The FZ6 is no longer offered for 2010

Definitely a shame as this is a great bike and I miss mine daily... but that new FZ8 looks pretty damn sweet if they were to ever bring that to the states.
 
rsw81 said:
Definitely a shame as this is a great bike and I miss mine daily... but that new FZ8 looks pretty damn sweet if they were to ever bring that to the states.
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That pic is a fake, all Yamaha have done is reserve the name FZ8.
 
Debaser said:
That pic is a fake, all Yamaha have done is reserve the name FZ8.
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I put money on the fact this bike turns up in showrooms within 2 years..makes perfect sense! Why else would Yamaha bring out the lower spec XJ6, FZ6R...if they were not going to replace the FZ6 with a logical replacement, when the FZ6 has sold in truckloads in Europe...their biggest market of all!

:rockon:
 
Wolfman said:
I put money on the fact this bike turns up in showrooms within 2 years..makes perfect sense! Why else would Yamaha bring out the lower spec XJ6, FZ6R...if they were not going to replace the FZ6 with a logical replacement, when the FZ6 has sold in truckloads in Europe...their biggest market of all!

:rockon:
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Yup, the FZ6 (Fazer and naked) is everywhere over here in Europe. Already seen quite a few of the new XJ6's as well. It looks so much better as a naked XJ6 than the fully-faired FZ6R (which we don't get in Europe) in my opinion. Just such a shame about the lack of HP!

One of the most popular bikes here in France is the Kawasaki Z750 which an FZ8 would be perfectly poised to compete with!
 
Ohh man. This is not cool. How in the hell they are going to replace our beautiful bikes, and replace it with FZ6R. Not Fair..Not Fair...:(
 
stealthyman said:
My guess is Yamaha has thinned down the lineup to cope with the bad economy. Guess I'll hold onto my 09 until the government comes out with the cash-for-FZ6s program. :D
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But they did this year. I don't recall the specifics but for a period of time this winter and spring, Uncle Sugar will give you a nice fat tax deduction if you bought a new motorcycle. It was about $1,500 or so.

And of course I bought my new Buell 10 days before the program was announced! Maybe I can use some white out on my receipt and submit it???:rolleyes:
 
Juan1 said:
2. Yamaha likely wanted to offer more differentiation between the FZ6(R) and R6. The FZ6 is capable of pulling some prospective R6 owners, whereas the FZ6R is further from being a perfomance bike and closer to being a beginner bike.
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Possible, I chose the FZ6 S2 over the R6. Not much less performance, better allround, and most important cheaper insurance.
But why would Yamaha introduce an FZ8,if not to replace the FZ1 AND the FZ6 ? Sure Kawasaki has both the Z750 and the Z1000, but I can't help wondering if Yamaha is trying to replace more than one model.
 
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Davey said:
Yup, the FZ6 (Fazer and naked) is everywhere over here in Europe. Already seen quite a few of the new XJ6's as well. It looks so much better as a naked XJ6 than the fully-faired FZ6R (which we don't get in Europe) in my opinion. Just such a shame about the lack of HP!

One of the most popular bikes here in France is the Kawasaki Z750 which an FZ8 would be perfectly poised to compete with!
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That is a very good point!! The FZ8 makes perfect sense to battle with the Z750...the only thing IMO that makes for slower FZ6 sales in the U.S. is the fact that it is detuned compared to the R6...... if the FZ8 has more power than the R6 ,and is cheaper and more comfortable to ride I would think it would be a big seller her in the American market.... :rockon: :D
 
FZ1 still flies with it's 10 year run. That should be a record of sorts for a standard bike. So they brought back the gold forks and gold rims. I like the gold forks but not the rims. blacked out parts was a good step.

The FZ6 was and excellent bike with modern components like aluminum swingarm, CFD no-weld frame. Instead of that primitive FZ6R they could have offered the FZ6TE which comes with fairings. I see yamaha's sales and profits plummet even more compared to previous deficit of 68%
 
Why is everybody so upset?

I got mine. You got yours. Nobody else wants one. Sounds like a happy world (or least a happy North America.)
 
If they can keep the same torq then they can drop the FZ1 and use the motogp 800 cc engine in the FZ8. i doubt so. FZ1 has a distinct identity in terms of Sport Touring and performance balance. They'd rather come out with a R8 just like Kawi is about to do so.
 
RIP............This is my first bike, and Im riding her till she's dead. By that time something beautiful will exist that will make me drool and I will fall in love all over again. Im not worried, Im just glad I bought a motorcycle while the FZ6 was manufactured...It's AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!


All hail the FZ6..She had a good run

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