word on the skreet is that the new R6 will redline at 17,500 and the ZX-6R will be 650cc.

10/17/2005 7:36:16 PM

the new r6 looks kick ass.. but the exhaust is pretty strange looking.

10/17/2005 8:23:44 PM

17500

10/17/2005 8:25:03 PM

ooooh man

redline

10/17/2005 8:31:04 PM

600's are getting ridiculous. i heard somewhere around 130-140rwhp for the new r6 also?

[Edited on October 17, 2005 at 8:36 PM. Reason : .]

10/17/2005 8:36:26 PM

thats ridiculous

10/17/2005 8:39:00 PM

^^no way...that would be pretty strong even for a GSX-R 750. that's prob crank hp, which is still pretty impressive.

and yeah, it looks like the underseat exhaust is giving way to that shorty pipe. the R6 has it, all of the GSX-Rs are getting something on that order (like the 1k had last year), and i'm 99% sure that the ZX-6R is getting something similar to the R6. i think the R1 is keeping the dual undertail pipes...don't know about the rest of the liter classers.

10/17/2005 8:51:38 PM

http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/news/2005/09/29/yzf-r6.html
http://www.yamaha-motor-europe.com/products/motorcycles/supersport/yzfr6.jsp

Haven't seen anything on a us site, but looks like around 130 crank for the 06 R6

10/17/2005 9:16:00 PM

dear god

10/17/2005 9:20:56 PM

Gargs should be banned from the entire planet. Go bother the people on Mars you fucking idiot. Want to borrow my GPS?

10/17/2005 9:23:04 PM

yeah and watch the fucking prices raise on the r6's mostly it's horrible.

10/17/2005 9:27:06 PM

holy shit, $9200 MSRP for an R6? YOW!

[Edited on October 17, 2005 at 10:58 PM. Reason : and kawasaki's building a ZX-14? DAMN! guess the 12R and Busa weren't enough with the new liters]

10/17/2005 10:54:05 PM

oh well, i decided not to get a PWC (Ultra 150) until i get done with flight school and my training squadron, and get a permanent duty station (hopefully Beaufort, SC). if they cost that damn much, i might not get a new bike until i can pick up one slightly used...i'll just bank the money away and/or spend it on flight time.

10/17/2005 11:06:35 PM

isnt like 18-20k or somewhere the absolute limit that a reciprocating engine can turn? seems like i saw that somewhere, with the metallurgy we have today, there is no alloy for a crank that can withstand that much radial acceleration.

10/17/2005 11:17:39 PM

guess we'll find out soon enough

10/17/2005 11:26:10 PM

damn, uses a lot of titanium. Exhaust is funky, and where the hell did they put a cat on the exhaust? The tail fender needs to be eliminated.

10/18/2005 1:07:28 AM

the cat is in the tip i think i read about this on a gixxer forum. it's neat how the muffler is underneath the fairings.

10/18/2005 1:20:09 AM

Quote :

"holy shit, $9200 MSRP for an R6? YOW!"

DAYUM! Me thinks I'd put that money into a VFR 800 instead.

10/18/2005 8:33:13 AM

Quote :

"isnt like 18-20k or somewhere the absolute limit that a reciprocating engine can turn? seems like i saw that somewhere, with the metallurgy we have today, there is no alloy for a crank that can withstand that much radial acceleration."

no, think about the rpms alot of tiny 2 strokes turn... (r/c motors for example).

10/18/2005 10:26:48 AM

what kinda rpms does a chainsaw do, about....... bc its hard to tell ever since my tach broke and all

10/18/2005 11:45:27 AM

probably not more than 10grand

10/18/2005 11:55:07 AM

so its up there though. but also 10 grand and 2 stroke..... ah its a thing of beauty. speaking of which i need to finish one of mine.


but bttt will there be any astounding new features.... not like different color gauges but maybe buell style inverted brakes, or something

10/18/2005 12:06:36 PM

yeah
i saw that 17500 redline in one of the mags

the tach is fucking deep

10/18/2005 1:28:52 PM

saw a bunch of cool sportbikes this past weekend up at deal's gap. i remember specifically a cbr1000RR. that think was sweet.

also saw a trike with a 5.0 boss mustang engine in it.

10/18/2005 1:32:29 PM

^I didn't know you frequented the gap, Beethead...did you take the GTI or the Death Bunny? Was it your first trip there? What'd ya think? I might be going down there in my S2000 this weekend, buddy of mine might bring his CBR600RR too.

But to get back on the topic, is it just me or does it seem like the vertical gap between the back wheel and the bike keeps getting bigger? Is there a reason for that? Seems kinda ugly to me.

10/18/2005 1:42:08 PM

that's the first time i'd been. i didnt drive my car up there. i went with some vw guys up there and rode with fordhack in his corrado slc. he let me drive it a little up there.

overall it was a good time. the guys we stayed/partied with up there were awesome. i definitely forsee a re-visit within a month or so.

10/18/2005 1:45:25 PM

A couple friends and I are trailering the bikes up to the gap in a few weeks.

10/18/2005 2:52:44 PM

You guys need to let me know when you're headed up there, I'm practically a Tail of the Dragon regular, lol

If you take the Death Bunny when you go back Kevin, I bet you'll get on the front page of Killboy, heheh.

10/18/2005 5:07:28 PM