The seat was redesigned as well as the fairing and windscreen. New FZ1-like instrument cluster now featured analog tachometer and digital speedometer. It now had a 3-way catalytic converter, new swingarm, new passenger pegs and new four-piston monoblock brake calipers front brakes. Enhancing the aggressive look were the black painted engine, frame, subframe, grabhandle, rear swingarm and wheels. The optimized fuel injection system increased the engine’s low-en torque and a metal honeycomb type catalytic converter was added. The fuel injection system with 36 mm throttle bodies was the biggest upgrade while the rest simply came natural for Yamaha and the 2004 FZ6 is very close even to the 2009 model year. Built around the 2003 YZF R6 engine which was retuned for more usable midrange power, the new bike was perfect both for winding roads and city riding and it developed 98 hp at 12,000 rpm and 63.1 Nm at 10,000 rpm. In 2004, the Yamaha FZ6 (still Fazer in Europe) as we know it was born. The 2002 model year would have transmitted the power smoother and it also featured new instrumentation, but overall it was just a preview of what was about to later come. With a new cowl, new headlight, a 22 litre tank and stainless steel exhaust, the Fazer looked sleeker and more able to deal with the competition which by that time was coming strong from behind. It went into production in 1998 and a year later it became the top selling model in its class.Ģ002 was to bring the first major upgrade. The 600cc engine was developed from that of the YZF600R Thunder Cat super-sport model and the frame was a wide-type double cradle steel unit. The old continent first saw the Yamaha Fazer at the 1997 Paris Show and from the very first moment it established a unique balance between performance, light handling, comfort and fuel economy. The FZ6 is a model initially created for the European market where it would have first been called the Fazer. Also, with 17-inch alloy wheels and two 298mm floating discs up front and a 245mm rear one, you know that the bike’s DNA links it to the track although you will most likely never ride it there. But, probably the best of it is the compact, light bodywork (459 lb wet weight) and front/rear 5.1 inches of travel offered by the 43mm telescopic fork and single shock. The engine is fuel injected and mated to a six-speed gearbox through a multi-plate clutch and that immediately qualifies it as a class leader. Furthermore, the “Comfort seat”, previously found only in the accessory list, is now standard. Still, in 2009, the Yamaha FZ6 stands out thanks to the same old recipe: a light, comfortable and versatile overall package powered by a more than decent number of horses that satisfies all rider’s needs as long as they plan to stay on road. The 600cc liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder DOHC, 16 valves has proven a top performer on all models that it powered, the last being the FZ6R, a fully faired model which we’ve earlier previewed for you. But that’s just in theory as the engine is the only unit that the FZ6 shares with the R6S. Just how the Yamaha YZF-R6 takes a more docile approach in the form of the YZF-R6S, the FZ6 exploits the commuter side of the “S” model.
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