is an urban assault vehicle, nimble, quick, deft at dodging traffic.

YAMAHA FZ 07 is an urban assault vehicle, nimble, quick, deft at dodging traffic.

the FZ-07 engine’s gearbox is stacked to allow a more compact construction. Up top, Nippon electronic fuel injection with 38mm throttle bodies feed the 80.0 x 68.6mm engine, though in the probable interests of keeping price down, there is no ride-by-wire throttle setup as with the FZ-09.

The chassis may be made out of steel instead of the FZ-09’s aluminum unit to cut costs, but it’s hardly a second-rate build. The steel-tube backbone frame hangs the engine below as a stressed member, which not only permits a narrow midsection but also scales in 11 pounds lighter than the FZ6R frame. The swingarm is an asymmetrical unit made from pressed steel sheet of varying thickness; it’s a beautiful piece, and you’d hardly know it from an aluminum counterpart.