Europe gets the FZ8 and Fazer 8

[Roaddawg]

Well, why is it Europe always seems to get the new bikes released first? It looks like the FZ8 (naked) and the Fazer 8 (half faired) are released and replaced the FZ6 already for 2010. Here's the links if you haven't seen them yet. They also released their version of the FZ6R, the ZJ6 Diversion F.

2010 Yamaha Fazer 8

2010 Yamaha FZ-Series

2010 Yamaha XJ6 Diversion F / ABS

 

[MikeN02]

Because in America, if anything goes wrong you'd get sued so fast. Europe is our lab rat!

Feel better now?

 

[Halon]

It would be awesome to have the fz8. I'd prefer a more naked look.

 

[tractorboy]

Thats iT!! Im sueing this forum for just letting someone say that about us!!

:justkidding: US is pretty sue happy! Alot think of it as the LOTTERY!! without having to buy a ticket!!

 

[ramflyer1899]

Well, why is it Europe always seems to get the new bikes released first? It looks like the FZ8 (naked) and the Fazer 8 (half faired) are released and replaced the FZ6 already for 2010. Here's the links if you haven't seen them yet. They also released their version of the FZ6R, the ZJ6 Diversion F.

2010 Yamaha Fazer 8

2010 Yamaha FZ-Series

2010 Yamaha XJ6 Diversion F / ABS

Not always. The FZ6R came out in the States first. It just got here 4 weeks ago.

 

[DjOrchie]

I had the chance to ride an FZ6, as well as many other Yamaha's, as the Yamaha Demo team came through my town yesterday. I actually liked my FZ6R over the FZ6, FJR, and R6. The FZ6R is the best of all the worlds combined into one great bike. But as always, to each their own. The R6 was pretty cool though, uncomfortable as hell, but pretty cool. Damn thing is like a rocket ship, my face looked like this while accelerating lol
It almost scared me a little, I would definitely end up dead riding one of those on the streets. Those bad boys are meant for the track.

 

[arkkornkid]

well, it's settled: if & when the FZ8 makes it over here, I'll have one in my garage. That's one great looking bike.

 

[Superzoom]

I'm guess that the new naked bikes may never make it over to N. America. The bottom line is that the vast majority of Europeans like nakeds, and the majority of N. Americans like faired bikes. I was in Paris a week ago and I was stunned at the number of nakeds on the streets, as well as maxi scooters and even three wheelers like the Piaggio. Almost no sport bikes. They have completely different tastes in Europe and tend towards very practical bikes that are good for city commuting.

Don't get your hopes up when it comes to nakeds.

 

[99vengeur]

It would have been really nice if they would have used an undertail exhaust rather than the side-mount can.

 

[joloy133]

It would have been really nice if they would have used an undertail exhaust rather than the side-mount can.

The undertail exhausts get pretty darn warm.........hot!!!!! (They do look good but I like the underbelly best....like ours!)

 

[atomoverride]

Maybe we can start a exchange program? get some euro brothers with naked bikes, to send us their parts and we send our flares over to them?

 

[Roaddawg]

Not always. The FZ6R came out in the States first. It just got here 4 weeks ago.

Yeah, but the XJ6 and partially faired diversion have been there.

 

[JonKerr]

I really like the look of the naked FZ8. Especially the inverted adjustable fork. But those mirrors are just wrong. Worse than our stock mirrors. That would have to be the first thing to go.

 

[ramflyer1899]

Maybe we can start a exchange program? get some euro brothers with naked bikes, to send us their parts and we send our flares over to them?

I'd be more interested in getting ABS.