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| Manufacturer | Yamaha |
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| Production | 1987-1995 |
| Predecessor | Yamaha FZ750 |
| Successor | YZF1000R Thunderace |
| Class | Sport bike |
| Engine | 1,003 cc (61.2 in3) liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder. 20-valve |
| Bore / stroke | 75.5 mm × 56 mm (2.97 in × 2.20 in) |
| Power | 148 hp (106 kW) @ 10,000 rpm, 136 hp (99 kW) @ 10,000 rpm for 1987-1988 model |
| Torque | 78.8 ft·lbf (106.9 N·m) @ 8,500 rpm |
| Transmission | Close-ratio 5-speed constant-mesh sequential manual, chain-drive |
| Wheelbase | 1460mm |
| Seat height | 770 mm (30.3 in) |
| Weight | 209 kg (461 lb) (dry) 236 kg (520 lb) (wet) |
| Fuel capacity | 19 L (4.2 imp gal; 5.0 US gal) Reserve fuel capacity of 3.5 L (0.77 imp gal; 0.92 US gal) |
| Related | Yamaha FZ750, Yamaha YZF1000R Thunderace |
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The Yamaha FZR1000 is a motorcycle produced by Yamaha from 1987 to 1995. Classed as a sports motorcycle.
The FZR1000 was generally regarded world's finest production sports motorcycle at that time and in its 1989 FZR1000R incarnation the engine produced over 140 hp with a class-leading handling to match. The FZR1000R won bike of year across the motorcycle press[1] and was crowned the "Bike of the Decade" by Cycle World. The machine was continually updated throughout its lifetime and continued to collect awards through the early 1990s.[2]
- ^ Brown, Roland (2002). The Ultimate history of Fast Bikes. Parragon Books. ISBN 0-75258-507-X.
- ^ "Top 10 Sportbikes Of The 1990s". Cycle World. 11 January 2019.