MZ introduces the new 1000SF SuperFighter as an impressive and versatile competitor for the four, three and two-cylinder naked bikes offered by manufacturers all over the world. The bike is that competitive due to its in-line twin which provides it with the needed torque in order to make a damn good impression even in the fiercest fight. Let’s see what it can do!

2008 MZ 1000SF

Specifications
  • Make: Array
  • Model: 2008 MZ 1000SF
  • Engine/Motor: Water-cooled 4-stroke in-line twin
  • Horsepower: 83 KW (113 PS) at 9.000 rpm
  • Torque: 98 Nm at 7000 rpm
  • Transmission: 6 gears, cassette
  • [do not use] Vehicle Model: Array

 

Introduction


Even though it bases its creation on the 1000S the 1000SF managed in a really short time to individualize itself as the German manufacturer’s (and we’re not talking about BMW) alternative to the streetfighter offering.

Having a unique 999cc water-cooled four-stroke in-line twin, the naked proved able to make a lot of people curious and this is why we’re witnessing the introduction of the 2008 model year.

Competition


The bike which the MZ is practically built against is the Triumph Speed Triple. Known for creating incomparable Urban Sports that are fitted with three-cylinder engines and a lot of character, the English manufacturer clearly shows having everything sorted out by now. Even more, 2008 refinements such as a new LED rear light, a redesigned radiator, black anodized front forks and new tapered anodized aluminum handlebars set it even further from the MZ. All that power (131 HP) coming from the 1050cc liquid-cooled, DOHC, in-line three-cylinder engine is being harnessed by the new Brembo radial front brakes.

Ducati also enters the scene with a pretty powerful (95 HP), but very stylish Monster called the S2R 1000. It is the biggest ever made and it is characterized best through the 1000 Dual Spark engine and Trellis frame. This one is a V-Twin packed with fuel injection and computer engine control so technology wasn’t an issue while developing it. It is the least powerful in this battle, but we should never underestimate a Ducati.

But this fight would have been great even without the English or the Italians. We would have seen the Germans ride their bikes to exhaustion and then draw the conclusions. The second participant would have been the BMW R 1200 R, a sporty and very maneuverable motorcycle fitted with a boxer engine producing 109 HP (the closest numbers to the ones of the MZ)

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