This was the first streetbike I went out and bought. I was like 17 and I took all my money I had scraped up from working after school and weekends and I bought this 1992 Yamaha FZR1000. What a nice bike. I was lucky to buy this model as I had considered smaller sportbikes. I knew I was making the right choice thanks to Cycle magazine nominating this particular model as bike of the year when it was in it's prime. The engine is a Yamaha Genesis design 5 valve per cylinder with just over 120hp. It REALLY had a lot of power and I put a lot of other bikes to shame. It was a rocket and had power everywhere. I left it stock since I couldn't afford to modify anything and it was a good decision as I NEVER had a mechanical problem ever. I used this bike for years and put many many miles on it. I rode it in the rain and took many trips up and down the west coast on her.
This was even my primary mode of transportation for almost two years. This bike never did me wrong and besides the fact that it was being outdated by new bikes the only reason I sold it was because the seat height was just tooo low! I had grown a couple inches and the bike just hurt my knees on long trips and I was very athletic and in my teens when I owned this machine! I replaced this bike with a TLR1000 as I wanted a V-twin bad but couldn't come close to affording an Aprilia Mille!
