2017 R6 according to "Sources in Japan"

[notbike]

Can anyone find other sources saying the same thing? There's always photoshopped things like this floating around.

https://www.morebikes.co.uk/2017-yamaha-r6-image-appears-japan-looks-amazing/

Imo it looks fugly as hell.

[Beehive Bedlam]

I like it.

[J4mes]

[almostthere]

I like it think it looks better than the 2016 model with 130 bhp should be interesting if they've kept the weight down
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[Alex A]

I'll be amazed if that materialises. The photo is just a mash-up of existing R1 and R6 bits:

R1: Mirrors, headlights, engine casing, front wheel, front suspension, front fender, front brakes, rear wheel, rear swingarm, rear hugger, rear subframe, tail fairing, numberplate bracket, rearsets, pillion pegs, sidestand, quickshifter, bars, bar ends, levers.

R6: Frame, tank, lower fairing, air intake.

The side fairings are photoshopped between the existing R1 and R6, with some inventive stuff going on with the top fairing.

If all that isn't a giveaway, what are the odds of any EURO4 sportsbike appearing without a giant catalytic converter in front of the back wheel?

The latest from PB is that Yamaha will retain the existing model into 2017 and not redevelop it. There is apparently an allowance for a small percentage of any manufacturer's imports to remain non-compliant with EURO4 (so long as they're existing products).

[recman]

It might look nicer in just the one colour rather than the 'cool' graphics that make it look too busy.

[Val]

I just read that in some magazine can't remember which one.

And these "pictures" are floating around the net from 6 months.

https://motorbikewriter.com/2017-yamaha-r6-leaked/

I like it and hope Yamaha will do it. Using the IMU from R1
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[craigT19]

Would be very surprised if yamaha put any serious development into the R6 now as the 600cc sportsbike sales wise has pretty much fallen on its arse. Sure there is sales figures on here somewhere saying they sold summin like 12 R6's in the entire uk new last year?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

New R6 is getting launched at the Milan show. Was originally scheduled for Cologne last week, but Yamaha delayed it. (I guess because of Fireblade and GSXR launches).
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[notbike]

Yeah apparently it'll be revealed on the 13th, so this coming Thursday. Fuck it though, I'm heading up to a Yamaha dealership today to grab one of the last new 2016 models in the colour I want.

My logic is I'll be more gutted if the 2017 R6 is disappointing and I can't get a new 2016, vs if the 2017 R6 is amazing and I've got a 2016 anyway.

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[notbike]

[talkToTheHat]

The price of a hardcore 600 was converging on that of a hardcore 1000 to the point where there was nothing between them, and bigger engined more versatile bikes can be found for less money.

Nakeds and adventure bikes are more fashionable. Less hardcore 600s were replaced by more relaxed 650 or larger engines or more licence friendly 300/500 A2 oriented bikes. When only the hardcore 600s were left the class looked a bit top-heavy. I should point out that in the heyday of the class, one could go divvy -> fazer -> thundercat/r6 or bandit -> katana -> gsxr all within the 600s. I suspect similar was possible with other manufacturers but i don't know the lineups well enough.

MT-09 and change or R6 as a daily ride?
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[Loui5D]

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2016/october/2017-yamaha-yzf-r6-revealed/

Do not like that exhaust.

[notbike]

I like the upgrades on the new R6.

Traction Control, Quickshifter, ABS, New brakes, New forks.

HATE the new front end styling, and dislike the aluminium tank (i like tank bags for convenience sometimes).

I'm glad I got the 2016 now, because all those electronics/parts can be bought, but the old styling can't be bolted onto a 2017.

Probably the only one out of all of them that I'll ever get is the quickshifter anyway.

It weighs a claimed 190kg wet. No bhp/torque figures released yet.

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[J4mes]

Headlights under the front look gopping.

[Polarbear]

I'm not a sports bike fan but I think that looks pretty good (dump the exhaust though).
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