have only ridden about 3 miles with them, and that was just to get the controls aligned right, but the wider feel and the slightly forward reach fit me very well.
Thanks again to PJ and the entire FZ1 Owners Association! The total mods to my bike are Muzzy Slip-On, Ivan's Jet Kit, Sargent Seat, Gel-Grips, Rizoma Handlebars, Pazzo levers, Ivan's AIS removal, and Fehling Crash Bars. More to come!
