That wasn't what I'd expected from this striking new Yamaha which, with its aggressive styling, 150-horse R1-derived inline-four and aluminum-frame chassis, had looked to have the makings of a fast ...

Funny how things don't always turn out as expected. I'd been slightly annoyed when, with about 25 miles of the afternoon's route still to cover, the FZ1's digital fuel gauge began to flash. Having ...