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| G wrote: | Still don't 'get' the design of the road bike at all - except that it looks like they made a really decent track bike and thought "oh yea, it needs lights, doesn't it!" ... I did wonder if that was the whole point on the R1. |
Inb4 tef-esque unfiltered tangent RE: new R6.
From the reviews I've seen on YouTube of post 2015 R1 owners or just read about online, the R1 is extremely track focused to the point where it's a shitty road bike for every day riding. The throttle response is very choppy and staying at constant rpms as you would by sticking to speed limits is a handful because it wants to take off even in its more tame power modes.
It would, then, make sense that the lights/road legal stuff were an afterthought, and the R6 would have to follow in the shadow of the R1, otherwise changing the styling wouldn't make sense because it wouldn't fit into the progression of their brand. I like the R6 mirrors though.
I'm all for the extra electronics/upgrades, but they've downgraded the iconic styling which can't simply be bolted on like aftermarket electronics can be.
I'm very sure I won't feel the difference of 2mm diameter in the forks, or the extra 10mm on the disc brakes in every day riding. What I would feel though, is that I'm riding an ugly bike. Looks > performance on the road, especially when the performance is no different for someone who spends 90% of their time on public roads than tracks. The only thing you can't bolt on is the ABS as far as I'm aware. There's aftermarket TCS & QS though.
I'd imagine it's a better track bike than it's predecessor though. I wonder if it will have the aggressive throttle response of the R1 (albeit with significantly less power than the R1 ofcourse) and what the engine character will be like compared to the previous model.
I want to see the power specs. Hurry up and release them Yamaha you bastards. |
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