You guys see the new FZ-07 coming out? What a beautiful bike IMO but I might be biased.
Would be a great starter bike if you were looking for new.
Yamaha's FZ-07 is coming to Canada - Canada Moto Guide
When Yamaha unveiled the FZ-07 naked bike last year at EICMA, we were pretty sure it wouldn’t make it to Canada anytime soon. It turns out we were wrong, and the bike will be for sale in Canada in the spring.
According to Yamaha, the new naked bike (built around a water-cooled 698 cc parallel twin) will be in dealerships by end of June, with a $7,299 MSRP (cheaper than much of the 650 competition from Japan). It’ll be available in grey or white.
If you need your memory jogged, you can see our initial look at the bike here, when it was first released last fall. Basically, it’s a scaled-down version of Yamaha’s FZ-09 naked bike, coming in a bit smaller but also more affordable – not that the FZ-09 was pricy.
The motor is supposed to put out 74 hp at 9,000 rpm, and 50 ft-lb of torque at 6,500 rpm; it’s designed to be particularly torquey in the 3,000-6,500 rpm range, for ease of use on the street. It’s supposed to weigh 178 kg at the curb (even lighter than Honda’s 500 lineup unveiled last spring).
The FZ-09 has a 14-litre fuel tank, 805 mm seat height, 1400 mm wheelbase, and dual 282 mm discs up front (single 245 mm disc in rear). It rolls on 17-inch wheels.