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Thread: New Yamaha 850 triple looks a goodun I reckon

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    New Yamaha 850 triple looks a goodun I reckon

    Only 188kg's fully fueled. That's not too bad...should be a fun ride.



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    All that's now needed is a New Zealand dealer network to sell them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hitcher View Post
    All that's now needed is a New Zealand dealer network to sell them.
    I reckon! That'd be an awesome bike for Mrs Hitcher no?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    I reckon! That'd be an awesome bike for Mrs Hitcher no?
    What's the seat height?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hitcher View Post
    What's the seat height?
    Here ya go...

    http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2013/...09-850-triple/

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    Nice...very nice indeed.

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    An 815mm seat height takes this out of the Mrs H space for a starter. And a miserable 14 litre tank takes it out of mine.

    I'm hoping that Yamaha has learned a bit about front suspension since the FZ8.
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    So, everyone talking about the R1 triple were speaking out of turn? Or they just haven't been released yet?

    Implication from that article is that Yamaha said they were bringing out a triple, and this is it.

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    Bike looks great,love to hear it with a decent exhaust.Ad sucks though,just makes me want to ring up for a takeaway.
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    Good price in the USA at $7990.

    Be something silly like $15k in NZ .....

    So a pointless exercise for me, it has a fraction more hp than my 900 hornet, less torque, weighs within 7kg and has some questionable styling aspects. I do want the headlight though!

    My money is safe. (what money?).

    I tell you the used bike market has some bloody attractive options on it if you are prepared to allow a bit of extra coin to upgrade suspenders. Shit loads of late model low km bikes that with a Mr T suspender upgrade will blitz a new model like that yammy for a absolute fraction of the cost.

    Just imagine if Yammy NZ released that 850 at $10,000 ............ they may even need to open a few dealerships!

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    Looks like it'd be a fun ride!
    Not sold on the looks though, looks nailed together (but I have poor taste)
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    That instrument panel looks awful and what's with the huge radiator?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigAl View Post
    That instrument panel looks awful and what's with the huge radiator?
    Its a device to aid with operating temp.
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    So it's a "girl's bike"?

    Here I was thinking it would be an ideal replacement for the XJR. Oh well, I'll have to rethink that then.
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