They started off as UJMs, or Universal Japanese Motorcycles: bare-bones naked bikes that could be used in an array of situations.
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Compared to the amount of money required to get a cheap used FZ1, I still don't have the urge for the Ninja or rather any other bike. It will be a while until I get bored with the FZ1 and want something different. Maybe when Ninja1000s start showing up used for cheap...
If you guys think the FZ is old take closer look at the Suzuki. That thing is one old, low tech, over weight pig. And per the article the Kawi isn't as sporty as the FZ.
Don't worry guys, Yamaha's 2012 line up will be announced in a month or so. I think it is going to be make or break with the FZ1. Either a standard beater FZ1 with 07-08 R1 engine or discontinued.
Well considering that it hasn't sold all that well here and that now there's an 800cc version of it I wouldn't be surprised if the FZ1 is gone from the lineup...
I didn't read all the article because I'm still without pc and with phone is very boring wait the page's download but I tried the z1000sx before leaving Italy..winter with semidry track was not the optimal and I cant say if the bigger engine size give really a better low rpm torque(superbikeitalia my favorite magazine assures YES!)respect the old Z or the fz1. The yamaha engine is a bomb also on a ''castrate''fz1 version so kawa is not more sportely on this but the position and the suspensions are absolutly more sport respect fz1 stock..and this make automaticly kawa more sportely than ours bike..consider that the footsteps comes directly from zx10r..the fz1's set(one of the uglyest that I ever saw on a 1000cc bike!)is on a position so low that the first time that I used my bike,completely stock,when I started to improve the rhythm,at the first curve was close to crash because the step shot the ground violently.. Z radials calipers complete the picture.. So on 2006 genII was a real innovation respect genI.Now genII has the same eage as genI on that year so I'm waiting more than only some upgrades..new Z is another bike and cb1000r to,respect the old hornet 900.Fz1 doesn't need a so important modify respect the current but with fz8 that is simply an fz1 with smaller engine,the bigger sister need a new identity.. And at the end,if yamaha never use the cross plane can be one of the greatest delusion of my biker's life! Fz1 need more low rpm torque! A R12008 engine full power,like someone ask on the thread what new gen fz1need,is a nonsense!Where whe go with 165hp at 12500rpm and a 160km/h first gear?And economically talking..why stay with 2,more expensive,engine building line when put the same engine on R and Fz is a cheaper choice?I'm waiting but
I really hope that you wrong...
Naw. Ride whatever puts a smile on your face.Our beloved FZ1 is beginning to look a little "long in the tooth" when compared to the competition
All that is fine but the reason mfgs reuse older supersport (R6, R1) assembly lines as they have already made a lot of investment in the research, engine, frame molds and if they don't extract as much use out of them then they will have to just throw them every 2-3 years they refresh a supersport model. Imagine the kind of resuse Yamaha has got out of the 04 R1s engine - that is almost 8 freaking years now. Similarly Bandit has been around forever now - almost 15 years.