I don't see what the big deal is about the weight. For me, it feels fine. This bike is actually more comfortable than the cruiser I had. Totally in love with this thing. It looks beautiful and had a lot of sexy ass lines. And dude, torque for days! This baby has a lot of pull. I couldn't be happier.

i got one and its fine only heavy when standing still.. ride it you dont feel the weight great ride

Love the production and detail that went into this video.

Yay finally a video with good sound! Nice work keep it up!

Great review guys finally getting the sound right

Well done Video. Thank you for the good work.

Your the best Mike, keep on rocking and rolking!! Hope your hands thawed out!!

It is heavy because the frame is made of steel. The fz8's frame and the z1000 are aluminium for example. But because the center of gravity is very low, the bike doesn't feel so heavy. Actually it feels very solid and agile while riding.

Someone has already said but have to say a very good review video for a change for MCN

great vid, really good stuff

WOW a good vid by MCN? It's been a few decades but I vote up :)

awesome video, really appreciate the improvements. you mentioned the weight as a negative but you didnt say whether it has affected the performance. Some heavy bikes can still work well depending on the overall package

the Z800 is the most popular bike here in Malaysia

beautiful bike! Love it! :)

totaly agree with you!

Weight can work for a bike too, if it's in the correct position. It can enhance stability, smooth out bumps in the road and help the bike to turn.

Great video. Let this be the template for all "first ride" videos.

Such a good looking bike !

Nice!

Wow a review of this bike already... I'm sure it's the first up! God I want to work with you guys!

love it

just tried this bike out. It feels light, actually, and its very agile. Fun bike to ride :)

Love it :) mite nick one of these next spring ! Only jesting ;)

That bike is sick!! Damn...

I love that they brought the headlights back to something more in line with the 1st gen Z1000/Z750. Don't get me wrong, I think the current Z1000 is gorgeous but the 1st gen will always be my favorite.

my mate used to have z750 it was a nice little bike. bit windy over a certain speed but good round town

the bike looks beautiful .

Epic

Let the good times roll!

god so much want such a gorgeous bike imo

Have tested this bike here in Malaysia. Being only 5'6", I was really intimidated initially, but once it started rolling, it feels like riding a 250cc! Heavyweight? Forgotten. Corners? So easy to turn in, it's almost telepathic. Smooth buttery gearbox that clicks instead of clacking like on other Kawas.

I agree on every point.

The weight is disappointing, but I still wish they released this here in the States. I would love to have this as a backup/daily bike. I think the styling aces the Z1000, and I love the girth of information on the new gauges!

I like both. Tach for the revs, digital for the speedo.

Agreed. I hate those digital ones that look like a progress bar on a computer

very good job ........we would like you to compere street triple, z800 and the streetfighter

Shot guys, the future looks bright

im really really torn wether to get this new 800, which just looks fantastic, or the latest model z750R at a serious discount...

Any update on a newer version of the Z1000 ???

nice video would have loved it if there was more noise from the bike

Nice test, on the highways is better than z750? Can you make a comparative with z750 and the new 800? If this bike will made here in Brazil can be a honest price. Nice ride :)This is a nice bike but here in Brazil is too much expensive. Nice test, on the hightways

I was going for a z750 before I took my license, but ended up with the Street triple after a test ride of them both. 229kg is just a bit to heavy..

ha at 3:11 i see a Toyota Celica on the left, & it looks like the hood isn't closed completely... damn OCD

Great video guys, but why 800cc, is it to compete with the Yamaha 800. Why so heavy? why so popular in Europe? Now is the time for a review of them all

good video ..but sound is still off , no wind, but stop the wisper drone voice show some punch

Wow that weight...I think they've attempted a go at a Speed Triple equivalent, but haven't quite got there.

BeauTiFUL BikE!!!

They will never be as fun as my Street Triple R 2010 or anyone year model =)

In the flesh the Z800 visually looks so much more interesting than the Z1000. I'm about to order one of these two (px'ing an 09 Z750) but I just can't decide between the them. I guess back to back test rides will give the answer.

The Green Goblin now has a motorbike!

well i can't really talk i just bought a 750 that is restricted to 100bhp for emission rules at the time in france. but i only got it to look at it anyway so not to fussed about the power. i've got my gsxr 1000 k1 and cbr 1000 rr7 for that.

probly never, naked bikes do realy well over seas but in the states though if people like yamaha would offer a better package out the door with the fz8 we might start to switch over.i think they redid the 2013 fz8. it may be to late though

I have a 2012 ER6n and i know that the z800 is more powerful, but i havent find a design in japanese motorcycles that beats the ER. I find it the most beautiful naked bike yet (japanese)

Looks really nice! but why the F is it so heavy???

as a young person (23) one would think that i would disagree with you, but after riding a bike with an analong tach and digi spedo, i can say that i prefer booth my tach and speedo to be analong just like my 02 SV650.

bit of a budget yeah, test rode all middleclass bikes you can think of and STR is still my favorite but the prices have gone waaaaaaaaaay up. and i just don't trust triumph as much as a japanese bike, specially not secondhand! time will tell :)

I would love to see this bike come to the US. I think more people could enjoy the 800 engine, the 1000 is just more engine than what is useful in this sort of platform. It needs to go on a serious diet though.

I'm 6'4 and I felt fine when taking it for a test ride. but go sit on one if you really want to find out what its like :)

Anyone know if this will be coming to the United States? All we have here is the Z1000.

Z forever!

Analog might look better, but it's also heavier and IIRC more expensive.

up to you but the z750 in any spec has always had a rather dodgy write up, is it worth a discount to end up with a questionable bike? you have to decide whether you are gonna kick yourself in a month or so's time if you go for the old 750. Personally if i was on a budget i would rather buy a z1000 on low mileage and a few years old than buy a new 750, that is if your a kwak fan, if your not fussed about brands then you should look at the street triple a thoroughly awesome bike.

Leaves us with the impression that all the RD did, was to bore out the sil.

Which is better the Ducati street fighter 848 or the z800?

@TheEarepol

6 жыл бұрын

Calvin Green I was thinking the same. Neeves was also fan of the duc so witch does he think is better??

is it ok if I started on this bike? (used to ride a moped) lol

@TheSteinbitt

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, no problem. Maybe go for a Honda CB500f or something and get bored of that one first, but this will do. Easey to ride.

Great video - really wanted to like this bike, but the weight, child-like styling and boring engine tone from the sound of the video really means it doesn't grab me at all the way the Street Triple (which I have) and Ducati Streetfighter 848 do.

Wow, such a big difference compared to Z750 Neeves?! I never liked the 750 either, went for 650R instead (er6f). The only reason they sold shi$loads of them in europe was the price - it was the cheapest in it's class, and had the most power.

onya neeves. only good mcn vids.

Could it be a begineer's ride ?

He talks like he is preparing for a f*cking school assignment!

England ? what about the rest of the UK ? :/

A pound off here, a pound off there, and there may be a real adventure bike in the making?

Wow. why so heavy?

is it?

Im not sure about this, I think it was slapped with an ugly stick...I like it!!!

Nope again, my vehicle registration says 92 kW, that is equal to 125 Hp, but i can't show it you here (and you will probably not understand an Italian document), so i suggest you to do the easier thing. (I know that on the wheel the Hp are way less)

never gonna be able to sell my z750 now :-(

1rst!!! Love that bike

Conclusion for me was buy the street triple

47kg. Fourty seven kilos. No way, I'd never change street triple for that.

the z800e isn't lower spec, it's just lower power to suit the new A2 licence rules swear these guys think that power is everything -.-

@DonGH97

5 жыл бұрын

Dude 18bhp is a big difference. Full version has around 113bhp, while the E-version has 95bhp. It's very easy, horses are strong animals, and the full power version has 18 more horses to pull you 😂

Need to turn the sound up! Otherwise good quality Weight is inexcusable though! How does this weigh so much more than a ZX10R for example? Its only 20kg less than a ZX14!!!!

The 2003 Z1000 is the best modern 'Z', certainly worthy of the original 70's design criteria... Other than it looks far too generic, much like the last 750 \ 1000 model, I'm not sure about this latest Z800 as I've not ridden one... but the last two Z750's were appalling to ride, absolutely gutless with awful suspension ( and that includes the 'R' ) !!

more Mecha Goblin like. but Nice bike

Thanks, strange tho.

Changing that exhaust will knock 10kg of the weight

Blinkers!!!

Now that is what I call a video :-). After some disregardful "look at my ass" videos that you posted, you guys are back on track :-). No more back cameras please, only stuff like this please :-). Keep up with the good work :-)

true, its like adding more fat and reducing muscles of the Z

Finally, someone to mention this...! fuck digitals man!

Much much better video review. I really want this bike now. lol bike Michael had fun dodging cyclists and dodging cars that are dodging cyclists..

FZ8 :)

why no ZX8.....

FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS?! holy hell thats a damn tank!

I'll tell you. Due to lighter weight materials and such that are now being used in engines in the last 5 years or so, analog tachs simply cannot keep up with how fast modern sport bike engines can change RPM. You may like the way they look but your tach would never be accurate under any form of race performance. It would always be behind the current engine speed. They ran into a similar problems with the Nissan GT-R. I would prefer my tach to be accurate, not "old fashioned" and wrong.

That white one looked much more classy. I understand the 'hooligan' image the Z800 is going for, but the green black one just looks a bit too much.

thats waaaaay to heavy a bike for the power its got fuck that 675 is the way to go

about 10kg heavier than my `99 RF900

My gsx-r 600 K6 have 125 Hp...

Z800 - 229kg's Wet Z1000 221kg's Wet.