Yamaha FZS Rear Disc

Quick Review by Maxabout Team

Yamaha FZS was launched with a rear disc in India for INR 86,042. This results in a price difference of INR 3000 with regular shades, all of them being offered with single front disc brake. Armada Blue is exclusive to the rear disc variant while standard shades include Darknight, Hurricane Gray, Lightening Cyan, Knight Red and Opal White. Apart from using a rear 220mm disc brake, Yamaha offers bigger 282mm front disc and new alloy wheel design on the rear disc model. All the changes have resulted in 1 kg of weight gain, still keeping Yamaha FZ-S lighter by a huge margin from segment rivals.

Yamaha FZ-S is powered by a single cylinder, 149cc fuel injected engine, producing 13.2 PS at 8000 rpm and 12.8 Nm at 6000 rpm. The refined unit is good for around 45 kmpl of mileage on the regular city as well as highway use while extensive fifth gear riding on a highway can take this figure closer to 50 kmpl. It only comes with an electric starter and offers 12 liters of fuel carrying capacity. Seat height of 790 mm in good for grounded feel while riding in heavy traffic but the slightly wider seat will make it difficult for riders below 5 feet 6 inch to place both feet down together.

The bike measures 2060 mm in length, 770 mm in width and 1050 mm in height. FZ-S comes with 160 mm ground clearance (unladen) and 1330 mm of decent wheelbase. Front 41mm telescopic forks from FZ-S are shared with bigger FZ25 while disc brake size on FZ-S rear disc is also similar. SIngle disc variants are available with a smaller 267 mm front disc. Front tyre measures 100/80-17 while the rear is massive 140/60-17. The setup offers impressive grip levels while speeding and racing hard on corners.