Yamaha R6

Managed to have a test 'blat' of the new R6 this weekend.
Here is a very brief rundown of what I thought.

1. The attention to detail and quality is superb. You do notice the SVs
'basicness'
2. It is a little cramped. I'm 6'1" and about 12 and a half stone.
3. The suspension is hard, but very well damped. It handles supremely well.
4. It is a little hard work in busy traffic. Its lack of low down torque does not
help
5. Is it fast? yes, very. But.....you do have to thrash it to within an inch of its life to get there 17,000 rpm FFS!
6. Is it worth the extra £4,000 it would cost to change my SV for it?
NOT IN A MILLION YEARS.


Any questions?

1. The attention to detail and quality is superb. You do notice the SVs
'basicness' Don't forget the SV was/is a budget bike!

2. It is a little cramped. I'm 6'1" and about 12 and a half stone. About the same as me. I don't like the look of any of the "tiny" new sports bikes!

3. The suspension is hard, but very well damped. It handles supremely well. Race breeding!

4. It is a little hard work in busy traffic. Its lack of low down torque does not
help. That's why we all love the SV engine, it actually has some torque!

5. Is it fast? yes, very. But.....you do have to thrash it to within an inch of its life to get there 17,000 rpm FFS! Too much hard work for me!

6. Is it worth the extra £4,000 it would cost to change my SV for it?
NOT IN A MILLION YEARS. Good man!!

Any questions? No!

Now see, I love the '06 R6. Though as you said, in traffic it's not great, but the bike wasn't designed to sit in traffic. I doubt I'd be able to commute on it for this reason.

I also love the R1 (same year), and I ride both Yam's pretty regular. It has more low down pull (due to engine capacity), but I couldn't commute on that either (too many horses for snowy/icy winter weather!!).

Great bikes, just not quite practical enough.

Good review there Stevo.

I like the look of the new R6 but as you said, I couldn't live with it everyday due to the need to spank it to get anywhere. I actually thought it wouldn't as bad as this, I think something like a Kwak 636 maybe better for lower grunt but still with Missile-like top end performance as well.

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Oh yeh that 17k RPM is a total lie, acording to the tests, the tacho reads way way way way over.

Originally Posted by Steve H

Managed to have a test 'blat' of the new R6 this weekend.
Here is a very brief rundown of what I thought.

1. The attention to detail and quality is superb. You do notice the SVs
'basicness' Agree but the dash layout is not for me.
2. It is a little cramped. I'm 6'1" and about 12 and a half stone. Too cramped for me too. I'm the same dimensions except for 3/4 a stone up the way.
3. The suspension is hard, but very well damped. It handles supremely well. Totally agree - damping is sublime.Turns by thought process.
4. It is a little hard work in busy traffic. Its lack of low down torque does not
help Disagree. It's sublime in town. Soften the damping circuits and it's every bit as nice as a 600f. I absolutely hated the SV in town.
5. Is it fast? yes, very. But.....you do have to thrash it to within an inch of its life to get there 17,000 rpm FFS! You don't *need* to go all the way to 17k. You can pace it round at 12-14k and still tan the **** of everything in sight if you get the gears right.
6. Is it worth the extra £4,000 it would cost to change my SV for it?
NOT IN A MILLION YEARS.


Any questions?

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I might have one for sale very shortly, if anyones interested. Probably looking to sell mine early August.

It's a 56 plate black 06 R6, around 3500 miles on the clock. Only mods are R&G bungs, bar ends and a tail tidy.

Will do a proper post with pics nearer the time, but thought I would give a heads up

Luke

Originally Posted by lukemillar

I might have one for sale very shortly, if anyones interested. Probably looking to sell mine early August.

It's a 56 plate black 06 R6, around 3500 miles on the clock. Only mods are R&G bungs, bar ends and a tail tidy.

Will do a proper post with pics nearer the time, but thought I would give a heads up

Luke

Upgrading?

Originally Posted by lukemillar

I might have one for sale very shortly, if anyones interested. Probably looking to sell mine early August.

No way! How come?

Moving abroad. Still not definite but looking highly likely. Will also be selling the DR350 as well as some other bits - Abba stand etc

I have looked into it and it makes more sense to buy out there rather than ship the bike over.