ok.. for those that dont know i have to call yamaha for work. today i got to talking about the fz6 and how the fz6r fits into the yamaha brand. basically the convo went about how a few years ago they had looked at their offerings and other companies and decided that they needed to offer more in the 600cc range. (this is right before the r6s became the r6s) so they decided to offer the older r6 model and to start working on a new 600 cc offering (the fz6r).. time goes by and now wer have the r6, r6s, fz6, and the fz6r. He couldnt release the intentions going forward (obviously wont release all the info) but in a round about way stated that yamaha was very please with their current offerings and "liked" the fact that they had a healthy mix of 600 models. he said he see's no reason that the line up would change, but didnt rule out upgrades to model lines as time goes by. specifically the fz6, he said that he couldnt see why they would dis-continue a bike that had such a healthy following in europe and the usa (among every where else) and that yamaha is not about to discontinue something that makes them money. He did say that was based on his opinion and his historical knowledge of how yamaha corporate works. so basically didnt get a strait answer about the future for the fz6, but for the whole model line, it looks pretty good.. he did say that in his opinion, the fz6 would stick around for a few more years before any major upgrades or model changes (meaning drop the fz6 for a different model and not the fz6r.. yamaha wants a bigger offering in the 600 family, and currently they have it)...
hopefully i can get more updates as time goges on. unfortunetly, next call is after july.. so stay tuned :thumbup:
hopefully i can get more updates as time goges on. unfortunetly, next call is after july.. so stay tuned :thumbup: