YAMAHA FZ6 (2003-2004) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Yamaha FZ6 was a middleweight street motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha in 2004 and powered by a retuned version of the engine used on the 2003 Yamaha YZF-R6 machine. The bike, also known as the FZ6 Fazer, was a multi-purpose machine with sport riding, touring, and commuting capabilities.

The FZ6 machine was replaced in the American market in 2010 by a fully-faired motorcycle named the FZ6R and by the XJ6 diversion, Xj6 N, and Xj6 Diversion F in the European market, although the styling was continued in 2011 with the Yamaha FZ8 and Fazer8 models.

The Yamaha FZ6 was popular due to its upright seating position, half-fairing, and under-seat exhaust system, which placed it between a full supersport model and a naked streetfighter machine.

The suspension was handled by a 43 mm telescopic with 130 mm wheel travel on the front end, while the rear end was driven by a preload-adjustable shock absorber with 130 mm wheel travel, offering excellent handling capabilities.

As for braking performance, the bike was fitted with two-piston calipers and two 298 mm floating discs on the front wheel and a single-piston caliper with a 245 mm disc on the rear wheel, offering strong stopping power.

The 2004 Yamaha FZ6 had fitted in a twin-spar aluminum frame a 599cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine with 98 hp on tap at 12,000 rpm and 63 Nm (47 lb-ft) torque at 10,000 rpm.