Fastrelieffrom the bends.
There are motorcycles that
handle. And then,there are
motorcycles that handle.
The Y
amaha FJ600 is the
second kind.
With one horsepower for
every 5.8pounds,our FJ600
has a higher power-to-weight
ratio than anybike in its class.
(Which may be one reason for
its incredible success last
year- both on the track and in
the showroom.)
Yet inaddition toproducing
horsepower, this high performance engine alsohelps produce
something equally valuable:
superb handling.
Its the narrowest, most
compact, in-line fourcylinder
engine in its class. Adesign
made possibleby placing the
altemator behind the cylinders
and not to the side of them.
And one that makes it
possible for you to lean
the FJ over at an extraordinary 49?
Ofcourse, making
the FJ600 handle like a
Yamaha required more than
just giving it a narrowengine.
It meant building it around a
tubular, double cradle
frame that'simmune to
flexing. Equippingit with
a race-developed
Monoshock
suspension that canbe dialed
in to even the most torturous
. road conditions. And adding a
pair of massive, air-assisted
front forks. Fully adjustable,of
course.
Combine all
of this with a set
of triple disc
brakes, framemounted half
fairing and a new low profile
rear tire and you've gota
motorcycle that's remarkably
responsive. And forgiving.
On the track or through
a canyon,there are really
onlytwo motorcycles that
cantouch an FJ600.
The one you've already read about on the
preceding pages. And
the one you're about to
read about on the
following page.
