If the 600cc FZ6 is too small and the 998cc FZ1’s too big, Yamaha’s got an all-new offering for the U.S. market: the 2011 FZ8.
Powered by a 779cc inline-4 housed in an aluminum frame, this naked bike fills an all-too absent middleweight niche.
See photos and key specs of the $8,490 bike in this 2011 Yamaha FZ8 Photo Gallery, which joins the Super Tenere and Stryker chopper as three new Yamahas announced this week; stay tuned for a 2011 Yamaha Buyer’s Guide to see the rest of their lineup.
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Nearly two years after the furor over the raked-out Honda Fury simmered down, Star Motorcycles has released their own factory custom chopper: the 2011 Stryker.
Veering more towards the power cruiser side of the visual equation (a la the Star Raider), the Stryker out-rakes the Fury with a 40 degree fork, and wears a 210mm rear tire, which is 10mm thicker than the Fury’s. Stryker is powered by a liquid-cooled 1,304cc v-twin, and its $10,999 starting price undercuts the Fury by a full two grand.
Honda’s Fury is an unqualified sales success and became the best-selling metric factory custom, spinning off the Interstate, Sabre, and Stateline cruisers… so it’s looking like the Stryker could steal more than a few buyers from Honda.
Think it will succeed? See pictures of Yamaha/Star’s factory custom chopper in this 2011 Stryker Photo Gallery, and comment below!
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First $1 Million Harley-Davidson. For a teaser, it’s a good one. Bartels Harley-Davidson of Marina Del Rey, CA announced that it will unveil a $1 Million Harley at its dealership on October 21 at 7 pm. Since there is (almost) no way you can put $1 million of parts on…
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