2011 Yamaha FZ8 Review – 8 is the new 6
2011 Yamaha FZ8 Review – 8 is the new 6
Sun, 8/08/10 – 23:56 | One Comment

While the Yamaha’s Fazer family has been a European mainstay since 1998, it’s still relatively new in Canada. For 2011 Yamaha has delivered the FZ8, a bike that owes much to its bigger and more brutish sibling the FZ1, and surprisingly little to the defunct FZ6. That positions the bike to be novice and intermediate rider friendly, so it needs to be both frisky (or even occasionally ferocious) and friendly all at once.

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2006 GV650 Aquila – Hyosung’s Stirring Sport-Cruiser
Monday, 12 Dec, 2005 – 18:21 | Comment
2006 GV650 Aquila – Hyosung’s Stirring Sport-Cruiser

The first thing that will strike you about the Hyosung GV 650 Aquila, before you sit on it, before you fire it up, is the look.  The styling is tautly fluid like a droplet shaped …

2006 Hyosung GT650 – Subtle Machinations
Monday, 14 Nov, 2005 – 1:00 | Comment
2006 Hyosung GT650 – Subtle Machinations

Nipping through the corners of the Autodrome St-Eustache, reminds me of how effectively wide naked bike bars can push a ride down into a corner.  The Hyosung GT650 complies promptly to such ministrations, making it …

2006 Hyosung GT250 Comet – Inconspicuous Consumpt
Tuesday, 4 Oct, 2005 – 19:08 | One Comment
2006 Hyosung GT250 Comet – Inconspicuous Consumpt

The recipe for a beginner’s bike is pretty simple really.  It needs enough of an engine to get you up to highway speeds, handling that’s good enough to get you through the corners without trauma, …