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Title: So why is it called a Fazer anways?
Post by: Skinbeatersam on 06 May 2012, 05:47:47 am

Does anyone know this?

Title: Re: So why is it called a Fazer anways?
Post by: Skinbeatersam on 06 May 2012, 05:51:41 am

Man I totally wore helemt cam out today for the first time, and it's ok. Got massively druk cos of friends and all fo that and decided being on this forum was a ood idea. Oh Dear.




Please explain how drunk/fun/awesome your weekend was ere!!!!

Title: Re: So why is it called a Fazer anways?
Post by: Grahamm on 06 May 2012, 02:01:02 pm

Because the original designation was FZR 600, hence Fazer.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_FZR600 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_FZR600)

Title: Re: So why is it called a Fazer anways?
Post by: locksmith on 07 May 2012, 12:04:37 pm

FZR was sports bike in it's day wasn't it?  No relation to a Fazer :lol

Title: Re: So why is it called a Fazer anways?
Post by: dolau on 07 May 2012, 08:45:11 pm

And Fugly! :eek

Title: Re: So why is it called a Fazer anways?
Post by: richfzs on 07 May 2012, 09:20:27 pm

First bike I'm aware of, that had the Fazer name, was the FZX750. Definitely not the FZR, that never had the Fazer name.

Title: Re: So why is it called a Fazer anways?
Post by: His Dudeness on 08 May 2012, 12:41:58 pm

there was a yamah phazer. might have come from that
 
(http://tanshanomi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1985_Yamaha_FZ250_Phazer.jpg)

Title: Re: So why is it called a Fazer anways?
Post by: tomjimtom on 08 May 2012, 01:27:38 pm

Isn't it just so you can say 'set Fazers to stun' ???