How does it compare to the other bikes that might be on the retro list? The truth is it doesn't. Yamaha already produce the XJR1300 to compete head on with the Bandit and the Kawasaki ZRX and the rest of the naked/retro market. The FZ1 belongs in a class of bikes that I would call 'roadsters', machines such as Honda's capable new 919 or Triumph's wonderful Speed Triple, they have small fairings and aren't sport bikes, but they're too cutting edge to be called retro.