It's probably 10 mph faster (even more than that if it was red, John ;^)) although I've not taken the FZ1 out for a top speed run. It is much quicker and yes, the front wheel will get off the ground pretty easily, although not as easy as my Super Hawk did. It is a great bike to hop on to run errands and it's really fun on twisty roads. And it's a good all day bike or two or three day at a time bike. I took it down to Gerlachfest last September. On the way home I detoured through Reno for 700+ miles in a smidge over 10 hours.
The lights are really good. I have an HID and 4 PIAA's on the '93 GTS, and the FZ1 headlights are almost as good. I've thought seriously about turning it into a rally bike, but since I have an FJR coming in a couple of weeks I'll make you a killer deal. :^) Actually, I'd love to keep the bike, but my wife thinks 4 bikes is a bit much and she's probably right. I think the FZ1 is a bike you'd end up riding a lot. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Cordon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 2:35 PM Subject: What About The FZ1? Roger - how much faster is your FZ1? I'm considering adding another bike to the garage (something lighter, faster, more flickable, etc. . . . the contemplated use is around town, up the canyons/mountains, and possible day trips). Overall, how is the FZ1 for kicking it around town and for throwing around up in the Cascade Mountains? Oh yeah, and will the front wheel get off the ground easily? Mike Cordon '94 GTS (The Non-Surging Blue GTS) ---------- From: Automatic digest processor[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 9:00 PM To: Recipients of GTS-1000 digests Subject: GTS-1000 Digest - 4 Jul 2002 (#2002-194) Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 10:49:35 -0700 From: rkvs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Downpipes - what size . . . My FZ1 measures 34.5 mm and of course it's faster than either of the GTS's (and it's blue). Roger
