sales will occur this summer according to the Yamaha.
Yamaha working hard to promote both bike with heavy-disguised picture showing the parts of both
motorcycles and a new silhouette that shows Super Tenere
Yamaha R1-style headlight.
Yamaha officially launched the headlights of the
FZ8 a few weeks ago but no further information came from Yamaha officially.
A
Yamaha insider said: "
FZ8 will appear at the end of this year together with Super Tenere that would be a good thing to boost interest in the new bike and the bike is expected to generate some significant sales in 2010."
No official estimated
FZ8 has a smaller capacity four-cylinder version of the 998cc motor FZ1 - itself based on the five-valve Yamaha R1 engine from the year 2005.
FZ8 will replace the smaller capacity as a sporty model FZ6 naked middleweight, leaving the XJ6, XJ6 Diversion, and the new-for-
2010 F XJ6 Diversion to satisfy beginners and versatile market.
This is the main rival will
F800R BMW,
Honda Hornet 600,
Triumph Street Triple R and Aprilia shiver 750.
Super Tenere boxy silhouette shows off-road-style panniers, reinforcing evidence that the Yamaha bike will go head-to-head with BMW for the R1200GS, it does not involve more road-biased Ducati new Multistrada 1200.
Super Tenere technical highlights we already know about are:
- 3-mode ABS
- Shaft drive
- Associated brake
- Switchable engine maps
- Ride-by-wire throttle
- Traction control
- Side-mounted radiators
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