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    Sold the FZ8

    Well....I did it, sold the FZ8! Been looking around the last 6 months or so. Looked at a new Moto Guzzi Norge, Ninja 1000abs and a host of others. Walked into one of the area Kawasaki dealers, again, on a snowy day and there sat a 2014 Concours C14 with 1,400 miles on it. It had been traded-in...
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    Hot Shad Seat

    After 17K miles of an uncomfortable seat, I finally installed the Shad seat. Over this past weekend I put on 1K miles and can't figure out why I didn't make the switch sooner! With that said....I do have one complaint. Has anyone else found that the Shad seat transmits more heat then the stock...
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    Adjustable Foot Pegs

    Has anyone found a decent set of adjustable foot pegs? Looking for something that will give me 3/4" to 1" and be ready to mount right out of the box.
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    Touring Modifications

    While I know that this may not appeal to all the FZ8 riders out there, I thought for us that tour it would be nice to have a spot to discuss what we’ve done to our FZ8 to make it a bit more comfortable and packable for touring whether it be for a long day, weekend or extend adventure or for...
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    Stock Tires Life

    Just out of curiosity....if you kept the stock tires on your FZ8 what kind of mileage did you get? At the moment I've got about 7k on the stock and the dealer tells me that I should count myself lucky for getting that many out of them. Seems as though I read somewhere that the BattleAx should...
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    New Member from Connecticut

    Just wanted to introduce myself. Prior to buying my 2012 FZ8 last week I lurked for awhile trying to assess if the FZ8 was right for what I wanted. Lots of great info within these threads that became very useful in my decision. Just came off a 1990 FJ1200 that served me well but needed to down...
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