Here’s a beauty that was never sold in the United States. Indeed, you’ll need to travel north of the border to get your hands on it. The bike may look familiar, however. In the United States, a smaller-capacity, lower-power version was sold as the FZX700 Fazer. That bike’s 698cc engine promised 65 horsepower. And one assumes it wasn’t terribly popular; it was only sold for two years in the US.
Whereas THIS bike, an S version of the FZX750, claims a peak power output of around 94 hp from its 749cc liquid-cooled inline four (Different sources claim different numbers. I’ve found everything from 92 to 96 hp). Some 25 years ago, Richard Hammond, later of “Top Gear” and “The Grand Tour” fame, observed that many people saw the FZX750 as “the fun-sized V-Max.” Suggesting that, although it was less powerful than the actual V-Max, it handled much better, the latter being “about as adept at going around corners as a double wardrobe.”
Produced from 1983 to the mid-1990s (depending on market), the FZX750 used the same engine as the FZ750 sportbike, which claimed a peak power output of roughly 10 hp more. The engine on this thing has 20 valves. Which means that checking valve clearances is probably an all-day affair. It’s arguably worth it, though. Everything I’ve been able to find on the FZX750 suggests it’s a joy to ride. Certainly that’s the position of the bike’s seller.
“No disappointments!” they declare. “When you ride this bike you will swear you were riding a new one!” The seller’s 630-word description of the bike goes into extensive detail, but the short version is this: it’s been well looked after. The only thing the seller doesn’t mention is where, exactly, in Canada it is located. Presumably they’ll let you know when you buy it.
With 46,731 miles on the clock, you can find this FZX750S for sale for CAD $5,600 (about USD $4,090 at current exchange rates) somewhere in the Great White North here on eBay.