Value is the single word that best describes the 2017 Yamaha FZ-10, with its $12,999 price tag commanding a fair but marginal increase over its Japanese compatriots, while offering similar features than its decidedly more pricey European counterparts. But, as its neon graphics and origami lines might suggest, the Yamaha FZ-10 is the obscene uncle to the more practical Yamaha FZ-09 and downright affordable Yamaha FZ-07. The Yamaha FZ-10 (that’s the Yamaha MT-10, for you non-Americans) slots into Yamaha’s budget-focused FZ line. Keep reading, and I will explain further. I came away impressed with this “retuned” Yamaha YZF-R1 for the street, though with some caveats. The FZ-10 fancies itself up to the task though, and Yamaha has high hopes for this streetfighter…err, super naked…or whatever you want to call it.Ī such, Yamaha recently invited Asphalt & Rubber out to the Tennessee / North Carolina border, to ride over 150 miles (including The Tail of the Dragon) to see how the 2017 Yamaha FZ-10 stacks up to the hype, and to the competition. That is no easy list of criteria for a single motorcycle to juggle, but such is the nature of life, the universe, and everything. Power is still a must, and a certain level of hooligan-cred helps, but the market has begun to ask for more from these “super naked” or “hypernaked” motorcycles.Ĭommuter and touring duties have entered the space, electronics have become standard, and a certain level of refinement is expected – such are the treacherous waters that the 2017 Yamaha FZ-10 must navigate, all while hitting a budget-friendly price-point. What makes a good streetfighter? In the past, the formula was simple: you would take a potent superbike, strip it of its fairings, and maybe attach a flat handlebar, shortened exhaust pipe, or some other distinctively “urban” modification.
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