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 Yamaha FZ-8 For Sale Specifications, Price and Images Yamaha FZ-8 For Sale Specifications, Price and Images 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


Wheelbase:

1461 mm / 57.5 in


Seat Height:

815 mm / 32.1 in


Ground Clearance:

140 mm / 5.5 in


Wet Weight:

 211 kg / 465 lbs – ABS 216 kg / 476 lbs


Fuel Capacity:

17 liters
/ 3.7 gal


Standing 0 – 100km:

3.9 sec


Standing 0 – 140km:

6.5 sec


Standing 0 – 200km:

14.7 sec


Acceleration 
60-100 km/h :

4.5 sec


Acceleration 
60-140 km/h :

9.8 sec


Acceleration 
100-140 km/h :

5.3 sec


Acceleration 
140-180 km/h :

5.6 sec


Top Speed:

215 km/h / 133.5 mph