07 YZF-R6 Tiring me out!

[Leyton]

yup pysio is always on about pushbiking lol
walkings good aswell. as for running, i feel it the next day.
bugger will i ever get back to the RFL startards again

I have missed out on two roars because of a crap left knee, and maybe a hunt next weekend at Tarawera, normaly sail across the lake, park up and bush wack.

Bung cartledge sucks!

[Leyton]

swats and lunges are also good

Wribbet, Wribbet :P

[Sidewinder]

Wribbet, Wribbet :P

yea have to make the muscles stronger so the can take more stress off the joint

[Gremlin]

Were you carrying the pillion re your other thread? Carrying them does make riding more physical. Also, you mention the road conditions, possibly you were holding on too tight, too focussed, etc.

Remember, riding a motorbike is way more physical than driving a car, that goes without saying. It also depends how you usually ride (lots of country rides, or just commuting), and this relates to riding fitness.

End of last summer, a 1000km day trip to Reinga and back, or something like that wasn't a sweat. Roll on winter, busy at work, bike in shop for a couple of months getting work done. Do a full coromandel loop in an afternoon shortly after having the bike back, only 550km ish, with fuel stops only.

Get home, after half an hour or so, I'm falling asleep, knackered etc, completely un-used to distances (ffs, now I have to build it up again). I ride daily for work, doing 15,000km ish a year, and its nowhere near enough for being fit for long country rides etc.

Its a good thing to be aware of, make sure you take breaks if you aren't used to long distances etc.

[Maki]

Hiya!

Who owns a YZF-R6 and finds by about 250km of twistys they are fricken exhausted with knees that want to expload ?

Or is it just me ? hehe

It's supposed to tire you out, it's a track focused machine. Regarding the knees, you may be too tall for the bike, you may need to lose a little weight or you may need some stints on a pushbike.

[wbks]

Was not really pushing it aye, at the start of the ride a little yeah but what killed me was Lone Kari loop off Piha road hehe, skinny road, downhill most the way, blind, gritty, mossy. After that 1st/2nd gear roll down the hill I was just wrecked hehe, very sore wrists.

Humm clipons for the R6, I would seriously have to wonder what effect that will have on the safety of the bike on the road altering it that much. It is such a fussy machine ie.. if you do not weight the outside peg in a corner you can basicly kiss your ass highside and it likes atleast a small amount of weight shift on the seat for a slow curve and fully hanging off/knee down for tighter bends.

Sounds just a tad dramatic...

[Odakyu-sen]

I think fitness and regular riding has a lot to do with it.

If I was 30 kg overweight and with bad knees, I wouldn't be able to enjoy my bike nearly so much. Since I wore glasses at school and couldn't play rugby, I have good knees and no back pain, so I can continue to enjoy pain-free biking in my late forties ;-)

I've being biking since 16. (My R6 has 84,000 km on it, and I bought it from new back in December 2001.) Riding every week really keeps you in tune with the bike.

[wbks]

What does weight have to do with knees while riding? I mean, so long as you're not 120kg+ I can't really imagine your knees buckling from leaning off a little

[Odakyu-sen]

Oh wow!! A pracical example! Have you got any photos ? maybe this is something I am going to have to pursue.

Let's see....

This was taken at Tolaga Bay a few months ago. I didn't fit the bar risers as we were only out for two nights. The screen is a Visual Pastics one (made in Hamilton). The best $150 I ever spent for touring comfort. It raises the wind blast by 15 cm further up my chest and makes all the difference.

[Leyton]

Let's see....

This was taken at Tolaga Bay a few months ago. I didn't fit the bar risers as we were only out for two nights. The screen is a Visual Pastics one (made in Hamilton). The best $150 I ever spent for touring comfort. It raises the wind blast by 15 cm further up my chest and makes all the difference.

Ahhh IC, You have the older R6, I think they are a little kinder on the road then the new wizbang track bikes from 05 onwards

[Cajun]

Ahhh IC, You have the older R6, I think they are a little kinder on the road then the new wizbang track bikes from 05 onwards

you can still get bar rises for your gen r6, that will move body position up a bit and might make you a bit more comfortable.

[James Deuce]

Helibars.

Or the local version

http://rapidartnz.com/catagories.htm#highrise

They won't change how the bike works in any way.

You need to put the bike on a race stand, sit on it, and then hold yourself in a normal riding position without putting any weight on the bars.

The bits that are now hurting are the bits you need to work on. It will most likely be abs, quads, and erector spinae that you need to strengthen.

If I were you I'd sell it and buy something more comfortable. Riding is supposed to be fun.

I had an 04 R6 and because of damage to my Longissimus thoracis muscles when I broke my back I couldn't ride the bike in town. Felt like someone had stabbed me in the back after 20 minutes of motorway at legal speeds. 140 kph would fix the issue but for some reason you attract a bit of attention at that speed.

[Leyton]

Sounds just a tad dramatic...

its how it is

[Leyton]

Helibars.

Or the local version

http://rapidartnz.com/catagories.htm#highrise

They won't change how the bike works in any way.

Cheers I am going to look into the pricing etc.., I will first have my bike setup on the track for me, if I am still not happy. Selling is not really an option just yet, but the high risers look like they could change things.

I do really like the bike, it is flaming quick but you have to pay for it. And yeah, I think I might look into a gym membership hehe

[motorbyclist]

The bike jumps around alot in rough stuff and I end up having to use my legs as shocks..

now i know it's a sprotbike and all but perhaps you need to look at your rear preload/rebound settings - give robert taylor a PM

Was not really pushing it aye, at the start of the ride a little yeah but what killed me was Lone Kari loop off Piha road hehe, skinny road, downhill most the way, blind, gritty, mossy. After that 1st/2nd gear roll down the hill I was just wrecked hehe, very sore wrists.

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Dude, props for taking your r6 down that rally stage, but you have seriously overtooled for that sort of riding

an NC30/35 would clean you up in there simply because they're built for it - your r6 is not, - a motard would really be perfect - and your r6 is going to be much easier and more expensive to crash especially when you get to the gravel driveway wash across the corners at the western end.

many an r6 rider has complained to me (upon catching up) that those roads (including the main piha road) are too tight - we just tell them their bike is too big

though the nc30 is even more compact than the r6, we don't have all the finnicky handling issues you're speaking of - the power is less than half, but the r6 has more tit than traction anyway and still cant make the same speed in the tight corners - and getting risers on your bars would defeat the purpose of having the r6 and shift your weight a bit backwards; not ideal for your type of riding




So, maybe you should consider an investment in a motard, or hit roads that the r6 is designed for.... and get a radar detector.

I have a 2003 r6 for sale fuel injected and a fair bit more roomy