Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:57 pm
It must be less powerful as I believe that the FZ6 was rated at around 90-95 h.p. Hopefully with the de-tune they fattened up the torque down low.Dragon on Wheels wrote:So it's a less powerful fz6? Also, what's the difference between tube frame and aluminum? (I'll assume aluminum is made of aluminum, but what is tube? man...that sounds like a stupid question...High_Side wrote:Tube frame vs. aluminum and missing about 15-20 h.p. It would interesting to see if it gained any torque from the tuning change.Dragon on Wheels wrote:I hope it comes over to North America too!jmillheiser wrote:lets hope it comes over and the naked version comes too.
looks like a successor/upgrade to the FZ6.
Can anyone tell me how it's different from the FZ6 though? It looks very similar (if not the same)...at least to my untrained eye.)
As for the difference between aluminum and tubular steel: aluminum has long been considered the "upgrade" as it is more expensive to manufacture and typically ends up lighter than a steel alternative. That didn't seem to phase Ducati however who still run a tube frame in their championship winning superbike. I find it interesting that Yamaha would go to the effort of developing two completely different frames for such similar bikes. There really doesn't seem to be that much difference in appeal between an FZ6 and a Diversion 600.
Mike: Why don't you perform some investigative journalism and test ride these two and give us a full ride report?????
