Yamaha XJ6 2010

It ‘was a protagonist of the motorcycling season 2009and there is no doubt that next year will have its say in dealership: we speak of the new Yamaha XJ6 2010, the same mechanics and style to the model that preceded even magazine color composition in the range, which puts aside for this year seen the yellow Tour of Italy to make way for an aggressive red called Racing Red.

white, black or red, in short, the XJ6 will focus everything on the line bilanciatissimo mix of pleasant, price (6490 euro) and technical features that make it extremely interesting in view of ever-widening proposals “low cost” proposed by the manufacturers Eastern We refer of course to models such as ER-6n 2010 Kawasaki or Suzuki Gladius, which also offer similar features but with two cylinders less.

Is it better to have a powered two-or four is certainly not for us to say, partly because the assessment varies depending on the driving characteristics of each rider, but certainly Yamaha wanted to offer something different , breaking down the engine and some styling concepts of the most powerful and sophisticated older sister FZ6 in a simple dress, but no less interesting … at least given the number of sales made to date.

78 hp at 10,000 rpm, the four-cylinder in-line XJ6 has a 16-valve head with dual distribution tree overhead cam, liquid cooling and electronic injection, driven by a unit in 32-bit .

frame diamond steel, 41 mm fork and suspension Rear double arm controlled by Yamaha Monocross leverage, the XJ6 is slowed by a triple-disk system, two 298 mm in diameter at “management” of the front wheel. Among the options is also available in the ‘ABS, and has proposed a series of dashboard digital / analog easy to read and comprehensive in the information.