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==Overview== | |||
The '''[[Yamaha]] FZ6''' is a budget middleweight crossover bike built around the 2003 YZF R6 engine. The engine is | The '''[[Yamaha]] FZ6''' is a budget middleweight crossover bike built around the 2003 YZF R6 engine. The engine is re-tuned for more midrange power where it is more usable. It comes with a somewhat soft suspension that makes it easy on beginners and very well suited for sport-touring, commuting, or just having fun on curvy mountain roads. | ||
A significant factor making this bike a popular choice is its underseat exhaust. Another attractive feature is its half-fairing, positioning it somewhere between a full supersport and a naked streetfighter (although in Europe and Australia the fully naked look is available as the FZ-6N option). | A significant factor making this bike a popular choice is its underseat exhaust. Another attractive feature is its half-fairing, positioning it somewhere between a full supersport and a naked streetfighter (although in Europe and Australia the fully naked look is available as the FZ-6N option). |