Review: Yamaha FZ6R arrives as a rational sportbikeFiled under: In the Autoblog Garage, Motorcycles
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Before even throwing a leg over the new 2009 Yamaha FZ6R, we couldn't help but think that this bike fits neatly into the burgeoning entry-level sportbike category and is just the kind of motorcycle that most Americans would be better off purchasing than a bike from the more popular supersport category. Generally speaking, though today's crop of 600cc race-replica motorcycles are tons of fun to ride in a proper setting, there are few if any circumstances where it's necessary to have a machine capable of topping 160 mph or accelerating to 60 in around three seconds on public roads. With this in mind, we had very high hopes for Yamaha's latest middleweight sportbike. Did it meet our lofty expectations? Read on to find out.Gallery: Review: Yamaha FZ6RPhotos copyright (C)2009 Jeremy Korzeniewski / Weblogs, Inc.Continue reading Review: Yamaha FZ6R arrives as a rational sportbikeReview: Yamaha FZ6R arrives as a rational sportbike originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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