l" su~erbike~
allYbuilt it.
For that reason the FZ's
ultra light, competition-bred,
box-section frame houses only
the FZengine. And our revolutionary, 749cc five-valve
engine (more about it later) fits
only the FZ frame.
To appreciate why this motorcycle handles so well is to
four carburetors, four air filters
and all of the related hardware
under the seat,we tucked it
away up near the steeli ng head.
So you can tuck in more tightly
around the middle of the bike.
And that, combined with
the fact that the FZ engine is
actually as nanow as a V-4,
means you can lean it over,
Eddie Lawson-like, up to a remarkable 51?
Down in front.
opposed-piston calipers and
semi-metallicpads.Heavy-duty
aluminum fork brace. A sealed
drive chain with a
racing-style tensioner.Tubeless
V-rated tires. Cast
aluminumalloy
wheels.Anda
frame-mounted,
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All with one goal in mind.
Handling as predictable as
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amaha winning championships.
We also fitted the FZ with a
sixteen inch front wheel (lowerRiding lessons.
appreciate the relationship be- ing the center
ofgravity even
If you're seriously contween the two.
The engine's cylinders, for further).
sidering an FZ,we'd like
example, are canted 45° forAs wellas a
to offer a little advice on
ward. Which aside from the
race-developed,
how to rideone.
obvious benefit of lowering the Monoshock
Hard.
center of gravity has another
rear suspension
Not 8,000rpm hard.
not-so-obvious benefit. It gives system using
We're talking 1l,000rpm,
the FZ nearly a 50/50 weight needle beatings
chin-to-the-gas-tankhard.
Or better yet, throw
at all pivot
distribution.
This configuration also
points. Alumi- 11lr FZ sM,lI" sllOrkadj llsls dll lllpi IlK on a set ofleathers and
und spring pre-Ioad tandrm for
iarrows the bike substantially numbox-sect Ion eptinnnn controlandinresponsircncss. take an FZ out to the track.
l)y eliminatingthe midriff
swing atm. Thirty-nine milliThere won't be a bike that
can touch it.
oulge you'll find on most high- meter, air-assisted, variableUnless another FZowner
damping front forks.Ventilated,
oerformance models.
, Instead of tryingtosqueeze triple disc brakes with dual
has the same idea.
The instrument duster; built ;1110 the frame-mounted
fa;l i'I~. includ a 12.500 rpmrace-style tachometer:
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