Lets talk about the R6.....
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RE: Lets talk about the R6.....
the R6 is not streetable (IMO)...it's great for the track where you need to keep your RPM in the power band...and where there is no stop signs, lights, etc...
given the 2, i'd take the new RR anyway...
i'd even take the gixxer over the R6...but as for gixxer over new RR, IDK about that one...must be my inner squid
given the 2, i'd take the new RR anyway...
i'd even take the gixxer over the R6...but as for gixxer over new RR, IDK about that one...must be my inner squid
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Witch R6 id you ride? They have the R6 and the R6s. I have heard both have no low end at all. I say on a 08 R6 "SE" and it ws light, but I could hardly touch the ground and was leand over like way to much. I will stick with Honda. I do fit nice on a 06 GSRX 600, but Honda is still better IMO.
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For the record, it's no secret Yamis are top-end. They never have been, or probably ever will be low-end makers.
It's a track bike.
It reminds me of the old debate on a CBR1000RR and a Hyabusa. Different bikes.
Honda has always been the bike anyone can hop on and go.
Yamis have always been the bike that can go from showroom to track with just a suspsension job. I like the Zukes as a race bike, too. In fact - I was THIS close to buying an SV650 for the track when I bought the XR. The SV650 is a TOUGH racebike and you'd never know how ugly it ever was with a GSX1000R bodykit on it.
Looks the **** and it's still on my, "to buy" list. I wonder what everyone here will think... lol
It's a track bike.
It reminds me of the old debate on a CBR1000RR and a Hyabusa. Different bikes.
Honda has always been the bike anyone can hop on and go.
Yamis have always been the bike that can go from showroom to track with just a suspsension job. I like the Zukes as a race bike, too. In fact - I was THIS close to buying an SV650 for the track when I bought the XR. The SV650 is a TOUGH racebike and you'd never know how ugly it ever was with a GSX1000R bodykit on it.
Looks the **** and it's still on my, "to buy" list. I wonder what everyone here will think... lol
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So today I got the opportunity to ride a 2007 R6 with like 200 miles on it, bone stock, nice and fresh. I was riding it to a road test for a friend of mine, as in new york state you need a licensed rider to ride your motorcycle to the test, you cannot ride it yourself.
So today I got the opportunity to ride a 2007 R6 with like 200 miles on it, bone stock, nice and fresh. I was riding it to a road test for a friend of mine, as in new york state you need a licensed rider to ride your motorcycle to the test, you cannot ride it yourself.
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Hmm, perfect description of the R6....badass looks, but no low end or midrange power. Can't add much to that. I rode with my buddy on his 07 R6, and it was really no contest. Starting out just pulling hard in like 2nd gear, I had to let off or I would have run over him.
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