2006 Yamaha R6 loving it or hating it?

[Tom_N]

well love it or hate it

[0ni]

I think its a stunning bike and I would only make a couple of cosmetic changes (to taste)

1. Sort out the license plate hanger, less scaffolding please.

2. Single seat cowl and no pillion pegs.

3. Fatter and shorter carbon underbody zorst.
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[MarkyPancake]

When I finally saw one in my local dealer I was impressed. It's small and the swinging arm looks beefy, and with a slipper clutch and electronic throttle control as standard it's a move forward in road bike technology.

[Tom_N]

yeh i would deffinatly sort the license plate hangar it sticks out a mile!

[owdamer]

yes, but no, but yes, but no.
Cant make my mind up. Saw a red one & a blue one in Earnshaws today.
I love the front, but not so sure about the back. The exhaust reminds me of a cut down piper 4into1 my mate had on a z650 about a million years ago.
I'm not keen on the size of the bike either, its tidy. Its ok if you're a shortarse, but i'm 6ft with long legs and I feel a twat on a small bike. Why are the manufacturers so hell bent on making everything so small? I want a large bike that looks big and powerfull. Not a fookin minimoto!!

[MarkyPancake]

[mr.z]

[0ni]

[Mongrel]

Its the dogs danglies....in black!

[MattEMulsion]

I haven't seen one in the flesh but I like how it looks in the pictures. I wouldn't buy one in yellow though, it would have to be in black or blue.
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[stivh]

Sat on one today at our local Dealer and had a play........ like a second skin including me beer gut.

Off to GMEX tomoz to play a liitle while more.........................and dream???

Just need the wonga and the missus to give her blessing................................................fat chance!
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[palmer]

i like it alot. reminds me on a cbr6rr in the flesh for some reason.

[NitroNorry]

Love it - in black. Mate of mine has one and is besotted.

Martin
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[quacker_boy]

had a black one at the dubai motorshow, it's even sexier in the flesh than in pictures!

[Wooly R6]

had a look at some different colour ones yesterday. very nice bit of kit.

i was told they only did the number plate bracket like that because out of the factory a certain amount of the back tyre must be covered.

black looks nice.

but i wont be swapping my R6 anytime soon

[Wave2k]

I saw this at the NEC it looked very plasticy, like it was designed for a child.
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