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Old 11-06-2008, 10:33 PM
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Default Rode an r6 for about an hour today

holy ****! i like love and i hate it at the same time.

pros:
-fast
-felt light (that could also be a con too)
-projector lights, it looks really good at night. i love the cut off that it has

cons:
-its such an aggressive sitting bike. i felt that all of my upper body weight was resting on my arms
- wind hits really hard when im not tucked in under the wind screen, so i tended to tuck myself in more, even when i wasnt going THAT fast
- all the power is in the high revs, so when i first hit the throttle, i thought the bike was broke, and then all of a sudden!!!!

i love it and hate it at the same time.
 
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Old 11-06-2008, 10:39 PM
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grip the tank with your legs and it will take the pressure off your arms..

what bike are you used to?
 
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Old 11-06-2008, 10:52 PM
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grip the tank with your legs and it will take the pressure off your arms..

what bike are you used to?
i was gripping the tank, but its just an aggressive ride

and im use to an 02 600f4i
http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w...IMG00242-1.jpg

and this is the r6

http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w...rrent=03r6.jpg
 
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Basically everything you just described is what my friends have said. Aggressive rider stance, and high end power. The only downside to the top end power is it's not as rider friendly for every day riding, but will run like a raped ape once up there. I'm sure everyone already knows this.
 
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Old 11-06-2008, 11:04 PM
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run like a raped ape! lol! thats how im going to start describing it
 
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hehe you think that the R6 is aggressive you should ride the 08 1000RR it's way farther foward then my f4i
 
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Old 11-06-2008, 11:21 PM
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Yea show, the R6 is a decent bike, but wait till you get on a real bike sometime
 
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Define real bike!
 
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Old 11-06-2008, 11:51 PM
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HAHA!!! ^^ Touche` TK, Touche`
 
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Old 11-07-2008, 12:03 AM
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The R6, even from its inception is a track bike with lights. If that doesnt clear it up, put race skins on it and safety wire it and its race/track ready.

Bout like the RR's but Yamaha couldnt figure out how to make a race bike comfy on the street as well as Honda has been able to for years.
 


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