Just picked up my R6!!!

[monthefish]

First impressions...

Fairly easy to handle.
Not as s**t scary quick as I thought it would be.
Seems to pick up speed in pretty much any gear.
Absolutely gorgeous!!

I can see what all the fuss is about!


Now waiting for same decent weather to go and have a proper play!!

[GreigR]

Get some pics up. Is it new?

[monthefish]

Now that I've taken it past 10,000 rpm, I wish to retract my previos statement about it not being s**t scary quick!!

[sjj84]

monthefish said:

Now that I've taken it past 10,000 rpm, I wish to retract my previos statement about it not being s**t scary quick!!

Haha, they don't come alive till around the 9-10k make! Hope you are enjoying it still.

[SplatSpeed]

sjj84 said:

monthefish said:

Now that I've taken it past 10,000 rpm, I wish to retract my previos statement about it not being s**t scary quick!!

Haha, they don't come alive till around the 9-10k make! Hope you are enjoying it still.

i havn't taken the FJR above 6 yet running in gently. i have 33% of the rev range left

oohhhhhhhh shhhhhhhiiiiiiiittttttttttt

[monthefish]

sjj84 said:

monthefish said:

Now that I've taken it past 10,000 rpm, I wish to retract my previos statement about it not being s**t scary quick!!

Haha, they don't come alive till around the 9-10k make! Hope you are enjoying it still.

I know this. (now)

[Chilli]

I was just about to post "not quick? Have you hit the red line yet"??!!

Completely different bikes past 9 or 10k aren't they??!!

[Andy OH]

I had a 1999 R6 as a track bike it was tuned and had 118 bhp at the wheel, Ohlins shock, fork internals and steering damper, promach rear sets and other goodie bits. It didn't come alive until after 10,000 rpm then all hell would let loose, it was a cracking bike for track and still miss it now. Hope you have many good rides on it.

[Spam]

monthefish said:

Now that I've taken it past 10,000 rpm, I wish to retract my previos statement about it not being s**t scary quick!!

Nice looking R6

[monthefish]

Spam said:

monthefish said:

Now that I've taken it past 10,000 rpm, I wish to retract my previos statement about it not being s**t scary quick!!

Nice looking R6

Cheers.

Am thinking of changing the lower fairing to match the upper. (although I think that might be how the older bikes looked?)

[y2blade]

monthefish said:

Spam said:

monthefish said:

Now that I've taken it past 10,000 rpm, I wish to retract my previos statement about it not being s**t scary quick!!

Nice looking R6

Cheers.

Am thinking of changing the lower fairing to match the upper. (although I think that might be how the older bikes looked?)

very nice

as for the lower fairing that's how they where

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikesforsale/sea...

[monthefish]

y2blade said:

monthefish said:

Spam said:

monthefish said:

Now that I've taken it past 10,000 rpm, I wish to retract my previos statement about it not being s**t scary quick!!

Nice looking R6

Cheers.

Am thinking of changing the lower fairing to match the upper. (although I think that might be how the older bikes looked?)

very nice

as for the lower fairing that's how they where

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikesforsale/sea...

Like this...


Anyone know if it's exactly the same fairing (and if it's the same shade of blue) as the 2002 model?

[rsv gone!]

The bottom picture is of a 98-2000 R6 - without the LED rear lights

Yours was the facelift 2001 onwards. I had one of the first 2001s myself - great bike, with smooth fuelling that puts many modern bikes to shame.

[texasjohn]

Just picked up a CBR600RR last week, bought privately. Ok a few years newer but I guess most of these recent 600s are pretty much the same...I know exactly what you mean about the area north of 10k RPM as I had a similar experience in terms of not finding the upper reaches until the second ride out.

I was quite honestly quite shocked just how rapid it is. Last thing I rode of similar power is a (2000) ZX7R and I found very linear in terms of power delivery. The CBR is just nuts, I liken it to an Aprilia RS250 just with a LOT more power and easier to ride in traffic.

I've not ridden many recent bikes nor sportbikes other than the ZX7R (and the Aprilia I mention) by the way.

Ridden quite a lot of older stuff though, FZRs, ZZRs, Ducati SS, etc.

[RemaL]

monthefish, was you at Abergavenny tonigh?????

I was talking to a chap who has a bike just like that. I know theres a few about but the large rear sproket from what I can see in the pic is similer in size to the chat I talked to today

prob not but thought it was worth asking

Edited by RemaL on Tuesday 27th May 21:59

[KennV6]

Nice bike mate!!! Love blue bikes!

Got to laugh.... my Rf600R needs 15000 revs to get any power.................

Hang on!!!!!!!!!!! it red lines at 13500...............LOL

[monthefish]

rsv gone! said:

The bottom picture is of a 98-2000 R6 - without the LED rear lights

Yours was the facelift 2001 onwards. I had one of the first 2001s myself - great bike, with smooth fuelling that puts many modern bikes to shame.

Cheers, yes, I'm aware of that. Any idea if the 98-2000 lower fairings will fit the 2002 bike?

RemaL said:

monthefish, was you at Abergavenny tonigh?????

I was talking to a chap who has a bike just like that. I know theres a few about but the large rear sproket from what I can see in the pic is similer in size to the chat I talked to today

prob not but thought it was worth asking

Not guilty, m'lud

I'm up in Scotland..

[RemaL]

monthefish said:

RemaL said:

monthefish, was you at Abergavenny tonigh?????

I was talking to a chap who has a bike just like that. I know theres a few about but the large rear sproket from what I can see in the pic is similer in size to the chat I talked to today

prob not but thought it was worth asking

Not guilty, m'lud

I'm up in Scotland..

Ahhh right, sorry. nice bike though