Yamaha FS1-E Owners Club Forum

Well I blagged it on the grounds that I bought two of em in 1997 for £400

OK try and prove that I didnt

Sorry Per it was on the Rd forum (the report is a copy but I'm having difficulty editing it on this format to get rid of the smileys etc)

Such a brilliant run, I was the only fizzy on it but thought the rest of the club might like to see what a great weekend out can be had on a Fizz!

A group of Local Lads (and lassies) did a Coast to coast Challenge (Penrith-Whitehaven-Whitley Bay-Penrith)

The Rules....

Bike to be no more than 100cc

Bike to have cost no more than £200 (but you can spend what you want to repair/customise/restore)

so 280 miles on the most beat up ...

still havent had an aircut matey, its gonna be on my shoulders by then

I'm Growing my hair back ready for it mate!

Ok we could say that these days with our experience and with the assistance of our mates on ‘tinternet, a fizzy rebuild would be a piece of cake. At 16 I had a little bit of experience in taking things to bits, and more often than not getting them back together again reasonably successfully, albeit ...

Some parents are easy going, others are somewhat more demanding……..

Luckily I caught up with Dad first when he got home from work, and I explained what I had done, reckon he was quite impressed with the independent streak in me. He told me to keep the fizzy quiet for the moment until he had ...

I suppose that I could have held out and simply gone to a dealer and bought a brand new or good second hand bike. HP was a difficulty though as my Dad though probably willing to sign a guarantee, would have had to get past my Stepmother so it was just a non-starter.

I have one of those ...

RS paints are bloody awful, wish I'd kept those candy red fork shrouds for you to show him mate

flapinflares wrote: got one, Iv got a 1999 Triumph Legend TT. low miles. nice looking if like me you like that type of bike. got a clip on screen and bags for touring. chuffed up with it. post pics when iv got some. thanks for replys guys

Hope you have still got the fizz!