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My Kawasaki ZR-7S bears some significant similarities to your FZ1 in that both are essentially four cylinder, standard-ish bikes which run on 17 inch wheels mounted with fairly meaty tires and both lean somewhat towards the sport end of the spectrum. Having ridden the ZR-7S a fair bit on gravel and dirt roads during trips to the Yukon and Baja I would say that this type of bike does not fair well off pavement. The wheel size (particularly in front), the width of the tires and the power pulse of the multi cylinder engine do not make for a secure feeling on gravel or dirt surfaces.
I found that I needed to slow down very substantially on these surfaces while my friends on a GS650 and a KLR blasted right by me. Add some rain or sand and the issue intensifies. I could have deflated the tires somewhat but there was enough switching between pavement and gravel that it would have been a pain to keep re-inflating.
Hope you find this useful.
Norm
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