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designed with low-end grunt in
mind and produces a claimed
50 foot-pounds of torque.
The FZ-07's twin sits in an all-
new diamond-type, steel frame
with the engine serving as a
stressed member, allowing the
package to be lighter and more
compact.
The FZ-07 should make new-
bies feel comfortable with a seat
height of just 31.7 inches and it
tips the scale at 397 pounds – 17
pounds lighter than the FZ-09.
The new Yamaha also gets a
new LCD instrument panel that
includes a digital bar-type tach
display, gear position indicator,
digital speedometer, etc. The
FZ-07 will use a 3.7-gallon fuel
tank and gets a claimed 58 mpg.
Other features include
10-spoke aluminum wheels and
wave-type brake rotors (282mm
wave-style up front, 245mm at
the rear). The front fork is 41mm
with 5.1 inches of travel; the rear
is an adjustable, link-type shock
that also provides 5.1 inches of
travel.
The new bike will retail for
$6990 and will be available in
July in three-color variations:
Liquid Graphite, Rapid Red And
Pearl White. CN
2015 YAMAHA FZ-07 ($6990)
W
ith the popularity of the
FZ-09 last year, there's
not a lot of surprise in the
fact that Yamaha is trying to pig-
gyback that with the new, entry
level FZ-07 and today the tuning
fork company is showing off its
new bike.
The FZ-07 is powered by
an all-new liquid-cooled, fuel-
injected 689cc parallel twin that
produces a claimed 74 horse-
power. The powerplant has been
