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Matts Yamaha R6 - SOLD

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#1 ·
Disclaimer : Yes, I know I'm an idiot.

So my bike test is very soon and my best mate just happens to be selling his very nice 2001 R6. Few beers had and a deal done. It's not here yet but will be soon :) more pics when I have it...

 
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Isn't that a liitle bit big for someone of such small stature??

Its been nice knowing you.

And forget what Dave says, we've always been mates and I've always had your back so the Monaro should be coming to me, infact I'll do you a deal if you throw in Pugly.

I might even do a job lot for the Inshitnia and the Doris if it seals the Monaro deal

:)
 
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haha.... I guess it comes down to who consoles Jo effectively enough to take my place.

Although I am going to try quite hard not to actually die. Lots of training and time on the track should help my chances I hope. Throttle works both ways afterall.

Going to do the Ron Haslam superbike school once i've passed my test.

My mate is currently giving the R6 a good old service and putting a years ticket on it for me. Should be with me in the next couple of weeks :)
 
#6 ·
.... I guess it comes down to who consoles Jo effectively enough to take my place..........
Having met your not pregnant wife a few times, unless there are drugs and rope involved the chances of her letting me console her on your untimely passing in a ball of flame with your knee down are very slim.

Looks like one of the other 2 bumders will be tooling around in your 'Ro - i would add your Doris as well but that might be bad taste :)

Do you notice peoples extreme confidence in your ability in controlling the R6?

:)
 
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Took this out for a lunchtime "bimble" good lord it's quick.... 11k+ revs it's like a rocket ship. Handles a treat, really encourages you to move about on the bike and push on in the twisties.

I'm going to have to take care on this one :)
 
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Thought I'd sort the high idle today. Checked the Haynes manual... Step 1 : get up to operating temperature - HUZZAH! An hour later it was well and truly warm :)

Got back and tweaked the idle speed on the carbs. Now got a nice solid idle. Happy days!
 
#31 ·
I'm in a bit of a quandry with this bike at the moment.

My love of trackdays has kind of taken the enjoyment out of road riding. You just can't ride hard like you do on track and stay alive.

Went over to a mates last night on this (60 mile round trip) and just found myself frustrated with having to effectively bimble around on the road.

I'm going to get a track R6/zx6r/cbr600 next year to go alongside my current track cb500 (cheaper to sell this r6 and buy one already prepped than convert this) but I'm not sure if I'll miss having the option to go out on the road.

I'm thinking maybe sell this and buy something less racey for the road like a supermoto (wheelie machine :) ) so I can still go out on a nice day.

But then I just look at and think, it's too nice to sell.



Just one more full bore run to the limiter in third ;)
 
#32 ·
Randomly I was surprised to find out that these only do about 75 miles to a full tank of fuel, even if you don't ride them that hard.

I, for some reason, thought bikes would be doing 500-600 miles to a tank full, when in reality most struggle to do more than 100 miles even the Fazers of this world only just get into triple figures when cruising at 65-70

Ok so a tank full on a bike is only 15-20 ltrs but that's a lot of stops to go any sort of distance and works out to only mid - high 20's to the gallon
 
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