New R6 2006 model

[Mister James]

Popped into my local Yamaha dealer for a chat today, and they let me have a fiddle with one of these. I've seen the pictures of it and thought it looked ok, but in the flesh it is absolutely stunning!

It was the black 'stealth' colour scheme, and it looks fantastic, from the lines to the clocks to the quality of the finish. I'm too frakked up at the moment to take it for a test ride, but they let me sit on it and rev the engine up a bit - what an exhilarating sound!

For the first time, I'm considering getting a supersports 600 to run alongside a sensible commuter. It's not the long distance sports tourer I was contemplating, but I don't think I could ever get tired of it's looks, and it would look the mutt's standing outside a country pub in the summer.

Only real downsides could be it's physical size, and whether the steep increase in usable power from the Fazer would throw me for a while.

And, of course, I believe it costs around £7500!
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>Soultrader Mister James, I bet you are a copper
>Bazza Wow. Eyes like a shithouse rat, you...

[G]

Not tempted by a slightly older GSXR or similar to do it all?

While I couldn't commute on the R6s I've ridden, I've got quite used to the slightly more hunched position and would probably prefer to have rear sets on my TRX I use for commuting!

Ok, may not be tarty, but would be pretty much as fun, if you care about that.
[edit]Just read you haven't actually ridden it yet, ah[/edit]

[Wave2k]

I still rekon the gsxr k6 looks better, also thing to sit on, feels better.
but i cant say till i ride them.
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Ducati 1299 Panigale
2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[Kickstart]

[Silver]

Loses out to the GSXR K6 in my opinion, looks wise, by is still very nice...

...except for that fugly abomination of a numberplate hanger / light cluster on the backend. If ever any bike was crying out for a "tail tidy" of some description, that would be it!

[Wave2k]

Suzuki have priced this one just right,
even if the r6 has a tiny bit more bhp you would be a fool to pay the extra.
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Ducati 1299 Panigale
2009 Corvette C6 z51
RS125->CBR400->RXS100->GSXR750K2->Ducati749S->CBR600RR5->TL1000R->DRz400->RSVR1000->Honda VTR SP1->CBR400->GSXR1000K6->Honda H100->CBR600RR3->Ducati1299

[dainesefreak]

and so the Gixxer clan gather . . . .

[Silver]

[dainesefreak]

I actually like the new R6, I liked the old one (05). It's head and shoulders over the CBR600F and nicer than the 600RR, IMO, of course. So I wouldn't try and bring him over to the dark side like some.

[McGee]

GIXXER'S FOR THE WIN !!!
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[Absolute_Kwackers]

R6 is gorgeous so nice to see them not following other manufactors, i.e. underseat exhaust!

i love it, tail tidy definately needed, but is stunning!

Gixxers are nice but they always seemed to win due to the power etc, but now the yams got the power and the looks!

Be interesting to see all the reports when they do all the tests against each etc!

[Jrod]

Looking at pictures I quite like the look of the r6, I then went to see it at the showroom and quickly changed my mind, not my cup of tea.

zx6r imo.

[Mister James]

I haven't seen the gixxer in the flesh (so to speak) yet, but my first thoughts on looking at it are that I'm not too keen on the cut-aways in the fairing. Could be that, like the R6, the pictures don't do it justice.