Rode the FZ-09

[spatten]

I got to ride an FZ-09 triple and HOLY CRAP, it's an awesome bike.  Super light weight and the engine is amazing.  Goes like stink and wants to wheelie all the time in first.  The engine thumps under load like an old TL, but feels stronger.  I can't say enough about how hard it would be to keep your license.

The suspension feels sub par, but that's easy enough to address.

Best bang for the buck I can imagine.

[pasini510]

I have read alot about this bike and at eight Gs ,its a deal. If I wanted a smaller lighter bike than the C14 ,This would be it !

[ManofManyGTs]

The bike def got my attention when they released it.  With bike prices these days, it is a bargain.  I remember not too long ago, sticker on the state-of-the-art 600s supersports were 8k.  And the rumors that Yamaha's next R6 class bike will be a triple is very interesting.

[shreveportSS]

I rode one a few weeks back and I liked it a lot. Power wise it felt comparable to my N1K. I wish they had a version with some fairing comparable to the N1K.

[Pokey]

I REALLY want to ride on!!!

[KawiG]

I loved the old Yamaha Fazer, this look like the new version. I like it.

[eng943]

Love this bike, and I am close to buying one as a second bike. I am thrilled to see a triple instead of another I4. Everything I have read indicates this bike has the character I want in a bike like this.

[shreveportSS]

I took another ride on an FZ-09 yesterday at my local dealer. He told me to take it for as long as I wanted. I brought it back with 87 more miles on it. Needs a better suspension. I like the weight, but it is small at 6'2" and 240, I could almost make it wheelie just by moving back on the seat or sitting full upright in the wind blast. She wallerd around and bottomed out pretty bad in the curves. Like the reviews say, all the development went in the engine, but with my size, the N1k works better although both could use better suspensions. If you weigh a buck fifty, the FZ-09 would be a nice start.

[stevewfl]

Most bikes need suspension upgrades right out of the gate if you want then to perform, especially budgets bikes. I like it!

[Pokey]

Most bikes need suspension upgrades right out of the gate if you want then to perform, especially budgets bikes. I like it!

Heck I even hear some guys bitch and moan about their Ohlins. 

[stevewfl]

For the price point and performance, I think the FZ-09 is the best value bike on the market right now.

Of course I'm all about orange though and like the 1290 R nekkid bike, just don;t peek at the price point and its a nice ride 

"The Beast Escapes" with its 180 rear wheel HP

http://youtu.be/A8heeP16TIc

[ZG]

For the price point and performance, I think the FZ-09 is the best value bike on the market right now.

Of course I'm all about orange though and like the 1290 R nekkid bike, just don;t peek at the price point and its a nice ride 

"The Beast Escapes" with its 180 rear wheel HP

http://youtu.be/A8heeP16TIc

Now that looks like fun! 

[clogan]

For the price point and performance, I think the FZ-09 is the best value bike on the market right now.

Of course I'm all about orange though and like the 1290 R nekkid bike, just don;t peek at the price point and its a nice ride 

"The Beast Escapes" with its 180 rear wheel HP

http://youtu.be/A8heeP16TIc

I've got a real itch for the new KTM 1190 Adventure R...150 horses at a bit over 400 lbs., with ABS, traction control, 3 power modes, knobby tires...a bit pricier than the FZ however.

What am I thinking? Gotta stop this madness! Too many bikes; too little time, money and space!

[rcannon409]

Did you notice the price?  Under 8000.00  Still expensive, but odds are you'd walk out of the shop with one of these for less than Yamaha charges for their 450 mx bike.  That almost does not compute.

[TJ]

There are a ton of FZ1's on the used market, many with extremely low miles. I would purchase a used FZ1  (GEN 1 OR GEN 2) over a new 9 any day of the week if I was in the market.
I owned a FZ1 prior to my current Connie and it was a rocket, loved to wheelie, seat sucked and it always felt top heavy and got pretty bad gas mileage.

[twowheeladdict]

Did you notice the price?  Under 8000.00  Still expensive, but odds are you'd walk out of the shop with one of these for less than Yamaha charges for their 450 mx bike.  That almost does not compute.

That makes sense to me.  Do you see what they put the MX bikes through?  Also how much high quality suspension cost?  Soon after I got my KLX250S, I was wishing I would have bought the KX250F and figured out how to register it for the road.  Would have cost less than upgrading the suspension on the KLX, even when you consider the purchase price difference.

[Rhino]

For the price point and performance, I think the FZ-09 is the best value bike on the market right now.

Of course I'm all about orange though and like the 1290 R nekkid bike, just don;t peek at the price point and its a nice ride 

"The Beast Escapes" with its 180 rear wheel HP

http://youtu.be/A8heeP16TIc

These new KTM bikes are outrageous at least on paper. I gotta get one under me to see what they are really like.