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Im looking for more information about this bike. i might get one what can you guys tell me?

TWK16 wrote:Im looking for more information about this bike. i might get one what can you guys tell me?

I can tell you it's one of things that if you have to ask, you don't need one.

Later,
WVUChrome...

Are you new? Then don't even think about it. You've gotta be able to know your own limits and boundaries. Most people's limits don't includ the R6 because it has so much power and potential. Even a lot of professional racers can't fully realize it. (Yes, I know theirs are modified from street.)
If you are a newb, start off with something small, like a Ninja 250.
Wrider

This is a double post. Please don't post the same question in more than one forum. I locked the other post.

If you've never ridden before, the R6 is too much for a new rider. Save it for your second (or third) bike. Too twitchy in the throttle and a LOT of horses.

Start out with something smaller and master skills on that, then start looking at the R6.

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ya it will be my first bike. lets just say i get one what can i expect or watch out for? i know my limits i do push them, but im straight.

TWK16 wrote:ya it will be my first bike. lets just say i get one what can i expect or watch out for? i know my limits i do push them, but im straight.

You can expect high insurance and higher hospital bills. Have you ridden any motorcycle before? Dirt bike or anything? I can tell you that dropping the clutch will succesfully throw you off the back and probably flip the bike.

Later,
Chrome...

TWK16 wrote:ya it will be my first bike. lets just say i get one what can i expect or watch out for? i know my limits i do push them, but im straight.

The issue isn't necessarily you, per se, but more how the bike will handle events while you are getting used to riding. For example - when going over a bump, if you're gripping the bike too hard it's quite easy to rev the engine, or rev the engine through a right hand turn, etc, while you're learning. On a more newbie friendly bike, that isn't such a huge deal as its power output isn't that bad. On something like an R6, that could launch you forward unbelievably, and possibly uncontrollably, very fast. If you're willing to accept that risk than by all means, do so.

Is it possible for you to get an R6 as your first bike and be OK? Sure, anything is possible. But you do significantly increase your chance of injury, as well as likely increasing your learning period. Most here will suggest you get yourself something with a much lower HP for your first bike, get used to riding for a few thousand miles, then upgrade. Not only is it safer, but it actually makes it easier for you to learn because you don't have to be as conscious of minute throttle adjustments launching you into the stratosphere.

is the 2007 YZF-R6S have less HP cause i cant find the specs. if so then would that be a better bike?

Very rarely will a given model drop in HP as the bikes get older. I've never heard of it (though it is possible).

All in all, you will have a hard time finding anyone on this forum who will suggest this bike as a good one to learn on. The last time I read a review about it, it was pitted against the SV650, and Honda 599.

The final ranking had the SV ahead by just the bared smidgen and the FZ6 in the "O Ring" end.

Comparo

Of those three, we would recomend the sv650.

Trust me, both of them are more than willing to throw you off of them at a moment's notice... If you do end up getting one, you can expect to drop it at LEAST once, probably more... Trust me, in that engine class, go with the SV650. Still able and willing to toss you, but much more forgiving than anything else. It's kinda like buying a corvette for a first car, fast and fun, but will get you into trouble.
Wrider