Author Topic: I've bought one!!!! (Read 13877 times)

Raymy · « **on:** 29 December 2010, 02:56:51 am »

HAHAHA

AYE RIGHT!!!!!!!!

Username · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 December 2010, 03:20:48 pm »

Are they any good? I quite like them...are they really as powerful as the old fazer 1000?

Raymy · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 December 2010, 07:38:20 pm »

In jockland, nee, the weege, to exclaim "AYE RIGHT" after a statement is like sayin "DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH!!!" or "THAT'LL BE THE DAY!!!!"

Username · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 December 2010, 08:52:32 pm »

Are you Scottish then? I don't think I have seen one of these bikes in the flesh but if they are as powerful as the old thousand fazer and are modern and a good price then maybe they will be quite popular

Raymy · « **Reply #4 on:** 08 January 2011, 09:47:59 am »

I'll crack the jokes son

Tori · « **Reply #5 on:** 22 January 2011, 06:57:00 pm »

A bit plastic'y looking. I'm not keen on all the matt black stuff and the tail 'untidy'!!

Grahamm · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 January 2011, 01:09:07 pm »

Hmm, I see what you mean about "plasticky" also I'm not sure about that can...!

BTW You might want to photoshop out the registration number just to be on the safe side

Raymy · « **Reply #7 on:** 24 January 2011, 01:03:01 pm »

Quote from: Grahamm on 23 January 2011, 01:09:07 pm

BTW You might want to photoshop out the registration number just to be on the safe side

Its the only thing makin the bike appealing.

Looks god awful. Good job on the intel Tor. Pillion pegs look like the came straight off the the ybr and overall finish looks on par with brand new chinese or korean. It really is a poor effort on yams part, as an idea and in its overall execution.

Username · « **Reply #8 on:** 27 January 2011, 07:48:03 pm »

Those handlebars look like grey cheese strings

FZ_Rich · « **Reply #9 on:** 29 January 2011, 12:00:54 pm »

I've seen em in the shop at Chesterfeld and they look better in the flesh. Not that I'd get one - for the same reasons I wouldn't get a new FZ1. . . I'm skint!

http://www.cmcbikes.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/650x450/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/y/a/yamaha_102086_2011_fazer8abs_eur_vpbc5_stu_007_rgb.jpg

peterjca · « **Reply #10 on:** 01 July 2011, 02:01:10 pm »

The boyfriend of the new admin girly here has a Fazer 8, not the white one. Wonder if he's on here? She wants to learn biking and was keen to know about my FZ1.

Tori · « **Reply #11 on:** 05 September 2011, 09:28:12 am »

It was a demo bike, so I kind of didn't worry about the number plate...ummm..bit late now!

flesh · « **Reply #12 on:** 07 September 2011, 06:16:54 pm »

I actually quite like the look of them.......... $:\$

Gordo · « **Reply #13 on:** 19 September 2011, 04:49:44 pm »

Quote from: Grahamm on 23 January 2011, 01:09:07 pm

BTW You might want to photoshop out the registration number just to be on the safe side

Never understood the blanking of registration plates - it's not as if they're hidden when you're riding the bike.

mr grimsdale · « **Reply #14 on:** 19 September 2011, 07:32:03 pm »

"I've seen em in the shop at Chesterfeld and they look better in the flesh. Not that I'd get one - for the same reasons I wouldn't get a new FZ1. . . I'm skint!"

Think you should change your custom title then to something more like "poor"

mr grimsdale · « **Reply #15 on:** 19 September 2011, 07:49:51 pm »

Quote from: FZ_Rich on 29 January 2011, 12:00:54 pm

I've seen em in the shop at Chesterfeld and they look better in the flesh. Not that I'd get one - for the same reasons I wouldn't get a new FZ1. . . I'm skint!

Think you should change your custom title to something more like "poor" lol

Dont know wot happened to that last post !!

Dunky · « **Reply #16 on:** 19 September 2011, 09:50:51 pm »

I like it but I'm with Davie on this one cause I'm skint too.

flesh · « **Reply #17 on:** 19 September 2011, 10:16:59 pm »

Even if I wasn't skint I would not buy one.
A cross between a high reving poorly fueled FZ6 and a high reving poorly fueled FZ1......how appealing......and I own both of the fore-mentioned bikes $:\$

PieEater · « **Reply #18 on:** 29 September 2011, 09:24:58 pm »

Quote from: Username on 30 December 2010, 03:20:48 pm

...are they really as powerful as the old fazer 1000?

No, at least 15 horses and 10 torques less.

solorider · « **Reply #19 on:** 30 September 2011, 02:09:19 pm »

this what bike magazine sais about the FZ8
"if yamahas 130bhp,150mph FZ1can be likened to a rampaging wildebeest (and those who've ridden one will know it certainly can) then the FZ8 is his unlucky mate who's been tagged with a tranquilliser dart,staggered around for a bit and just managed to dislodge it before passing out,from the outside,the two animals look almost the same-they're an identical size with matching silouttes-but that instinctive snarl at its core has been tamed,and it's not quite as steady on its hind legs"
and with a comparison against the honda hornet 60 bike said
"if you want an 800,get a hornet 600"
the FZ8 could not out accelerate a hornet 600 in the mid range the hornet being 180cc smaller in engine size

markp2 · « **Reply #20 on:** 30 September 2011, 04:03:20 pm »

I think I will stick with my Gen 1 Thou

arch33angel · « **Reply #21 on:** 02 October 2011, 05:52:30 am »

It's a brutal foccer. Can't stand the look of all these FZ Fazers. I've likely just become an old fart dining out on nostalgia.

Janet · « **Reply #22 on:** 04 October 2011, 02:17:28 pm »

Quote from: solorider on 30 September 2011, 02:09:19 pm

this what bike magazine sais about the FZ8
"if yamahas 130bhp,150mph FZ1can be likened to a rampaging wildebeest (and those who've ridden one will know it certainly can) then the FZ8 is his unlucky mate who's been tagged with a tranquilliser dart,staggered around for a bit and just managed to dislodge it before passing out,from the outside,the two animals look almost the same-they're an identical size with matching silouttes-but that instinctive snarl at its core has been tamed,and it's not quite as steady on its hind legs"
and with a comparison against the honda hornet 600 bike said
"if you want an 800,get a hornet 600"
the FZ8 could not out accelerate a hornet 600 in the mid range the hornet being 180cc smaller in engine size

Those quotes really hit the mark in my opinion. Last July (owning a 2008 Hornet 600 at the time) I had a demo ride on the FZ8, just out of interest, and really didn't like it - it wasn't anything like as good a ride as my Hornet. Then I was told that the dealer had some cheap brand new FZ1s, took one out for a demo ride ... and bought one!

Tagsantite · « **Reply #23 on:** 28 December 2011, 03:20:23 am »

I really don't understand what everyone has got against the FZ8, apart from the list price when it first came out.
The more I ride mine the more I like it.
OK, it's not as fast as say a Kwacker Z1000 in terms of outright acceleration but the roll-on is outstanding. It has got so much useable torque you rarely need to change down!
The fuelling is about the best I have come across for a very long time; the riding position is extremely comfortable.
All in all, it's a great all-rounder.

chris.biker · « **Reply #24 on:** 01 January 2012, 10:00:39 pm »

Well I was in a Yamaha dealers the other day looking at these in the show room, but as I rode there on my Hornet 600, my next bike looks like it should be a new Hornet 600.
saying that I m as skint as the rest so in my dreams.

Author Topic: I've bought one!!!! (Read 13877 times)

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