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mangell6
23rd January 2009, 20:33
Well the day started early, 6:09am checked the oil in the FZ1 (2001 - 162,000kms) unscrewed the fill plug, topped up the oil, put the oil container away and then got dressed my bike gear and headed off to work.

55kms - 45 minutes later I got to work and noticed that the oil fill plug was missing!!!! :doh::doh: AND there was an excess amount of oil on the right leg of my over trousers, my right boot is now more waterproof and I panicked.

A quick check of the oil level and I was safe, :woohoo: there was still lots of oil left INSIDE the motor and there was oil all over the bike. Put the bike on the full stand to allow the excess to . . . . . . .

What a start to the day, things improved slowly at work, not great but there was the weekend to look forward to. I was heading to Tauranga for a bike ride to see my niece as we are unable to attend her 21st party, so the weekend was going to be great riding time.

Headed home at 5:30, filled up with petrol to get an early start, tootled home pressed the garage door opener and this was blocking my entry to put the 2001 Yamaha FZ1 I was riding into the garage.
discotex
23rd January 2009, 20:38
Ahhhhhhhhh new bike afterglow.

11 months till I let myself feel that again :love:
mangell6
23rd January 2009, 20:41
What a wife, this is her gift for me.

The story goes that the bike arrived in a crate late Tuesday at Maidstone Yamaha, it was missing the belly pan so Mac contacted Australia to get one (only option is yellow) spray painting was arranged and it arrived late this afternoon at home.

What a wife . . . . . .

So the trip to Tauranga will be the running in, not over 6000rpm, 4th gear @ 5000rpm = 100km.

:drool: :drool: :love: :love: :niceone: :niceone:
Cosmo
23rd January 2009, 20:44
How Awesom, Was Santa late to your house this year?:wari:
riffer
23rd January 2009, 20:46
Very nice Mike.

Wow, you've had the fz eight years now? Bout time you got a new one then.

Very nice bike.
Weaver
23rd January 2009, 20:52
So I'll pop round tomorrow night for a ride?
mangell6
23rd January 2009, 20:55
Had daughters wedding Labour weekend had two years to save for that and now I can get the bike, well the wife surprised me. :woohoo:
twistemotion
23rd January 2009, 20:56
Wow! You're a lucky man. Enjoy!
mangell6
23rd January 2009, 21:00
So I'll pop round tomorrow night for a ride?

If you are in Tauranga I can say to you DON'T :drool: on the bike!
James Deuce
23rd January 2009, 22:31
Excellent!

When is the next ride scheduled for?
gijoe1313
23rd January 2009, 22:39
What a great surprise to come home to! :woohoo: Very nice indeed!
banditrider
23rd January 2009, 22:49
Very nice! Will we be seeing it in Turangi in October?
mangell6
26th January 2009, 11:53
Excellent!

When is the next ride scheduled for?

The next ride which was to Tauranga to see my neice, has just been completed resulting in (More than meets the Eye) BumbleBee having the first 1000km service completed today. So now I have a rev limit of 7000 for another 600kms which should take until March to complete.


Very nice! Will we be seeing it in Turangi in October?

This bike is a poster bike, have just finished cleaning the bike and am concerned with the amount of bugs that are on the bike. So I have revised my riding schedule for this bike to be Sunny weather with no outlook for rain for the next week AND there are NO bugs around.

Seriously it won't be an October bike and having just ridden it to Tauranga and back, it is more a quick dash somewhere for a coffee and for me to really drool over,
Hitcher
26th January 2009, 12:09
The naked FZ1 is indeed the looker. Most nice, particularly in Taranaki colours!
Fatt Max
26th January 2009, 12:12
Brilliant story, gawd bless the missus and all that

Love it mate.....
banditrider
26th January 2009, 17:08
This bike is a poster bike, have just finished cleaning the bike and am concerned with the amount of bugs that are on the bike. So I have revised my riding schedule for this bike to be Sunny weather with no outlook for rain for the next week AND there are NO bugs around.

Seriously it won't be an October bike and having just ridden it to Tauranga and back, it is more a quick dash somewhere for a coffee and for me to really drool over,

So you'll have to keep the old one for the October ride then...
mangell6
26th January 2009, 20:11
The old one has only done 162,000 kms so a few more to go. Have some rides this year one in Feb, another in March and then October. Of course there will be the practice rides in between.
matthewt
9th February 2009, 12:39
Those photos dont do the bike justice.

It's way nicer in the flesh!!
slimjim
9th February 2009, 12:46
very nice....
merv
9th February 2009, 12:47
What about the oil filler plug, was it still in your garage or did you lose it?

Oh, yeah nice new bike.
snuffles
9th February 2009, 14:12
What a wife, this is her gift for me.

The story goes that the bike arrived in a crate late Tuesday at Maidstone Yamaha, it was missing the belly pan so Mac contacted Australia to get one (only option is yellow) spray painting was arranged and it arrived late this afternoon at home.

What a wife . . . . . .

So the trip to Tauranga will be the running in, not over 6000rpm, 4th gear @ 5000rpm = 100km.

:drool: :drool: :love: :love: :niceone: :niceone:

Yep What a wife....how do I find one of these???????
mangell6
9th February 2009, 19:52
What about the oil filler plug, was it still in your garage or did you lose it?

Oh, yeah nice new bike.

The plug was right where I left it and the wife kindly dropped it in to me at work, oh and a little oil container as well.

The Bumblebee has 1380kms, this Sunday riding thing is rather different. :whistle:
shafty
9th February 2009, 20:23
Congrats! What a Babe! and what a Wife!