Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread
To heavy for my roads, you can throw them around as easily. And you saw how small I am, I'm the size of a chick.
I am a fatass and I have a 1986 FZX700 (I refuse to call it a 'Fazer' although this model is the original and only true Fazer.. all the fzr's after my bike were called 'fazer' or similar by owners but yeah, they werent.. anyway).
The 700 is more than enough power, pushing up around 75-85 hp at the wheel, thats fine for me. haha. my other bike is an 89 xt350. made 30hp and was great offroad, still love riding that thing.
The only issue I have with it is the forks/tires. Its low and comfortable, can ride it forever like a cruiser, plus it's got a smooth engine (straight 4) and is nice for the corners.. long story short its a standard style bike. Not sure why Americans never liked standards.. i love them.
I am replacing the front forks with fzr600 forks (or replacing the entire front end with FZR1000 front end for even better performance) and machining down a swingarm from an FZR1000 or similar to fit my bike.
Really, the forks are OK.. but the only wheels that fit are 16" front and 15" rear or something like that, so you can only get cruiser tires. so you do a front/rear fork/swingarm swap and use the wheels from the donor bike which will let you run street bike tires. The front is a direct swap, the rear need machining.
Plus I am adding Vmax rear suspension or just buying a progressive 1" lift set to raise the rear end a bit and get some more ground clearance for corners. I already drag around corners sometimes. The other great thing about this bike is that if you want more power... an 88-89 FZR1000 engine (130HP) is a direct swap in.



I love it and would definitely recommend the bike if you could find one or even liked it at all. haha
Edit:Oh and it was only made for 2 years here in the States... plus its 1 year away from being an 'antique' so it may start increasing in price soon. I'm damn glad I got mine (mint condition with a couple paint chips) for $1100 this summer. That is the only reason I don't want to do any mods... I don't want to mod a near collectible bike that already runs great with only 15k miles. Not to mention the only year that matters is the 86 since they made the 87 look like ****.