When it was revealed in 2006, the Yamaha FZ1 promised much – well, on paper at least. A genuine naked R1 with a proper chassis and suspension that was a far cry from the excellent but most certainly not sporty FZS1000 Fazer – what was not to like? Remember, this was before the super naked class really took off so Yamaha was in with a serious shot of making a bike that would tap into this rapidly emerging category of sporty streetfighters. Then we got to ride it and our dreams were shattered. Well, maybe not shattered, but definitely deflated…
