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It's such a shift to a "smaller is better" philosophy that it's a bit like Graham Henry replacing Ma'a Nonu with someone the size of Jimmy Cowan to shore up the middle of the All Black backline.
Well it doesn't pack much if any less weight than the FZ1. Less crank weight does seem to give it a lighter handling feel.
Still here in the US with numerous used FZ1s selling for less than $4k you could easily perform the naked conversion, dramtically upgrade powertrain, exhaust and suspension and still come away with huge savings (VS new FZ1 or FZ8) and have a machine that is as refined as you want or as monstrous. New FZ1s are slow sellers here and can be had for between $7-8K
I guess for someone who wants new, wants unfaired, and who doesn't want to modify, the FZ8 makes some sense. I guess tameness might fit in the equation too. For Yamaha's sake as well as the future of the FZ line, I hope there are enough of those types out there.