troutslayer
20-08-2003, 05:08 PM
So i arrived at brands, bit earlier than planned but hey ho. 11am i walked into the pit area and there was a nice new R6 for me to play with. Standard road bike, but with no number plate.
What did i think of it?? To b honest, i dont like 'user firendly' bikes. I like a bike that wont forgive you if u use the throttle wrong. The F.I model is just too damned easy to ride! Coming out of the hairpin, i could not get the rear to spin up, instead, it just slowly accelerated to about 8k rpm, by which time it was time to turn into graham hill... again, crank it on to try and spin but nope. gentle acceleration to around 8k then started picking up well. U want this bike to go fast?? keep it above 10k rpm! Cornering - at first it all felt a bit weird, arse end much higher than the 02 model which at first felt unstable, but after a few laps started to inspire confidence. Once comfortable with the positioning, the bike was nicely flickable and held a good sharp line into the bends. Braking - Excellent! Overall impression - looks nice, only downside is th lack of low end torque, possibly done by yamaha to broaden the sales audience, as its too easy to ride. Lacks exitement. Actually thats a bit harsh... it is still an exiting bike to ride, but lacks the 'crack the throttle open, spin it up' feeling that the carb model had. 7/10 yamaha!
What did i think of it?? To b honest, i dont like 'user firendly' bikes. I like a bike that wont forgive you if u use the throttle wrong. The F.I model is just too damned easy to ride! Coming out of the hairpin, i could not get the rear to spin up, instead, it just slowly accelerated to about 8k rpm, by which time it was time to turn into graham hill... again, crank it on to try and spin but nope. gentle acceleration to around 8k then started picking up well. U want this bike to go fast?? keep it above 10k rpm! Cornering - at first it all felt a bit weird, arse end much higher than the 02 model which at first felt unstable, but after a few laps started to inspire confidence. Once comfortable with the positioning, the bike was nicely flickable and held a good sharp line into the bends. Braking - Excellent! Overall impression - looks nice, only downside is th lack of low end torque, possibly done by yamaha to broaden the sales audience, as its too easy to ride. Lacks exitement. Actually thats a bit harsh... it is still an exiting bike to ride, but lacks the 'crack the throttle open, spin it up' feeling that the carb model had. 7/10 yamaha!