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Posts Tagged ‘Naked Bike’

2011 Yamaha FZ8 | Preview

Motorcycle Preview
Fresh from Europe, the 2011 Yamaha FZ8 joins the American FZ motorcycle model line-up. Placed squarely between the 1000cc FZ1 and 600cc FZ6R, the FZ8 is also a pure naked bike, while the other FZs sport small fairings.
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2010 Kawasaki Z1000 | Bike Review

Z1000 Review

Until the dawn of the FZs, GSX-Rs, Ninjas, and CBRs, the upright naked bike was the standard line of sporting attack from Japan. If you wanted a bike with low bars and a fairing, you had to go to Europe for your high-performance fix.

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2010 Kawasaki Z1000 | Review

Z1000 Review

Kawasaki joined the naked bike mix with the first Z1000 in 2003, which I found to be a fantastic motorcycle. Able to get around a racetrack at a pace that was capable of embarrassing a few sportbikes, it was also mighty comfortable for sport-touring and around-town duties.

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‘04 Suzuki DL650 “ThinStrom” Hybrid with YZF250 Front End

Trolling the ADVRider.com flea-market we’ve found the “ThinStrom”, a 2004 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom stripped to the essentials with a Yamaha YZF250 front end graphed on. Answering the question, “What happens if a V-Strom get its adventure freak on?”

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