I also owned a Hayabusa and have sold it. Before that, I owned the previous generation FZ1 and I put over 40K miles on it. The Hayabusa was an impulse purchase, and while it was fun, the romance wore off. It was fast as shit, but the handling could have been better and it handled very poorly in a cross wind. I only put 10K miles on it before I lost interest. I was tire kicking at a dealership and they told me they had last year's FZ1 with a substantial rebate. I said, "can I call my wife?" Sure. She said go for it.
First, THIS FZ1 handles better than the older FZ1. In fact, it almost handles like a gixxer. And that is saying a lot. It is more nimble than one should expect, but still very stable on our pot-hole filled Oakland roads.
I have a Givi top-box on order and will likely get a new seat. The old one was so much better. I rode to Los Angeles and then Vegas and back and my bum was fine (on the old FZ1). This one hurts within the hour. I'll probably get the slightly taller windscreen and then I'll be done with the mods.
You can sit up, or you can lean forward. Both work. My wife has already been on the back. Life will be better for her when there is a backrest, which is part of the Givi luggage package.
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