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Initially, one might think that the all-new 2009 Yamaha FZ6R sport bike is simply an enhanced FZ6. Not so. The only thing on the bike from the FZ6 is the basic engine design. The FZ6R ranks as a sport ...
Sorry to hear you broke your ankle the week before Yamaha's FZ6R press intro in Northern California, but I was thrilled to be the one to take your place. I mean, you're a notoriously good mender, and ...
There's a time-honoured recipe for a middleweight all-rounder: take a previous-generation Supersports engine (suitably detuned), put it in an easy-to-make tubular frame with bargain-basement, ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. This year will be remembered for many things with regard to motorcycles ...
Not so long ago, all Japanese manufacturers offered a bargain sportbike of some sort—a model just one notch down from the best they could make. These models promised 80% of the performance at 70% of ...