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2011 Yamaha FZ8 Review - First Ride

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Dr_Sprocket · 01-13-2011, 03:08 PM

Could this bike be the absolutely best "do-it-all" bike there is? Quite possibly.

Kevin_Duke · 01-13-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr_Sprocket

Could this bike be the absolutely best "do-it-all" bike there is? Quite possibly.

It looks like it will do it all. All except get me excited.

jmdonald · 01-13-2011, 05:13 PM

This is one great bike and I'm no Yamaha fan.A job well done by the Yamaha team.You are right however when compared to its sibling what bike would you pick?

The_AirHawk · 01-13-2011, 05:18 PM

Good article, but for one little peeve of mine:

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In short, the mission was to create a versatile and economical bike that comes closer than ever to letting riders with sporting inclinations have their cake and eat it too.

It is "EAT their cake and HAVE it too" - RAAAARGH!!

Sorry, but that one gets beneath my skin more than possibly any other mis-quote. I know-not why.

Otherwise, well-written and informative. Makes me want to trade-up my '04 FZ6. If I were willing to live with the debt, that is.

schizuki · 01-13-2011, 05:31 PM

Good-looking, modern styling with an edge, but not comically overdone like the Z1000. Ideal real-world displacement. Looks like a winner.

The Japanese may have finally found the styling sweet spot for standards between Bland Retro and Fanboy Manga.

Should have a hard bag option, though. A small set of aerodynamically-styled bags would blend in well on that tailsection.

Duken4evr · 01-13-2011, 05:44 PM

Random thoughts from the resident FZ1 nut...

Yamaha needs to bring in the Euro/Candadian model with the FZ1 like bikini fairing.

If my FZ1 is any indication, quite a bit of power resides in throwing away the entire stock exhaust system and opening up the airbox

I would like to see Yam update the FZ1 with a lighter crank, 4 valve head and actually go down a bit in size on the too big 45mm throttle bodies. The FZ1 exhaust can, aside from strangling the bike, is ugly as sin. This one looks better.

Finally, dealers around here are selling leftover FZ1s for less than the MSRP on this thing. Hmmm....

Dr_Sprocket · 01-13-2011, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by schizuki

Should have a hard bag option, though. A small set of aerodynamically-styled bags would blend in well on that tailsection.

Couldn't agree with you more on that one, Schizuki!

mscuddy · 01-13-2011, 07:44 PM

Well I like to have my cake and eat it to, or vice versa. Who cares? This is a freaking bike test, not Betty Crocker.

Nice bike, except I like bikes with lots of mass in the crankshaft, tends to make for a better powerband in my opinion (for a street bike, not a full racer).

Now about my cake....

schizuki · 01-13-2011, 08:14 PM

Mmmmmm... cake...

01-13-2011, 02:49 PM	#1
Administrator Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: On My Bike Posts: 0	2011 Yamaha FZ8 Review - First Ride Original Article: 2011 Yamaha FZ8 Review - First Ride Please discuss the Motorcycle.com article 2011 Yamaha FZ8 Review - First Ride in our Motorcycle Forums below. Use the reply button to let others know your comments or feedback on the article. Constructive criticism is always appreciated, along with your thoughts and personal opinions on the bikes and products we have tested.

01-13-2011, 03:08 PM	#2
Dr_Sprocket Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delmarva Peninsula Posts: 2,331	Could this bike be the absolutely best "do-it-all" bike there is? Quite possibly. __________________ "Aid to the helpless indigent is civilized. Aid to the irresponsible is socially corrosive." ----- Schizuki (c. 2011)

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jmdonald Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mission Viejo Posts: 1,224	Market Research Yeah This is one great bike and I'm no Yamaha fan.A job well done by the Yamaha team.You are right however when compared to its sibling what bike would you pick? __________________ Secede. Last edited by jmdonald : 01-13-2011 at 05:15 PM.

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schizuki Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Just hangin' in Milan with Clara Posts: 4,999	Good-looking, modern styling with an edge, but not comically overdone like the Z1000. Ideal real-world displacement. Looks like a winner. The Japanese may have finally found the styling sweet spot for standards between Bland Retro and Fanboy Manga. Should have a hard bag option, though. A small set of aerodynamically-styled bags would blend in well on that tailsection. __________________ *Reverēre meam auctōritātem* "Drew Ryun applied [to the IRS] for permanent non-profit status for a group called 'Media Trackers' in July 2011. Fifteen months later, he’d heard nothing. So he applied again under the eco-friendly name of 'Greenhouse Solutions,' and was approved in three weeks."

01-13-2011, 07:44 PM	#9
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,447	Well I like to have my cake and eat it to, or vice versa. Who cares? This is a freaking bike test, not Betty Crocker. Nice bike, except I like bikes with lots of mass in the crankshaft, tends to make for a better powerband in my opinion (for a street bike, not a full racer). Now about my cake.... __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

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01-13-2011, 05:44 PM	#7
Duken4evr Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 705	Random thoughts from the resident FZ1 nut... Yamaha needs to bring in the Euro/Candadian model with the FZ1 like bikini fairing. If my FZ1 is any indication, quite a bit of power resides in throwing away the entire stock exhaust system and opening up the airbox I would like to see Yam update the FZ1 with a lighter crank, 4 valve head and actually go down a bit in size on the too big 45mm throttle bodies. The FZ1 exhaust can, aside from strangling the bike, is ugly as sin. This one looks better. Finally, dealers around here are selling leftover FZ1s for less than the MSRP on this thing. Hmmm....

01-13-2011, 08:14 PM	#10
schizuki Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Just hangin' in Milan with Clara Posts: 4,999	Mmmmmm... cake... __________________ *Reverēre meam auctōritātem* "Drew Ryun applied [to the IRS] for permanent non-profit status for a group called 'Media Trackers' in July 2011. Fifteen months later, he’d heard nothing. So he applied again under the eco-friendly name of 'Greenhouse Solutions,' and was approved in three weeks."