First big boys bike... R6

[RyanTZR125]

Recently made purchase..
My first big boys bike, after years on 125's I finally took the plunge and booked my DAS. Theory and Mod1 passed.. Mod 2 failed first time round, so awaiting a re test.

The day after i failed my Mod 2 I went to buy this a to cheer me up. Currently stashed in my sisters garage. An insentive to pass 2nd time round

R6 Cherished plate came in the sale... Happier than a pig in shit!!!
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1980 Honda H100A, Cafe racer. (SOLD)
1998 Yamaha TZR 125 4HX.
1999 Yamaha R6 YZF

[stevo as b4]

What year is it 2003/04?

It looks lovely, and though I always though the original R6 was a bit small physically compared to its peers, it makes the newer ones look very cramped and tiny IMO.

[mattsprattuk]

It'll be 99-02.

Also, wtf are those frame tumors bolted to the side?? They'd be going straight in the bin if it was mine
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Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[MarJay]

Looks like an early one to me, 1999ish. They are the ones which have a reputation for cracking cylinder liners which render the engines scrap. The symptoms don't appear until you've been riding for about 20 minutes at which point they lose power. I've also seen a few of these with slivers of metal in the sump, as well as dodgy second gear (not necessarily correlated).

But, get a good one and they are great fun from what I recall of riding them.
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[Sean.S]

Thats lovely. By far my favourite r6 and colour scheme

[skatefreak]

A buddy of mine bought one once...
By the time he got home it was running on 3 and cutting out (seem to run strangely well from cold).
To make matters worse, they were excellent engines and performed so well (in their era) they are really popular for the track thus finding engines/parts is a nightmare.
In the end he had to get a newer engine, strip the two and make a working franko-engine.

Superb bike if the engine holds up though .
Am considering one for a track toy

[Snowdonia Rider]

At least the arse isn't saggy!
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[Copycat73]

I had one on a Y plate .. no problems with it...
was a pleasure to ride/own
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[RyanTZR125]

She's a 99. The joys of second-hand... I guess time will tell if she's a gooden or not, all part of the fun.
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1980 Honda H100A, Cafe racer. (SOLD)
1998 Yamaha TZR 125 4HX.
1999 Yamaha R6 YZF

[woo]

i had one of these R6's too for 1 year and had no problems with it at all, and it had both recall works done it.
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[groovylee]

5EB if it's a '99.

second gear can be an issue, but you'd know if it was pretty much straight away.

cylinder liners are the biggest one on these. they can't be economically repaired. that said, there are plenty of people that dont have any issues - me included (fingers crossed!)

there have been cases of people fitting the bottom end of the next gen engine (5SL) to the top end of the 5EB, and modifying the rear engine mount to fit the frame, but no one has yet produced a guide for it.

anyway, enjoy it, they're an absolutely great bike
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Past - 1988 honda revere 600, 1996 kawasaki gpz500s, 1999 Yamaha R6

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[mattsprattuk]

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