Yamaha YZF R-6 ?

[OneSicR6]

Originally posted by saturntangerine
Many dropped R6s are out there since most people who buy them buy for looks and can't ride, so it shouldn't be a problem for you to piece one together.

I take offense to that comment. lol, j/k I have an 01 R6, I grew up on dirtbikes and have been on the street for 6 years now. An R6 is not a toy, and it's definitely geared more toward racing than cruising around the town. Let me ask you a question, do you know what to do when you suddenly get a tankslapper at full throttle going about 90? You don't, trust me, don't buy an R6 for your first bike. Try and find an older CRB F3 or F4 they're alot more forgiving bike. I don't want to fall into that preaching you can't handle it trap, I believe there are people out there that can jump on a bike no matter what cc and be fine, but those people are few and far between you know what I mean? I've done alot of thinking about this and I look at the progression of learning to ride like this: dirtbike to cruiser to 600 or less cc cheap sportbike to the new 600's or liter class bikes (whatever you feel you can handle). That's how I learned and that's how my kids will learn. Now that I'm done preaching, nothing anyone says is probably going to make a difference you'll buy what you want, just please remember when you do to drive with your head and keep it slow for a good long while. I couldn't be happier with my R6, reliability is a non issue, fit and finish in my opinion are second to none, the flickability factor is unreal, and imo there's no better looking sportbike out there. This is my first post here too btw, what's up everyone? lol

[speediva]

Originally posted by OneSicR6

lol

Go buy some fur for your Icy Hot Stunnta bike. You know I'm just teasing you. At least you came to the Mt. on your scoot... UNLIKE Freddy, Dad, and me. :o

[OneSicR6]

Nononono, you fur bikes AFTER you wreck them. lol

[blazed on haze :\]

if i chose a way to die, id do 300kmh with an r1, no slowing down...

[speediva]

Originally posted by blazed on haze :\
if i chose a way to die, id do 300kmh with an r1, no slowing down...

Watch what you wish for. We had a rider on his R1 go straight off an embankment and headfirst into a tree in some twisties like that. His wife and kids are now alone.

[kaoru-tochiro]

:apuke: those Yamahas hentai bikes...:apuke: are gettin...:apuke: uglier...:apuke: and uglier every year, they look like motorcycles from the "Masked Ryder" TV series (kinda like the power rangers TV show) I can't...:apuke: stand to look at them anymore...:apuke:

[speediva]

Originally posted by kaoru-tochiro
:apuke:

What do you like???

[kaoru-tochiro]

I think the Older 70s and 80s Yamahas had nicer designs, these new ones are just offensive.:apuke:

[speediva]

Originally posted by kaoru-tochiro
I think the Older 70s and 80s Yamahas had nicer designs, these new ones are just offensive.:apuke:

IMHO, the 80's bikes all looked like cardboard boxes with only 2 wheels as opposed to their cardboard boxes on 4 wheel counterparts.

[iwantanR6]

bill,

how is it that you throw the possibility out the window? there is an easy way to control how fast you go on every bike ever made its called a throttle...

[racerdx]

Originally Posted by iwantanR6

bill,

how is it that you throw the possibility out the window? there is an easy way to control how fast you go on every bike ever made its called a throttle...

arent the throttles on yamaha's 600cc and up, VERY twitchy....dont have first hand experience, but the guys ive grown up with that ride always talk about it....so as a first bike, the twitchy throttle would seem to lead to excessive power when learning how to release the clutch....to use a similar example, imagine trying to learn stick on a 800hp viper with a stage 3 racing clutch and tightened throttle cable....on a r6, one wrong slip of your right hand will throw your bike, and maybe you, into the curb/car/wall/street, or whatever else is directly in front of you.....

i wont press upon you my opinion on a starter bike (my mom's 5"2, 105lbs, and she rode a suzuki 750 initially, and later an 1100) but its definitly smarter to start with a 500cc or lower when learning.....the less you know about bikes in general, the lower the cc id recomend. either way, if you get the r6, enjoy to your fullest ability, but promise yourself, your mom, your dad, and all your close famliy/friends that you WILL stay within your abilitiy...the r6 is an easy way to learn sh*t the hard way....

[iwantanR6]

i agree with your comments i just dont understand the people that think that it is impossible for someone to start off on a fast bike, learning how to ride is different, operating the clutch and such should be learned on something different obviously but once you have the basics, your instincts take over, its not like someone starting off with an r6 is automatically dead, its just a bike, a fast one, but still just a bike

[racerdx]

i guess....

[R-6 NewBee]

I'm replying to those who say you can't start out on an R-6.
I just bought an R-6 for my first street bike and i love it. It's all about respecting the bike and what it can do. But I do agree that not everyone can just jump on an R-6 and ride, the throttle is a bit touchy, it supprised me the first time i road it. But now that i'm used to it i can go as fast or as slow as ii want, its just about knowing when to get on it and when to be safe. If you have never riden be for then don't think you can just hall but on a fast bike like the R-6 , IT IS NO JOKE. All i can say is that it is up to the person riding the bike to know whats to fast. My 01 R-6 is so fast that your brain can barly keep up.

So n mater what bike you get ride safe and were a helmet, its not your riding you have to worry about its the other people around you that will kill you.

[Tetsuo]

The only good thing about MSF is the fact you can have lower insurance premiums. The classes really do not provide an insight of what real world riding is like. Most motorcycles used in MSF are extremely low displacing dual-purpose bikes that do little in understanding other aspects of motorcycles. With most dual-purpose bikes you don't get a good enough idea how to work the throttle and clutch on the level of more experienced riders because the bikes you rode during training and the bike you will eventually own will be different.

The R6 is rev hungry while the XT225 you rode in a enclosed parking lot with other people will have more usual power and torque, something you might not be use to when you first pick up the bike.

As for learning on slower bike, I say, "Shoot, go for the R6 if that is the bike you want to be destined with." Riding a GS500 or SV650 will do little in preparing you what the R6 is capable of doing once you purchase it later.

I will give you some ideas that are options for you. Go to MSF to learn the basics but only expect that because that is what you will get. Buy the R6 and ride it respectively. Take motorcycle racing lessions that will teach you how to ride safely when you go faster. MSF will teach you how to act in certain traffic situations while motorcycle racing classes can allow you to explore the outer limits of your bike in a controlled environment and even come into terms with what you and your bike are capable of doing. You seem like a smart person and I will give you the benefit of the doubt: you will ride slower in town and around traffic; once you are on the open road you will probably indulge in life's finer experiences. If MSF doesn't teach you how take corners at 50+ mph where else are you going to learn? Motorcycle racing courses of course. While you are there you can put yourself in imaginary situations and try certain things out and practice. The only way to get better is to practice and an open course allows one to do that. You can practice mid corner braking like as if you were coming around a bend to see something unexpected. Since you practiced a bit you have a better idea how to handle the situation.

Those are my two cents.

I am not trying to egg him on with the R6. A person will go fast on that bike. I don't care who you are, you speed once in a while. With my suggestions he can learn how to ride fast properly.