YAMAHA FZ8 (2011-2012) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Yamaha FZ8 was a naked machine manufactured in 2010 alongside the Fazer 8, an identical half-faired version. The models were also known as the FZ8 N and FZ8 S and were sold in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand markets.

The FZ8 and Fazer 8 came as a replacement for the smaller FZ6 and FZ6 Fazer machines. The FZ8 and Fazer 8 models were powered by a 779cc inline four-cylinder powerplant derived from the FZ1 machine.

The 2012 FZ8 model came equipped from the factory with a blacked-out frame and engine, a two-piece dual seat, a single headlight instead of the dual unit on the half-faired model, without a front cowl and windscreen, and five-spoke cast aluminum wheels.

In other departments, the bikes were identical, with the same 43 mm inverted telescopic fork with 130 mm wheel travel handling the front suspension and a single shock absorber with 130 mm wheel travel operating the rear suspension.

The machine also shared the braking system, with a single-piston caliper, a 267 mm disc mounted on the rear wheel, and four-piston calipers with two 310 mm discs mounted on the front wheel, offering solid and reliable stopping power.

In the power department, the 2012 Yamaha FZ8 took its power from a 779cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine fed by an electronic fuel injection system, boasting 106 hp at 10,000 rpm and 82 Nm (60 lb-ft) torque at 8,000 rpm.