The FZ8 was a new model in 2010 so a lot of dealerships still have demo units. I wanted to test ride one, and I can tell you this. 0-100 it is faster than my VFR, my brother was riding my VFR and we took off from a red light. I was throttling to prevent a 1st gear wheelie, but he had to ride one in order to keep up with me. The suspension isn't all that adjustable, however yammi did a good job as the bike was really well balanced and felt planted. The rear brake was kind of weak, and it was running really lean, but I think that was because it doesn't get ridden very much. In fact the sales guy had trouble starting it, and told me to "blow it out for him". It is in the 400Lb range and makes 110 HP with about 65 Ft/LBs torque, so when that inline 4 gets wound up it really screams, I think I did power wheelie a little in 2nd at about 70 MPH. The torque is nice too, it didn't grumble at all, even when I let it go down below 3K and did a hard roll on. If I was in the market for a modern naked, I'd definately pick one up, you could probably get a demo unit for 6K.
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]>wrote: > I would like to sit on one of those and see how it feels compared to a NH > 700S, Graham > > On Jul 5, 2012, at 1:30 PM, Joey Kelley wrote: > > > And how - Allen - HOW would you know that? > > :-) > > -Joey > > > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yamaha FZ8, is the closest thing I've seen to a naked standard out > there. Fantastic bike BTW, except it has the most masochistic seat ever > devised. > >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Joey Kelley <[email protected]> > >> Sender: [email protected] > >> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 13:24:47 > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Reply-To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] A Modern Nighthawk in different > clothing? > >> > >> Javier, > >> On that front - you could consider a larger displacement bike > >> - I sat on a Concours last weekend and even though it was too high for > >> me, it was only $3200 at a dealer! (To be fair - I don't remember the > >> mileage, it wasn't relevant since I'd have to dump some money in to > >> get it lowered... > >> -Joey > >> > >> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> This is an adventure style bike, I guess in the same category of a bmw > >>> gs650, klr650 or the vstrom 650. I do agree is a good price for all the > >>> things you get, and it looks quite good, but I am sure the price > reflex the > >>> motivation to insert this new model in an already competitive market. > I will > >>> definitely consider get one of those in a couple of years with low > miles > >>> and for half of the price ;-) > >>> > >>> Javier. > >>> > >>> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> All, > >>>> Saw an ad for this in the new American Motorcyclist and didn't > >>>> think it had come up on the list before: > >>>> http://powersports.honda.com/2012/nc700x.aspx > >>>> She is the all new 2012 NC700X - an inline twin 700cc powered > >>>> bike that looks like a sport bike, has the storage of a sport tourer > >>>> and is rated at 64 MPG. > >>>> Base price: Just a whisker under $7000. > >>>> Compared to the NT700V - its a relative bargain - > >>>> http://powersports.honda.com/2011/nt700v.aspx - over $4000 more than > >>>> the new NC700X. > >>>> Of course - it isn't a completely fair comparison, the NT has > >>>> ABS, the NC base model doesn't. It also appears that you can't get the > >>>> NC with ABS without getting the automatic transmission (although to be > >>>> fair, I wonder if that is something you could order) the NT comes > >>>> equipped already with bags, they have to be added to the NC, but > >>>> frankly, I doubt even at Honda's prices that a set of bags is going to > >>>> cost $4000! > >>>> Thoughts? > >>>> -Joey > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> -Joey Kelley > >>>> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > >>>> JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > >>>> JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >>>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected]. > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> -Joey Kelley > >> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > >> JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > >> JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > -Joey Kelley > > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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