Skeezix
Junior Member
Sweet mother of pearl, I hope that picture isn't what the FZ8 will look like. If that's even close to what it will look like, it won't be anything like the outgoing FZ6. Bummer.
I don't see why Yamaha wouldn't release this in the USA.
All of the competitors do well in the US:
Triumph Street Triple R (very popular)
BMW F800R (big following)
Kawasaki Z750 (maybe not this bike as much)
I'll add the Ducati Monster as a competitor too, and that sells really well here.
I don't see why Yamaha wouldn't want to go after a slice of the street fighter pie.
Totally agree. A picture and specs is all we need. I just want to know if this thing will be the Yamaha version of the Street Triple 'R' as I hope it will be. I gave up hope long ago that it would be a better/newer version of the current FZ6.
OMG_WTF said:I don't see why Yamaha wouldn't release this in the USA.
All of the competitors do well in the US:
Triumph Street Triple R (very popular)
BMW F800R (big following)
Kawasaki Z750 (maybe not this bike as much)
I'll add the Ducati Monster as a competitor too, and that sells really well here.
I don't see why Yamaha wouldn't want to go after a slice of the street fighter pie.
I would think the Ducati Multi-Strada would be a closer bike to the FZ. It's the main reason why this will be my next bike.
I am sorry to be the spoilsport but this bike may not make it to the USA. Only European websites are advertizing it.
Lets not forget, this bike has been developed during the global crunch..i would bet that 80-90% of R&D funding went into the engine as there isnt an "8" in production ..i doubt its just a bored out 600 or a filled in 1K (it might even have more in common with the R7 ??)..i just hope they held back enough pennies to give it some decent clothing.
Im not gonna fall for any "exclusive" pic at this time.. its perfectly plausable that they have been testing the 800cc in a FZ1 chassis for engine development purposes (car manufacurers do this all the time). But who knows
...i always forget about stroking