Yamaha FZ6 600 FAZER 2005

Well, we’ll say what we want, but the new Fazer is very very classy! At Yam, the engineers have worked really well and present us a brand new bike. Admire the new aluminum frame, the fork crown impregnated with R1, the bulging and stylized tank, the exhausts under the saddle…

and the engine which is none other than that of the new R6 but benefiting from some specific features: thanks to new manufacturing processes, this unit does without liners, thus improving heat exchange. Compared to the R6, the camshafts and intake ducts differ, in order to provide more power and flexibility in low and mid-range. The Fazer wins injection, now essential to meet pollution standards. The frame also benefits from the latest Yam innovations: using the die-casting process, the frame is at the same time rigid, beautiful, seamless, and the engineers were able to give it a sculpted shape, revealing a key asset in the line. very worked of the motorcycle. The chassis is also improving. The repositioning of the engine made it possible to lengthen the swingarm which grows by 70 mm. The caster angle has been reduced to 25 ° and the caster increased to 97.5 mm. All this in order to offer a machine that is more efficient, easier, more manoeuvrable but still as versatile as ever. In addition to the increased swingarm, the rear tire is getting fat – now it’s a 180. Yamaha claims 10% improved traction. The new exhaust is catalyzed but above all, it is placed under the saddle, lightening the line and obviously, that throws a max! The capacity of the trunk may be less appreciated. What do you think of his new face? Aggressive at will, very close to the R1, it seems more effective than the old one, guaranteeing protection for the long haul … than the tank will shorten because it loses 3 liters in the mutation. Hopefully the injection will generously lower consumption to compensate. On the new Fazer, everything changes, everything, even the dashboard which is now fully digital (goodbye to the little needle that rose to assault the red zone) – and twin brother of that of the Kawasaki ZX-6RR. Not quite because it looks better, a bit classier, but the resemblance is too striking. For amateurs (I’m one of them), it would fit perfectly into a Star Wars ship … Do you want more? The new fork is derived from that of the 1000 Fazer, we gain an electronic anti-theft system integrated into the key, new R6 type rims, and new braking. They are still 298mm discs but the calipers are no longer those of the R1. In its redesign, the beautiful lightened by 7 kgs. Everything is now in place for the 600 Fazer to be THE big box for the start of the school year; better everywhere, pretty, and lined with a Naked version that has not much to envy his sister (or would it be the other way around?).