Allan Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Ye-haw. Check another win on the list people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rowdy Posted April 8, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 Interesting conclusions. Engine Performance: 7 (last). Engine character: 10 (first). The Ducati beats it in most performance category... And the FZ-07 wins! I guess that proves that a bike really is more than the sum of it's parts (and performance). Why can't left turners see us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Interesting conclusions. Engine Performance: 7 (last). Engine character: 10 (first). The Ducati beats it in most performance category... And the FZ-07 wins! I guess that proves that a bike really is more than the sum of it's parts (and performance). I noticed that too. Kind of odd, but it just proves absolute raw performance isn't everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member snowdriftless Posted April 8, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 Its $4000 cheaper than the Ducati but only $500 less fun than the Ducati. I hope CW picks it as a 10 best next year. At the rate these shootout wins are going There is no reason not to pick the FZ. When I was originally looking at buying my first motorcycle I was originally thinking other options (Honda CB500F, Kawasaki Ninja 300, etc.) but all the positive press that the FZ received convinced me otherwise. In the words of CW: "Bikes like the FZ-07 come along only once every decade or so. What Yamaha has accomplished with the smallest FZ is building a good-performing, inexpensive, exciting motorcycle with attractive styling—kind of like a modern Suzuki SV650 or Honda Hawk GT." P1: Vice? I have no vice, I'm as pure as the driven snow! P2: Yeah but you've been drifting All the gear all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjymiller Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 That looks like HWY 39 in So-Cal. If so, I loooooove that road. 2013 Subaru BRZ 2007 CBR 600RR φφκα Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member snowdriftless Posted April 8, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 LOL: Ducati: "A clean and legible LCD keeps tabs on engine vitals. While ripe with features including air temperature, and instant/average fuel economy it’s missing a fuel gauge (also missing on the SFV, but included on the FZ) and handy gear position indicator." FZ-07: "While its all-digital instrumentation lacks the number of vital stats of the feature-rich Monster, the Yamaha dash is easier to read, and we like that it incorporates a fuel gauge." It should say: "The Yamaha has all the stats available on the Ducati and more a quick button press away" P1: Vice? I have no vice, I'm as pure as the driven snow! P2: Yeah but you've been drifting All the gear all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she3pdog Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 That's pretty weird. They must have not touched the dash at all because the 07 definitely has air temp and instant/average fuel economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest unknown Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Could be one of the worst articles I have seen online in a while. The graphs don't even match what the FZ is. Why did they only dyno the FZ to 7800 rpm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member snowdriftless Posted April 8, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 Could be one of the worst articles I have seen online in a while. The graphs don't even match what the FZ is. Why did they only dyno the FZ to 7800 rpm?Also the Hp Graph lists "Torque" on the Y-Axis: I like online motorcycle sites (Ride Apart, motorcycle-usa, Motorcycle.com) and think they have valuable content, I still get a kick out of their editorial oversight (Or lack their of). P1: Vice? I have no vice, I'm as pure as the driven snow! P2: Yeah but you've been drifting All the gear all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 These "Motorcycle Websites" should check in with the leading forums more often. Most are threatened by us taking their webtraffic but man, this is where the readers and riders are. And, we know our shet.. Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest unknown Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 @snowdriftless, I caught that too and was just shocked at the shoddy journalism they provided. They spent all that valuable time and money comparing them only to produce a poorly edited article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjymiller Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I created an account just to call them out on it. 2013 Subaru BRZ 2007 CBR 600RR φφκα Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hobbs Posted April 8, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 It's a bummer that this passes for knowledgeable information these days. They botched the shet out of a lot of the article, but at least they tried... I guess. Hopefully the masses aren't tricked by misleading information. Everything went braap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms204 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 That looks like HWY 39 in So-Cal. If so, I loooooove that road.yup i think you're right, was thinking the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fooschnickens Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Could be one of the worst articles I have seen online in a while. The graphs don't even match what the FZ is. Why did they only dyno the FZ to 7800 rpm?Also the Hp Graph lists "Torque" on the Y-Axis: I like online motorcycle sites (Ride Apart, motorcycle-usa, Motorcycle.com) and think they have valuable content, I still get a kick out of their editorial oversight (Or lack their of). What's that, a high-strung italian bike with an extra 130cc of discplacement makes more power and torque than the next closest competitor? Color me impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Wow. This turned into a pretty hostile thread.. Haha I didn't mean for this to happen, I just wanted to share the news that our great bike won another shootout.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkH Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Shoddy journalism can be attributed in all areas these days. Kind of sad. We've reached a point where "professionals" do very little fact checking and research at all. I visit here at least once a week. Got any questions, ask and I will answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwuki Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I read the article and I agree with a lot of the comments here regarding the quality of their writing. I use to follow motorcycle-usa pretty closely for their reviews, but lately I've been going to cycleworld instead. I was mostly surprised by how low they rated the performance of the fz compared to the other two. Especially since all other magazines/reviews have been giving the fz rave reviews especially about its engine. At least these magazines take beautiful pictures I can use as a desktop background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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