Yamaha FZ-1 World Launch

Posted by mcphils On February - 15 - 2006

Visordown.com features an article by Rob Hoyles about the 2006 Yamaha FZ 1.

Yamaha FZ-1
image from VisorDown.com

But what does it go like? Unsurprisingly, the combination of more power and less weight equals faster motorcycle. The new FZ-1 and FZ-1 Fazer both boast 150bhp and weigh in at 198kg and 204kg respectively, which adds up to a power increase of 7bhp and a considerable weight loss from the outgoing model’s 208kg.

Put into layman’s terms, the naked bike is over one-and-half stones lighter, the faired version just over half-a-stone lighter. Right, that’s the techy part out of the way, onto the riding.

Read the full article here.

2 Responses to “Yamaha FZ-1 World Launch”

  1. dredd scott says:

    and how much that will be,

  2. mcphils says:

    according to the article the bikes will be out my March 06 wiht price tags at around £7,199 and £7,599 respectively. Ouch. I just wonder how much more they would cost here.

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