06 Yamaha R6, first impressions

[MD]

had a squiz at the new babe on the block. A fitting title because it's going to be screwed like a ...
Looks hot in red and white. It's certainly got the cool looks from the front and a sexy tight rear end. Did the usual, sniff it, pock it, smell it, sit on it, rev it ! very, very nice exhaust note. No need to waste money on aftermarket cans here. It feels as light as my 636, maybe a fraction lighter.
No demo in town yet. $17,500 for those interested.
Worth a look, it's a head turner.

[Sniper]

Where did you get to have your play?

[Fishy]

Had a real good look over the one they had at Paeroa on display, looks hot and very futuristic. Would love to take one for a spin.:ride:

[k14]

yeah saw the one at paeroa, very sexy. Feels strange to sit on (although i haven't really ever sat on a 600 before. Seat feels very wide and plank like. Meh still going to buy one, reckon i can save up the $$$'s in 6 months or so. Nice black one me thinks.

[gav]

So youre getting an R6 and a late model RS125 then? New job must pay well! :yes:

[Sparky Bills]

Very sexy looking machine!
And sounds great!

Not much more you can say.:niceone:

[sAsLEX]

No demo in town yet. $17,500 for those interested.


new zx10r can be had for 18ish on road so not that sharp a price!

and the r6 doesn't look like it will change to GP style gear change (1 up 5 down) which is strange for a race rep

Had a sit as well and far perfer the position on my NC

[onearmedbandit]

What race reps have a 'race' gear change setup?

[MD]

new zx10r can be had for 18ish on road so not that sharp a price!

and the r6 doesn't look like it will change to GP style gear change (1 up 5 down) which is strange for a race rep

Had a sit as well and far perfer the position on my NC
1. It was at Motorad, Wgtn (Sniper asked)
2. Yeah that price will test the loyalties of Yam fans. Especially with the Triumph 675 due any week at probably $16,900 to $17,900 (my guess only), and near new 05 ZX10s are flooding showrooms and can be had for close or under $17k. $18,995 for the 06 ZX10. We are so spoilt for choice - bring it on. Still I found the R6 a beautiful looking machine.
3. Who would want an upside down gear shift on a road bike? Confuse the hell out of most of us.

[imdying]

What race reps have a 'race' gear change setup?I think he means it'll be hard to convert over?

[k14]

What race reps have a 'race' gear change setup?
None, but virtually all can be modified to do it by just reversing the side the cam off the gear shift linkage is on the spline going into the gearbox.

Who would want an upside down gear shift on a road bike? Confuse the hell out of most of us.?
Maybe the people that use that setup for racing. It can get you into alot of problems if you use both, it is very hard to rewire the brain if your road bike is normal and your race bike is race pattern.

The r6 would have clearance issues between the rocker and the frame. It will probably be possible but it won't just be a simple undo the bolt and swap around. Might require changing of the shift linkage length. If not then i'd have to buy an aftermarket setup. It seems odd to me cause it is basically a purpose built race bike homologated for the road so its allowed in supersport. I'd say the great majority of supersport racers would use race pattern change.

[k14]

I think he means it'll be hard to convert over?
Yep, on my old cbr250 it was a 2 min job with a 10mm spanner. On saslex's nc30 it was the same case. As is with most other sports bikes i have come across. Even was able to do it on my bucket with minimum fuss. Whereas on the r6 (and also the latest r1) it will require a fair amount of stuffing around. Something like this would be a big enough point to stop me buying one, say if something like the k6 gixxer was just a easy 2 min job to setup like that.

[Hitcher]

Read the track test review http://www.motorcycledaily.com/20february06_06r6.html

[onearmedbandit]

I think he means it'll be hard to convert over?

My BAD, mis-read the post.

[sAsLEX]

"I accidently downshifted the bike while coming down the hill from Turn 4 (I'm used to running a race shift pattern on my GP bikes).

if the slipper clutch hadn't been working so well I would probably be writing this article from a hospital bed"

"Flipping the linkage to a GP shift pattern (the only request Yamaha refused for our test) would no doubt allow a smooth speed shift since the upshift action could be executed more quickly."


Not only me complaining about the GP shift, noted that FFs r6 had the shift linkage going through the frame so maybe its an r6 trait not to be able to swap over to gp shift.......oh well will have to see what Honda and Suzi are offering

[enigma51]

had a squiz at the new babe on the block. A fitting title because it's going to be screwed like a ...
Looks hot in red and white. It's certainly got the cool looks from the front and a sexy tight rear end. Did the usual, sniff it, pock it, smell it, sit on it, rev it ! very, very nice exhaust note. No need to waste money on aftermarket cans here. It feels as light as my 636, maybe a fraction lighter.
No demo in town yet. $17,500 for those interested.
Worth a look, it's a head turner.
Apparently suzuki is selling the 06 750 for less than that (Well at least in the uk)

[k14]

Read the track test review http://www.motorcycledaily.com/20february06_06r6.html
thanks hitcher, good review. Sounds like it does the biz, will have to find somewhere that has a demo for me to check out.

[nudemetalz]

$17,500 for those interested.


So it's 17,500 dollars but not 17,500 rpm.....:rofl:

[MD]

So it's 17,500 dollars but not 17,500 rpm.....:rofl:
Good point. Yamaha have admitted the rev counter over reads by about a 1000 so go tell the shop the price tag must also over read by 1000, here's my $16,500 cheque.

[Two Smoker]

It looks nice, but its no K6 GSX-R600.... Which will hopefully be in a garage at the end of the year....

[SPORK]

It looks nice, but its no K6 GSX-R600.... Which will hopefully be in a garage at the end of the year....
I think that the GSXR600 K6 looks like arse, which is sad, because I really liked the K5.

[Velox]

I rode it last night!!!:2thumbsup :2thumbsup :2thumbsup Yay!


It was kind of painful though because it had to stay under 6k rpm - oh the humanities! First impressions - stubby pipe sounds cool, front brake didn't seem to bite that much but maybe that's cause it had only done about 20ks, and it feels kind of human (in an odd kinda way) when you're sitting on it. And it's prettttty. Don't know about the air intake though (personally) - looks like someone held a .303 up to it's head. I just want to see what it'll do over 6k rpm though!

[MD]

I rode it last night!!!:2thumbsup :2thumbsup :2thumbsup Yay!


First impressions - stubby pipe sounds cool, front brake didn't seem to bite that much but maybe that's cause it had only done about 20ks And it's prettttty. I just want to see what it'll do over 6k rpm though!

Bloody favouritism to a Chick !
Told us no demo and the one they had was sold. Was it the Sawyers one you rode? Or have you bought it?
Yeah Weasel new brakes are useless for a few hundred ks sometimes. That link hitcher posted said it's weak under 6,000 revs. Bye, it's time to head off to Manfeild. yawn, try and wake up. Bugger it's still dark.

[sAsLEX]

Don't know about the air intake though (personally) - looks like someone held a .303 up to it's head.

I like the way they have integrated the central running light into it, gives it an agressive stance, unlike the current 999 series Ducatis where the light looks like an afterthought


Is it the states that legislated the central runninng light?

[TwoSeven]

$17500 - whats that $145/bhp or summint.

[Coyote]

It looks nice, but its no K6 GSX-R600.... Which will hopefully be in a garage at the end of the year....
Still need your K4 and K5? :blip:

[SPORK]

I like the way they have integrated the central running light into it, gives it an agressive stance, unlike the current 999 series Ducatis where the light looks like an afterthought


Is it the states that legislated the central runninng light?
Yeah, that's something I've always thought about, just what is that light for!?

[APPLE]

sexy lookn R6 man?that little can looks hardcase aye?sharp lines,must weigh next 2 nothin.BUT???i like the look of that 06 Gixxar a little more.first saw it at BIG BOYS TOYS.it woz KA BLING'''' yes please santa

[Hitcher]

Saw one in the flesh today, thanks to the lads from TSS who had a showroom and demonstrators at the top of the Takas.

The MT01 did more for me than did the R6...

[Firefight]

Pretty good write up in PB mag on the 06 R6 which I read this am, I guess at the end of the day its what you can afford/and what you prefer, nearly bought the GXXR 600 last time, but settled on another R6(the third one I have owned from new)have had no reason to regret that choice.

For me I know that at my skill level (were ever that may be), it's not going to make any difference what brand I buy, so I guess that will mean another R6.

Atleast it Will save me having to change my avatar.:wacko:


F/F

[Hitcher]

At least it Will save me having to change my avatar.
Sorry to have to tell you this, but the new R6 is a brand-new bike and only looks vaguely like the one in your avatar...

[madboy]

... at the skill level of the average rider, brand is irrelevant. It's all based on what spins your wheels. Very few of us would be good enough to pick the difference, or have that minor difference actually matter. I too was lucky enough to see TSSs demonstrator yesterday... sexy it most definitely was. Very very sexy. But I've told my ego I'm buying a thou next, so a thou it will be.

[pritch]

Yamaha have admitted the rev counter over reads by about a 1000 so go tell the shop the price tag must also over read by 1000, here's my $16,500 cheque.

The latest development is that Yamaha USA are offering their money back to people who bought the bike on the basis of the spurious RPM claim .

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/14february06_r6buyback.htm

[MD]

Thanks to TSS cycles I sampled the best looking bike around - for me anyway.
It only had 557kms, so in respect to TSS I was not going to screw it, or push it's handling. Seat of my pants though it's nothing better than the rest of the pack. I didn't like the Dunlops to start with, so no hard leaning.
To test the brakes once the tyres were warm I tried a couple of slow speed stoppies. The front just skidded each time. I blamed the Dunlops, not the brakes.
It has two amazing winning features and I can't stress these enough. Looks to kill and the horniest exhaust note. You would have to be mad to replace that muffler. Owners will look forward to red lights so they can blip the throttle down through the gears. I was loving it, blip - throaty growl, blip again and again.
If the looks do it for you then Buyers will not regret their choice but... and there's always a but.
The not so impressives.
Dials are below your chin so you have to dip your head too far down to see and then search for the tiny speedo readout. A gear indicator would have been nice- ZX hasn't one either. Digits on rev counter are hard to make out.
It certainly wont win the torque and HP wars. below 10,000 revs it's disappointing. Racers could ride around this but for road use get used to living in 1st, 2nd and 3rd only. I did some roll ons at 100kph to compare it to my 636. Sure the ZX cheats with 37cc more.
First I used 6th gear- shocked by lack of acceleration. Then in 5th, 4th and finally 3rd. Even in 3rd it felt slower than the ZX is in top gear.
Still, give it the berries and you wont be disappointed, it does scream from 10k and beyond.
In short, owners will still wear a big smile every time they walk towards it with key in hand and grin more than the rest of us when bystanders turn to see what is making that sweet growl.
It's fun to compare bikes. The ride for me just confirmed what a great buy the ZX was at $15,449 (R6 $17,500)

[Insanity_rules]

Was dribbling over the R6 at TSS myself, when I lose the L plate (Feb next year for my full) its one of those for me or a ZX 636 depending on what I like when I ride it.

[APPLE]

mean lookn bike?........chek my avatar,takin at paeroa

[SPman]

It looks and sounds horn.....

But.......

Its still a 600!!!! :crybaby:

and $17,500...!!!!!!!!!!!!