Yamaha FZ-8

Yamaha FZ-8 SPECIFICATIONS, PRICE & IMAGES

MD Comparo: Yamaha FZ8 vs. Triumph
Street Triple R

Motorcyclists: start your arguments about the first such machine, then try to defend the
‘two-wheeled car.’ Lotsa luck.

fairings that encumbered them: costly, heavy, vulnerable plastic, hiding
Magnificent Machinery. Their windscreens placed a shield between riders and
God’s Elements.

Age: 77. Years Riding:62. Most Recent Flogging:1955

Katherine: “It looks like an Arabian stallion—lean, lithe,
muscular—with the mask of a comic-book hero.” Picking it up from Yamaha in
Cypress, facing a 425-mile ride, it looks to me like a bike with no windscreen .
. . uh, naked.

a task for which this machine is unsuited: up
I-5, at an indicated 85 on the wildly optimistic speedometer. I escape the drone
at Frazier Park, over gnarly twisties where the nonadjustable front fork (the
shock is adjustable for preload) delivers a bone-jarring ride. Then:166/33,
through Taft, onto glorious 58 (perfect surface) to Santa Margarita, dodging
Bambi.

s engineers have nailed it: a
near-perfect naked bike, at $8490 a steal (get the optional fly screen if you
plan to ride more than 100 miles at a time; the saddle? Check the aftermarket).
Yamaha has engineered satisfactorily the compromise between simple/low-cost on
one hand and exhilarating performance on the other.

Hokin: Age:42. Years Riding:23. Most Recent Flogging:Wednesday

do it all: tour, commute, do trackdays and still look good enough to motivate
the occasional washing. I have yet to own or test such a creature, but I keep
trying.

John: Street Mistress

Gabe: Please Don’t Make me do that Again…

Yamaha FZ-8 For Sale Specifications, Price and Images

Bike Features

Make Model:
Yamaha FZ-8

Year:
2012

Engine:
Four stroke, forward-inclined
transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder

Capacity:
779 cc / 48.6 cu-in

Bore x Stroke:
68.0×53.6mm

:
Liquid cooled

Compression Ratio:
12.0 : 1

Induction:
Electronic Fuel Injection

Ignition :
Transistorized coil ignition

Starting:
Electric

Lubrication system:
Wet sump

Max Power :
78.1kW / 106.2 hp @ 10000 rpm

Max Torque:
82.0 Nm / 8.4 kg-fm @ 8000 rpm

Clutch:
Wet,multiple-disc coil spring

Transmission :
6 Speed

Final Drive:
Chain

Gear Ratio:
1st gear 2.692(35/13) / 2nd gear
2.063(33/16) / 3rd gear 1.762(37/21) / 4th gear
1.522(35/23) / 5th gear 1.350(27/20) / 6th gear
1.208(29/24)

Frame:
Diamond frame

Front Suspension:
Telescopic fork

Front Wheel Travel:
130 mm / 5.1 in

Rear Suspension:
Swingarm link suspension.

Rear Wheel Travel:
130 mm / 5.1 in

Rear Brakes:
2x 310mm disc

Front Brakes:
Single 267mm disc

Front Tyre:
120/70 ZR17

Rear Tyre:
180/55 ZR17

Caster Angle:
25º

Trail:
109 mm / 4.2 in

Dimensions:
Height 1064 mm / 41.9 in
Length 2141 mm / 84.3 in
Width 770 mm / 30.3 in