18,000 rpm redline
 

The new yam R6
600 cc 130hp 18000 rpm redline. How much better can these thing get?


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R6 vid

http://www.motorfreaks.nl/index.php?...ownload&id=609

oversteer on a bike that's not a dirt flat track bike is crazy (though it does look like it's just sliding under braking), but then I don't do bikes. I'd enjoy it too much, and don't trust the other idiots here in Houston. Besides, I'd hurt myself without anyone else around.

you like your squid fried or baked?

No kidding. Yikes. Can anyone say "street pizza?"

*******s

well now, that is cutting to the chase. :D


I'll be sticking with my 250 for a while. I don't feel the need to jump into the meatgrinder class just yet.

I'd love to sample a new I4 super sport to compare against the 955 triple I ride now. With the nice fat torque curve my bike is REALLY easy to ride fast but definitely lacks the knock-out punch the Jap bikes appear to have.

On second thought that might be a good thing...

this is as close as I'd want to get, few hundred hp, 10000rpm, 1100-1200 lbs, and tires the size of a bike.

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I want one....

yea baby... who needs wheels when you've got 18k !


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Geez;

I have an '87 CBR1000F with a redline of 12000. Roll on the throttle in second gear on an onramp, and a shift at 11500 occurs at 95 MPH. 9 seconds later. Second gear. There are 6.

What more could you want?

The new ZX10R hits 104mph in first gear...

A couple of years ago at El Mirage Dry Lake bed a guy showed up with a new Suzuki 750R, I think. that he had just broken in and changed the oil. He did 176 mph on a one mile run both ways. Street stock bike!

yer gay,,,,hehe..just kidding

rather have this:
http://www.triumph.co.uk/media/Day675_4_800x600.jpg

My '86 VFR700 gets 42 MPG, even when I ride like a lunatic.

Haven't you heard the saying - "When your Triumph stops leaking oil it means it's out of oil". ;) Oh wait maybe that was "When your Land Rover...". Oh well same thing.

After a couple weeks thinking about replacement bikes, BMW boxters, new Triples, I'm thinking of getting a Jap bike, specifically the 06 FZ1 or a VFR. Soul comes from the ride, not the bike. I want a bike that can do it all, and then a little bit more.

To me the amazing thing isn't the 18k redline. Bikes have done that since the 60's. But this a 600cc four stroke, WITH A WARRANTY. Thats downright amazing.

Question is why???

Having raced bikes that rav that high I don't understand their use on the street. It's a 600 it will have the torque of a 600. To get the thing going you probably have to be well above 10000 rmp. Those bikes are not my cup of tea, great on the track, lousy on the street.