NOT JUST NAKED

Yamaha’s new FZ-10 is far, far more than just a stripped-down R1

MICHAEL GILBERT

We’ll admit that when we had first heard of the new FZ-10, we had expectations, but they weren’t incredibly high. Throughout the last year and a half, Yamaha has delivered a number of incredible motorcycles that have done everything but let us down. In the naked-bike class, however, only European manufacturers have been able to get it right—so naturally we thought this might be the one bike Yamaha wouldn’t nail right on the head. Information had been released that the biggest FZ would be heavily based off the current generation YZF-R1, and that’s great; but admittedly the R1 was developed more for racetrack performance rather than street use. That’s why we were skeptical and assumed the FZ would come with its supersport brother’s base package but be “tuned” for the…

You're reading a preview of

Sport Rider (Digital) - 1 Issue, October - November 2016

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.