YAMAHA FZ16 FULL REVIEW AND PRICE

In India you have lot of bikes. Some look good whereas some have a very smooth handling. Yamaha FZ16 has both. It is best looking bike on Indian road right now.

The primary contributors in FZ16 appearance are:

• Radial tubeless tyres
• Muscular tank
• Studdy and short exhaust.
• V shaped headlamps

Engine:
Yamaha FZ16 is fitted with 153cc air cooled, 4-stroke, single cylinder, 2-valve SOHC engine. It gives a maximum output of 14 Ps and maximum torque of 14 Nm. Yamaha FZ16 also has a electric starter.

Suspension:
A Mono cross rear suspension unit offers 120 mm of wheel travel, whereas optimized oil and damping valve specs facilitate agile running performance and handling.

Muffler:
To provide a sense of volume to the machine, an external diameter of 35mm is adopted in a 2-layer type exhaust to minimize the effect of heat on the pipe.

Disc brake:
At the front, a large 267mm disc brake is adopted. The two-pot caliper makes full use of the outer perimeter of the disc to provide strong stopping power.

Engine:
Engine type: Air-cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC, 2-valve
Displacement: 153.0cm3
Bore & Stroke: 58.0 × 57.9mm
Compression ratio: 9.5:1
Maximum output: 14PS / 7500 rpm
Maximum torque: 14 N.m / 6000 rpm
Starting method: Electric starter
Lubrication type: Wet sump
Carburetor type: BS26
Clutch type: Constant mesh wet multiplate
Ignition type: CDI
Primary/secondary reduction ratio: 3.409 / 2.857
Transmission type: Return type 5-speed

Chassis
Frame type: Diamond
Suspension (front/rear): Telescopic / Monocross
Wheelbase: 1,335mm
Brake type(front/rear): Hydraulic single disc / drum
Tire size (front/rear): 100/80-17 / 140/60-R17

Dimensions
Overall Length × Width × Height: 1,975mm × 770mm × 1,045mm
Seat height: 790mm
Wheelbase: 1,335mm
Minimum ground clearance: 160mm
Dry weight/Curb weight: 126 kg / 137 kg
Fuel tank volume: 12 liters
Engine oil volume: 1.2 liters

Yamaha FZ16 looks awesome and performs better then any other Indian bikes with similar engine capacity.

YAMAHA FZ 16 REVIEW AND PRICE

FZ16 - A new great styled stunning naked bike from Yamaha. FZ16 is great competitor in its own way to 150CC segment with other bikes Pulsar, Apache, CBZ Xtreme, Hunk, Unicorn and GS150R. It comes with some new features to two-wheeler market of India.

The best features of FZ16:
1. Full Digital meter console including tachometer.
2. Tubeless tyres for both wheels - helps to reduce the weight.
3. Head light doom – which makes huge difference with other bikes in India. Headlight is very bright gives high beam clearly.
4. Huge looking fuel tank is comes with three pieces unit with plastic resin covers for outer covering.
5. The rear monoshock suspension is too good and smooth. FZ16 is third bike in India to feature Monoshock suspension. (1 - Unicorn, 2 - R15)
6. Largest (140mm/60mm) rear tyre, radial tubeless gives very good road grip even at the bend.
7. Inner tube of front tyre comes with 41mm
8. Very good at power and performance - FZ16’s power/torque figure (14 Nm @ 6000 RPM) is slightly higher than any other bikes in 150cc segment
9. The handle is greatly experimented; and is of the right length and gives great comfort and control
10. An air cooled bike with superb stunned styling

FZ16 does not come with FI technology, crash guard, rear disc brake and kick start. Finally it does not looks so odd with front number plate, but still it kill the stunning stylish look of the bike.

Bike-Price:
The FZ16 is priced at Rs. 65,000 - Ex-Showroom rate.