Trainer and Life Coach on the NBC hit series ”The biggest Loser” and of the up and coming NBC show “losing With it”, Jillian Michaels is taking action to motivate people to donate money towards Haiti. She is auctioning her Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle from Season 4 of ”The Biggest Loser” on eBay. The live auction has over 4 days as of the time of this post, with all proceeds going towards the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. “The current destruction in Haiti is devastating,” says Michaels. This motorcycle is a fully customized Yamaha FZ1, hand painted by Troy Lee. Pretty sweet.


Letter from Jillian:

When I was 28 years old and at a major cross roads in my life something in my heart called me to Haiti. I was soul searching, lost, confused, looking for direction. I was in Haiti for roughly 3 weeks. I traveled the entire country from Cap-Haitien through Port-Au-Prince down to Jacmel. I went there not knowing what to expect and even slightly scared for my well being. What I found was shocking. The people were the most kind, loving, open and generous souls I had ever met. Even with nothing, living in shanties, they would literally give you the shirts off their backs. They brought me into their homes. Fed me soup. Shared their stories and their culture. Showed me the true potential of the human spirit. They showed me how to cultivate the fabric of resilience, and gave me an overall perspective on life that changed me forever.

You may remember on my return to Biggest Loser for Season 4, I rode up on the most insane motorcycle. This motorcycle was a fully customized Yamaha FZ1. Hand painted for me by Troy Lee. It was customized to the point of being nearly unrecognizable. It has titanium pipes, belly pan fairings, modified mirrors, iPod and iPhone capabilities, and a special alarm. You name it, the bike has it. This bike is special to me. It holds tremendous sentimental value symbolizing my return home to Biggest Loser. I find it only fitting that it's sale helps benefit the people who took me into their homes. I am auctioning it off to a new loving home and all the proceeds will be donated to www.clintonbushhaitifund.org to benefit the Haitian people.

Happy bidding and lots of love,
Jillian Michaels


2007 Yamaha FZ1 “Black Stiletto” Custom Street Fighter Motorcycle

The standard Yamaha FZ1 is a motorcycle that combines a stout R1-based engine, nimble handling, and a reasonable riding position making it an ideal choice for riders who can use it for canyon carving or cross-country sport-touring. The “Black Stiletto” maintaining those great attributes while increasing performance, reducing weight, seat height and blended together with a unique street fighter appearance that twists heads where ever it is ridden.

Body
Entire motorcycle finished with custom Troy Lee Designs paint job that integrates burnished metal plating with hand-laid pin-striping (includes matching SHOEI full-face helmet).

Euro-skin bikini fairing with H4 wide lens headlamp, fish-eye spot high beam and integrated turn signals mounted directly to front forks with billet clamps. Removal of the stock Yamaha frame-mounted half-fairing reduced vehicle weight by over 40-pounds, improved handling and created and aggressive street-fighter appearance. Hand-built aluminum dash with hammered gun-metal finish holds multifunction meter in easy view under the petite dark-smoke windscreen. Rear LED turn signals with additional ballast to ensure proper plashing rate.

Spoiler/belly pan added to lower frame to improve aerodynamics and appearance, and act as a cowl of forward header-portion of the exhaust system. Inverted radiator spoilers/guards add to razor sharp appearance. Rear passenger grab rails removed and tail cowl profile adjusted to blend into pillion seat. Yamaha rear main fender removed, and stainless license plate mount and mini-fender fitted directly under tail-light.

Engine
Dale Walker Hi-Mount 4-into-2-into-1 performance exhaust system - Stainless steel with black chrome muffler cover and polished tip. Walker Performance Hole-shot EFI recalibration unit couples with exhaust system in increased engine performance by more than 12%. Removal of stock system with EXUP valve not only increased performance, but reduced vehicle weight by over 25-pounds.

Chassis
Custom heim-joint, full-floating lowering link to reduce seat height by over 2-inches, with a corresponding reduction in front fork height. Reduced length side-stand and center-stand limiter ensure the motorcycle’s attitude is correct when at rest.

Peg mounts and other hardware blacked out using a combination of satin, matte and gun-metal epoxy paint finishes. Addition chassis protection added with main-frame spare nylon sliders, plus front axle sliders and rear swing arm spool protectors.

Controls
Billet “Lane-Splitter Plus” CRG bar end mirrors fitted to Yamaha OE sport handlebars featuring a revised ratio clutch lever and perch. Battery is fitted with Del-Tran Battery Tender adapter (Tender is included).

Specialty Electronics
BEAHR Ultima XL audio system mounted inside bodywork. System permits multiple audio inputs and output to rider and passenger. The system features full intercom capability, with automatic volume increase and muting via active microphone sampling. The system currently has adapters installed for iPod (connection is at the handlebar mount which is sized for iPhone or iPod Classic) and wireless Bluetooth connection to mobile telephone. The system can be expanded through other adapters to XM radio, radar detector and GPS. The motorcycle’s matching helmet is supplied with pre-installed stereo headphones and microphone. Extra connections, adapter and helmet accessories are available.

Extra
Provided to the subsequent purchaser of the “Black Stiletto” will be a comprehensive CD-ROM of images of the motorcycle, not only as it appeared during its television debut, but as it evolved step-by-step from the standard motorcycle to this iconic street-fighter.



Jillian Michaels Auctioning Her 2007 Yamaha FZ1 “Black Stiletto” Custom Street Fighter MotorcycleTo Benefit Haiti

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