I could explain to you all about the specifics of the Yamaha R6. All about the engine and the frame.....but I will supply you with a link to Yamaha's official home page and the spec. page for the R6. It can be found here...http://www.yamahausa.com/mcnew/sport/r6specs.html.
I will have to admit I am a relatively new rider but have ridden 4 different types of bikes in the past year. The only one that I own though is the R6. I absolutely love this bike. It is extremely light compared to other 600cc bikes and the control you get on it shows. On the R6 your weight is seated well forward on the bike. This can feel quite awkward and provide for a little uneazyness on the first couple of rides. My roommate commented that he almost dropped the bike going around a corner at low speeds, on the first time he rode it. This brings me to my second point. The R6 loves corners. It takes a little getting used to at first, but once you get the hang of it look out. The R6 literally dives into corners. Some bike I have ridden like the F3 from Honda and even the 600R from Yamaha must be persuaded into coners. The R6 you have to say "no" sometimes! It also accelerates out of the curves no problem.
Straitaways are no problem for the R6 either. With a redline at 14500 rpms, it always seems to have a little more to give...unless your riding next to, say, your roomates R1. Then you can feel inadequate, but if your doing 145 and he's doing 155, its all relative. Compared to other 600 cc bike s however, the R6 has it. It is geared exceptionally well, but the throttle controll is a little touchy. Again something you have to adapt too. The ride also extrmely comfortable even on long distances. I am about 6' tall myself and have no problem with sore knees on this bike. The seat is large enough to accomadate several riding positions and I seem to find a new confortable one ever time I go riding. My R6 is also my commute vehicle and is still comfortable to and from work. The only body part that will get sore on this bike is most likely your wrists, at least at first. The angle between you arms/wrists and the fork on the bike is slight (steering angle), meaning most of your weight is forced onto your wrists. This can be uncomfortable at first, but a few weeks of riding and you can adjust.
The only bad things I can say about the R6 have to due with the liscence plate holder and turn signals. The liscense plate holder is a little too large for the smaller liscence plates on all motorcycles. I am looking into cutting mine down and moving the rear turn signals up next to the faerings. The Reflector or the rear portion of the bike are also a little annoying. There is a reflector below the liscense plate holder, making it look even larger than normal. It also sits about 2-3 inches above the wheel, so I would definetly remove this if you are thinking about taking on a a passenger. There is also a reflecter on the rear quater, underneath the rear seat. Theses are facing to the side, and lets face it...if a cars headlights are hitting those reflectors, you're probably dead anyway and they arent doing any good. So I removed those as well. With the removel of these reflectors and the cutting of the rear piece, this gives the rear of the bike a nice racing look...even more than it already had I might add. The front turnsignals also stick out a little too much for my liking. You can buy after market ones to your liking at any shop.
Overall this is an exceptional bike. Handling, acceleration, and comfort make this a very well rounded bike that can out perform all in the 600cc class. My opinion on color however must be with the Team Yamaha Blue. In closing I would like to use a quote. sorry but I dont have any documentation of the who's and where's, but this has always stuck with me when I punch it on my R6. " The Yamaha R6 screams like Robert Plant in the Immigrant Song" aint it the truth.......(for those of you who don't know who Robert Plant is, he was the lead singer for Led Zeppelin"



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