Fourteen FZ10 Fast Facts.

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My theory is that one of the greatest styling exercises is to simply add more horsepower to the mix, lol. On the flip side of that, I wonder how many people would actually be drawn to this bike if if featured less than 100 hp?

The FZ09 is for those guys. More power should equal a better chassis and better ECU control, better brakes, and better suspension. So that adds $$ to the price of the bike.

Last time they fooled around with the naked series Yamaha took the previous generation of FZ1 and turned it into a 106 HP FZ8. Chassis is almost identical, except the removal of metal in some areas to provide a bit of flex and road feel.

I don't think the FZ10 is a bargain-basement piece like the FZ09. I need to go look at one.

I do trust Coldwells' opinion on these things, though.

My ONLY reservation is with the ride-by-wire fueling. I like having the cables along with the motor-driven secondaries as a fail-safe feature.

Not at all, from what I saw. A VERY nice, well put together, quality piece of machinery.
I felt the same way about my Gen. 1 FZ1, too, though somehow in a different way...and even though this bike is its replacement, this is really a totally different bike.
I know several of us here have had them - I sure miss mine!

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