YAMAHA FZ-6R (2008-2009) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Yamaha FZ6, also known as the FZ6 Fazer, was a middleweight street motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha in 2004 and powered by a retuned version of the engine used on the 2003 YZF-R6 machine.

The bike came out as a multi-purpose machine with touring, commuting, and sport-riding capabilities, being replaced in 2010 by the fully faired Yamaha FZ-6R in the United States market, also called the XJ6 Diversion F in the European market.

In 2009, Yamaha launched the FZ-6R, known as the XJ6 Diversion F, alongside the XJ6 Diversion with a half fairing and XJ6 N naked motorcycle. The FZ-6R was the equivalent of the XJ6 Diversion F European model, without an ABS braking system and electronic immobilizer.

Yamaha retained the 699cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine for the Diversion line of motorcycles in a detuned form, offering a power output of 78 hp at 11,500 rpm and 52 Nm (44 lb-ft) torque at 8,500 rpm.

The bike had a diamond-shaped aluminum frame with a 43 mm telescopic fork with 130 mm wheel travel for the front suspension and a single shock absorber with 130 mm wheel travel as the rear suspension.

In the braking department, the 2009 Yamaha FZ-6R packed four-piston calipers with two 298 mm discs on the front wheel and one single-piston caliper with a 245 mm disc on the rear wheel, providing robust and reliable stopping power.