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I took the fake tank off and inspected the carbs. There was in fact no vboost. It also had a few hoses left open and pod filters, leaving me to believe it was a stage 7. The speed felt like it was there, although I'm pretty used to speed with the fz1. There are two sounds that come when...

1988 katana 600. Can't say I hated it. But it really isn't good at anything. Fighted with the carbs as well but it neer truly ran right.

I wish i could keep them both. Still looking to trade though! Anyone?

haha yeah I hear ya. I'm a big believer in building my own stuff (especially my cars). I'd still rather have a few modifications to begin with so I don't have to spend the extra money

Thank you for the post! I have always had a love for the vmax. I've ridden a couple now and just love the feeling/sound that the v4 gives. It's a great bike and still has a cult-like following. Hopefully some time shortly I'll be able to join the vmax crew.

I'm thinking about making my own exhaust as well. what mufflers did you go with? Sounds good. You use the stock piping and just replace the muflers?

Got some crazy offers haha. Possibly have a buyer that wants to do a fly n buy but some of the offers are crazy. 1970 rust bucket pickup truck...85 max with 90k miles (straight trade)....Isuzu trooper....etc. Latest trade offer was the "best", being a vulcan 800 with 11k miles. Not a bad...

I love the loudness cruising around. Just when I go on trips I'd rather not wear earplugs. Of course, it would be a heck of a lot easier to just make a silencer for the exhaust when I go on trips. I made one for my buddies Katana and it worked flawlessly. Honestly I can't believe I didn't...

For the price of a custom exhaust, I'd rather build my own. I was curious if they had any off the self like that. No biggie. I saw a normal exhaust with a turn down welded to it that I liked. I'm just not a fan of exhaust ringing at my ear like the max I rode. Turn downs or curved exhaust...

I suppose the marving exhaust is the closest to what i'm looking for. They don't make them anymore though! Anything similar?

Yeah i wasn't referring to the exhaust being on the side of the pipe, basically just a curved rear section.

I understand that the vmax has pipes that go under the bike until the seat area, so we can't get the same look as pictured below. However, are there any exhausts out there that are maybe similar? I've done searches but can only find the regular sportbike-ish can exhaust or the regular cobra 4-4...

imo the fz1 is the perfect "in the middle" bike. I plan on making my max comfy (will modify seat immiediately) for the wife and i, adding a backrest, and having a removeable big windscreen and saddlebags for longer trips. However, I mainly cruise around town so it's the perfect bike for me...

Another newbie with an fz1! Welcome! Only I'm not part of the community yet as i'm still trying to get rid of the fz1, but i like your taste!

I'll just have to do that. I'm pretty familiar with carbs as i've rebuilt them on every carb'd bike i've owned except my shadow. Now I just need a vmax! I miss that shadow...

yeah my fz1 has a slew of upgrades done to it and it's no slouch that's for sure. A buddy with the same upgrades ran a mid 10 at 140 mph in south carolina

You shuold trade it for my 01 ;)

Yamaha Raider for me as well. Love em

The newer FZ1's have the fuel injected 20v version of the r1. Still plenty powerful. They kept that motor in the r1 all the way till 2006 i believe. It would be sweet if they utlized the new r1 motor with it's fancy firing thingy. The new ones also got a "face lift" and look more like the modern...

What year of FZ1 - 2001 Comfort - Extremely comfortable for a sporty bike. Sits upright. Modified the seat and it's a lot more comfy for sure. Torque - Should be mid to upper 70's to the wheel HP - should be mid to upper 130's to the wheel Bring the front end up - Yeah the power is...