TJ's 2008 Yamaha R6

[TJenkos]

Today I took the plunge and did the deal on a 2008 '58' R6

I got a decent price against my 2003 R6, so thats being P/X'ed and I take delivery on Tuesday.. Now all I need is summer

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/tjenkos/fn58cuh-2.jpg

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/tjenkos/fn58cuh-3.jpg

And a short farewell to the previous, 800 miles in the 9 months of ownership

https://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/tjenkos/AAA.jpg
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Passed CBT: 21/05/2006 Passed A2 Test: 17/05/2008
Previous Bike: '99 Peugeot Speedfight, '54 Jetforce TSDI, '03 Yamaha R6
Current Bike: '58 Yamaha R6 & '89 Honda VFR400R NC30 SP2

[rac3r]

Nice, I like the red and white colour scheme
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Bikes : 2006 CBR125R - 2004 Monster 620ie - 2004 ZX-6R B1H - 2005 Monster S2R 800 - 2011 Street Triple - 2009 Streetfighter 1098 - 2014 ZX-6R 636

[Darth]

On looks alone, I prefer the old one
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[blurredman]

Yes me too,

I like it!
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[imanupstart]

New bike looks lush mate, wouldn't want to ride bitch on that though

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[ryhardcastle]

Looks lovely.

[flumpy7]

Why spend on a new bike when you do so few miles? More money than sense I reckon.
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2012 Sinnis apache

[L4Isoside]

[TJenkos]

[tutton]

Looks alot like the r125 ( as the 125 should be remove the stickers and if it drove past fast youd be hard pushed to know apart from engine tone)
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Past: '05 Peugeot XPS '99 Aprillia RS125 '94 FZR600R
Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[gray84]

[woll]

Very very nice
Me likey
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Current Bike- Suzuki DRZ400 SM K6
Previous bikes - Derbi Senda Xtreme50r, Honda CBR 125, Kawasaki ZZR 250, Yamaha DT125R, Suzuki Bandit 600, Gas gas ec 250, Honda CBR600FW
Damaged spleen, damaged kindey, 2 popped lungs, 2 broken ribs, broken face, broken wrist and 5 back fractures... remember kids walls hurt

[chris-red]

Is the much difference between the 2 riding wise? I'd never chop a bike for a similar bike unless it was knackered.
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[gray84]

[chris-red]

[gray84]

yeh true...i was gona go from an older r6 to newer but the weight differance was my worry. but this r1 is lighter than my old r6 and alot easier to ride...
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Road bike - 2002 YAMAHA R6(SOLD) 2008 YAMAHA R1(SOLD) 2007 APRILIA SXV 550(SOLD) 2007 SUZUKI GSXR 600
Dirt bike - 1989 HONDA CR80sw(SOLD) 1996 YAMAHA YZ125(SOLD) 2006 yamaha yz250(SOLD)

[chris-red]

[TJenkos]

[gray84]

[GSF Jamie 600]

Prefer the look of your old one more tbh mate

[TJenkos]

I much prefer the look of the new one, its far more modern and styled compared to the 5SL, with the lowdown exhaust and pointy fairing. I've probably used that more as a stop-gap until I could move to something newer....

Size-wise, the 5SL is a fair bit 'taller' and civilised compared to the 13S thats downright sportsbike...

Going from an R6 to an R6, why not? I've looked at GSXRs, Ninjas, CBRs... but theyve all got something negative about them. The R6 has no end of great reviews and the quality it appears superb. Being aged 20, I don't want to jump the gun and move into the 1000cc market. 600cc power is more than enough for me at the moment.

Anyway, I'm not looking to justify my reasons. I feel that the move was the right thing for me and I'm more than happy
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Passed CBT: 21/05/2006 Passed A2 Test: 17/05/2008
Previous Bike: '99 Peugeot Speedfight, '54 Jetforce TSDI, '03 Yamaha R6
Current Bike: '58 Yamaha R6 & '89 Honda VFR400R NC30 SP2

[Damon]

[TJenkos]

[swiftb]

Looks nice mate - I personally dont see whats wrong with going from an r6 to a newer r6 Why is that a problem?? Considering the two r6's that you owned and now own are completely different sorts of 'sports'bike.
I nearly bought a 5sl when I had a budget of around 3-3.5k, a gunmetal grey one, think they are real nice looking bikes and they 'fit' nice, comfy, nice riding position. Good build quality too.
The new r6 is predominantly a track bike in comparison to the old one though - supposed to be extremely stiff?? Have you noticed that? Hope the roads are smooth down your way!