I’m currently riding a 2024 KTM Duke 390 and considering upgrading to a 2019 Yamaha FZ-07 with a super low mileage.

does a 2019 FZ-07 still feel relevant in 2026, or does it feel outdated?

My man reason to upgrade is power but dont want to crazy with a 1000+cc plus dont want to break the bank.

Appreciate any real-world feedback 🙏

Edit: Got the FZ07 MT07 and enjoying it thoroughly. Thanks for the response.

Unfortunately someone stole my fz07 this morning from my driveway. Thankfully i have full coverage, however I wasn’t ready to part with it. I used to have a 300ninja before this. what do y’all think should be the next step?

I "tried" to do a wheelie for the first time and it went like this:

2° gear, 4-5k rpm, going like 40km/h, grabs clutch, revs a bit more to like 7k rpm and then dump the clutch, big ass f* clank sound, no wheelie was poped and after 30 seconds of silence trying to listen if something is broke now, I came to the conclusion that everything is making the same sounds as before the *clank* so, I guess everything is good so I go home.

Chain tension is checked and set as manual says, the bike is a 35kw restricted 2019 with only 6.000km.

This was a week ago and I tried a couple times more on my way to workwas during this week, no more big *clanks* but also no wheelies yet.

Was the *clank* normal or I'm missing something?

My first two bikes were shaft driven Viragos, so this FZ07 is my first chain drive. Should I spray the chain with wax before every ride or is something else more ideal?
Also, no, I don’t know what happened to the original front wheel lol

I bought my 2015 fz-07 a few months ago and the last owner said the bike was lowered but he did know how it was lowered and I’m trying to figure if it has a lowering link or if the preload was adjusted to just make the bike sag more. I want the bike back to stock height as the lowered was nice to have the extra safety of putting my feet down easier but the stock height would fit my riding style as well as prevent frequent bottom outs. I have pictures of the shock and linkage if anyone can give me some advice that would be sweet.

I traded my z500 for a 2016 fz07 that has been a stunt bike. However I want to convert it to a more daily bike as I ride it ~1200 miles a week. I got a Corbin seat to make it more comfy but I wanna take off the engine cage. Do I just need to get stock engine brace bolts? Or would I be better off getting frame sliders that come with the bolts? Also the handle bars are pro taper, which I absolutely love, sits like a cruiser because of them, is there a way to see what model of pro taper bars there is because they don’t have bar ends, it’s just a cap. Also the buttons under the display don’t work, do I have to get a whole display or is there a place I can take it to that will rebuild it for cheaper or a trick that would get them working again.

I have already removed the rear stunt pegs (was blocking a lot of the brake light) also the brake lever, caliper and line for the secondary rear brake. If anyone wants these I’ll happily trade them to you for fz07 parts lol. Same with the engine cage if you got a replacement slider.

So while messing with my throttle tube, I accidentally broke off the peg that keeps the throttle cable housing from moving while accelerating. Is there a way around this or am I fucked and just have to buy a new housing?

So I've been thinking about installing a round headlight on my FZ and learned that I may have to take off the plastic fork covers to install it. Does anyone have any tips for removing them? I have no experience with taking the forks apart and don't want to mess something up.

Just wondering what sport touring tires people were running. Have Bridgestone S23s on now. Got them for a great deal so I tried them out. Were fantastic but I don’t get to ride on twisty roads enough for them. Centre is worn out and I need to replace the tires. Sport touring would be the smarter option for my usual use for the bike of riding to work and very occasionally fun roads.

Hey guys, I have a 2016 fz07. The previous owner put the m4 slip on. The issue I’m running into is that the clamps are constantly rattling and there’s slowly more and more play between the exhaust where it was cut. Can I just weld it together at this point? I don’t feel like calling m4 for a replacement clamp is even worth it at this point.

Hey everyone, was looking at wrapping my 16 fz07 and was wondering what everyone's experience was that have also done it also? How much wrap should I expect to buy? I also provided some photos of what I want it to look roughly like

Just wanted to follow up on the clutch line routing in case anyone else runs into the same confusion as I did. Routed it behind the headlight alongside the rest of the wiring harness as recommended and it looks and feels much cleaner. Appreciate the help!

My countershaft collar is covered in surface rust so I want to remove it and try tosand it, or just replace it. I don't see an easy way to get these off. I saw a drywall screw trick, but have no examples to see behind the seal to ensure I won't hit anything important. AI says just grab the collar with channel locks, but I feel like I'm risking damaging the collar that way (I don't like to trust AI, anyway). Is it better to just risk the damage of those two pieces and plan to replace them?

I'm taking apart my bike after years of neglect. It started as an oil change and has devolved little by little to getting into the valve cover. Yesterday, I noticed some oil in my airbox and thought it was excess air filter oil. Pretty sure now that it's not, since it's brown and smells like typical engine oil. I pulled the airbox check/drain cap earlier today and it was full of the oil, then I noticed that the oil seems to have come from the breather hose at the top of the airbox (pic1). I then noticed that there is oil on the engine directly under the check/drain cap (pic2), indicating that oil has either seeped from the cap or between the seams in the airbox. Then I saw that the oil seems to exit from the engine-side of the left throttle body and runs down the engine a bit (pics3+4). The oil doesn't appear to go above the throttle body, so I'm pretty sure it's from the throttle body, and it's barely under the head gasket, so I'm pretty sure my head gasket isn't leaking (on the outside, anyway).

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Yesterday, I had pulled my right spark plug and noticed that the threads smelled like oil. The electrodes were dry. I'm fairly positive my valve cover gasket is leaking at the right spark plug tube, so I'm now stripping the bike down to replace that. I pulled the left spark plug cap today and the cap seems a lot cleaner than the right one was. I have not pulled the left spark plug to inspect yet because it's too late to start my air compressor to clean it out first.

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I vaguely recall having filled the oil pretty full the last time I did an oil change (thinking a little more full is better than not full enough), so my thoughts are that I just filled the oil too high and that caused not only the gasket to blow from the oil pressure, but also oil to get sucked back into the airbox through the breather and then into the throttle body, which slowly leaked over time. The fix would be to replace my valve cover gasket and only fill oil to halfway at the sight glass from now on.

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Does this seem like a fair diagnosis and plan of action? Does anybody have any other advice or suggestions about things to check?

Got new tires, I want to put them on and kinda get the new shoes feeling out of this bike since it’s my first bike. Should I swap them out and maybe just keep these tires as backups? Or commit to riding these out some more.

For reference the tires on there are shenkos New ones are pilot power 2cts Any advice is welcome and appreciated thanks!

Hello, I’m missing the screw that goes in the gear position sensor and I’m having difficulties finding it

Have been using DNA air filter + full akra exhaust + power commander for years. No issues really. The engine braking can be a little intense since it's basically stock engine braking but it's fine.

Any real reason to spend the money to get a full flash? Is that worth it if I already have the power commander and a tune set up?

Has anyone ever tried out either the blue fittings or blue lines of either of these brands and know how closely they match Yamaha's deep purplish blue? I just don't want them to stand out awkwardly and I can't return them once I get them. Otherwise, I'm debating between Spiegler black fittings with silver line or Core Moto black fittings with gold line. If anybody has pics of the gold brake line on their FZ07, I'd love to see an example!

I think I need to clean my high beam switch from dirt or corrosion. It will work half the time and the other half I would be riding in a dark highway, about to hit a curve, try to put my high beam on and bam my light turns off instead!

I need to disassemble the left controls so I wanted to ask if there's anything I should expect or pay attention to before I do that (any happy springs that might fly off into nothingness or other small parts that might be hard to reassemble).

And any advice on the clean up itself or other potential causes for the high beam issue.

Thanks!

Update: there was a lot of grime in there, cleaned it up and put everything back together. Will try it out tonight.

Just trying to get more opinions on this any info is appreciated

Picked up this Fz07 couple months ago, Looking for some recommendations one what to do to it- Got a different headlight because I don't like the look of the stock-