virginiadave Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Finally! It's taken a month, but I will finally be the proud owner of an FZ-07 in 2 days. I gave up on finding a grey/blurple 15 model, and shifted to finding a 16 in silver/blurple. Even though they told me they wouldn't have any until the end of October, I decided to call my local dealer again to check status. I was shocked when the salesman called back and said they had several in their out of state warehouse, and he could have it hear in 2 days! Woot! Already worked out a price on the bike and the Akrapovic exhaust, which will be here in a week. Now it's time to order a fender eliminator and signals online, and I'll be good to go. This will be my first Yamaha since my very first bike, an 82 Seca 650, which was almost the exact same color scheme. Can't wait, pics to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member GAZ Posted September 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 9, 2015 Congrats, great choice on the color. I wish they offered that combo when it was released in 2014, I would of been all over it. I think the rear of these bikes are hideous without a fender eliminator installed. Post some pics when you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member dony Posted September 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 9, 2015 Congratulations! I have a 2015 and love it. Keep us posted on your impressions of the bike after you ride for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Congrats on your new bike, you'll love it! I liked those old 650 Secas and the 600 Radians. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetgirl Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member yamahappy74 Posted September 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 10, 2015 Congrats! Ditch that starship on the tail ASAP. It makes a huge aesthetic difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hobbs Posted September 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 10, 2015 Congrats, you will love it. I hope you didn't go with Casey Cycle City in Newport News. Don't know whereabouts you're located. Everything went braap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240kar Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 That's awesome! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiadave Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Congrats, you will love it. I hope you didn't go with Casey Cycle City in Newport News. Don't know whereabouts you're located. Nope, I'm 30 miles south of DC. Buying from Coleman Powersports, which is a real upset. In the past they've never come close to matching prices of other dealers, but this time they did. They're the closest dealer to me, which makes this purchase so much easier. I just don't have time to go to PA or WV right now, so if I couldn't make it work with them, I probably would've have just said screw it and kept my gixxer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiadave Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Congrats! Ditch that starship on the tail ASAP. It makes a huge aesthetic difference.That's the plan. Got the exhaust coming, just ordered a new cover for the bike(it will live outside until I buy a new house w garage), next will be fender eliminator w new signals and some spools in the rear so I can use my stand. After that, who knows?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahaha Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Congrats! Make sure to post pics of that beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattonme Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 > Buying from Coleman Powersports... but this time they did (ed. price match) Hmmm, desperate times call for desperate measures I guess. Or hell froze over. If you're 30 miles south that puts you in Fredericksburg/Spotsy. The Yam dealer off US17 wouldn't play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator sorkyah Posted September 11, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted September 11, 2015 Congrats! Ditch that starship on the tail ASAP. It makes a huge aesthetic difference.That's the plan. Got the exhaust coming, just ordered a new cover for the bike(it will live outside until I buy a new house w garage), next will be fender eliminator w new signals and some spools in the rear so I can use my stand. After that, who knows?! good lusck dude... side note... maybe a paddle/swingarm lift attachnent for your rear stand would be better than spools... the fz doesnt have a stock location for spools to thread into like most sport bikes you can get a set of rear axle sliders that are also spools however ATGATT... ATTATT, two acronyms I live by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member yamahappy74 Posted September 11, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 11, 2015 My bike has been outside for the last 3 months, so I feel your pain. It's not as though I want to keep it out there, but having just moved from a rented house to an apartment, I no longer have a garage to put it in. Still, I haven't noticed any ill effects. The rotors get a little rust on them a day or two after getting wet, and I have to give it a bath more often because of the dust that rain brings with it (collects at the bottom of the rims pretty bad), but otherwise, it's fine. I don't have a cover on it yet. It's going into storage in a couple of weeks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member avanti Posted September 13, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 13, 2015 GOOD for you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattonme Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 It's been a beautiful weekend. You've ridden a couple hundred miles, you're smitten and will be having that first service oil change Monday morning, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bucaro_FZ07 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 looks nice! congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiadave Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 It's been a beautiful weekend. You've ridden a couple hundred miles, you're smitten and will be having that first service oil change Monday morning, right? Ha, not quite. I picked this bad boy up on Friday afternoon, rode it in traffic to my house, and put it away. Then we got in my truck and drove three hours to the beach for the weekend. Total miles on day 1: 5 I did ride it for real on Sunday. Took it out in country for about an hour, had a little fun before my son's baseball game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiadave Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 looks nice! congrats!Thanks! Gonna be a work in progress. Hopefully my exhaust will be here this week, and I need to order the fender eliminator and turn signals. After that it will be a little something here, a little something there, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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