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Yamaha announce 2006 line up
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:23 pmby aardvark
OK, I'm not sure what the deal is. Firstly Suzuki release the '05 Gixxer thou with an ugly can, then Kwakka announce the new 10 with two ugly cans and now the new R6???
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:29 pmby diesel
yuk!
good work flash on getting the 05 model.
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:32 pmby MadKaw
Must be those Euro emission laws....
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 12:46 pmby NovaCoder
MadKaw wrote:Must be those Euro emission laws....
Burn the Europeans! Oh hang on, I'm a Pommie
That R6 looks very very tasty
That stubby exhaust is a bit crap and would have to go but it's no where near as bad as the FZ1 dustbin or the huge rockets on the new ZX10
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:24 pmby Glen
Is it really that hard to make a bloody exhaust that looks reasonable.
Surely the design brief is something like...
Make it round or oval, definitely not triangular (BMW already had a crack at that and it looked shit), put it at the back of the bike and point the end of it way up high so that it finishes just under the blinkers. If you want you can make it out of Titanium, Alloy, Carbon Fibre or Stainless (don't really give a shit). Now off you go like a good chap and knock me up a drawing......
When the bloke comes back with something that looks like any of the above surely you just smack him around the head and get the next bloke to do it properly.
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:40 pmby I-K
According to
http://www.motorcycledaily.com, the new R6 revs to 17,500rpm.
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:50 pmby JamesLaugesen
Maybe some interest in the aftermarket exhaust market from the big guys...?
Make a bike with a crap exhaust, trademark some kinda of fitment, market the design to aftermarket manufacturers... scored.
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:25 pmby Duane
i'd say it would have more to do with the design of the bikes
for instance making the lines of the bike & everything else so angular and defined - putting a circular or oval can on it - from a design point of view - wouldnt make sense
probably got alot to do with the lean angle that can also be achieved by putting a funny looking 'short' can on too. never mind the weight reduction by not having a full sized one
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 2:34 pmby javaman
There is a marketing theory that you sell better with something that creates controversy (i.e. ugly-duckling appearance).
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:00 pmby red_dave
I don't mind the R6 but the exhaust has to go...
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:13 pmby Plaz
WTF.....thats it I'm buying shares in Micron or Yoshi....or any of the after market suppliers. I'll make a killing with the 06 monstrosities that are coming out.
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Sat Sep 03, 2005 12:32 pmby aardvark
More pics...
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Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:17 pmby Phil
the r1 in the yamy racing yellow actually looks alright.
whats the go with the r1-RR all that ohlins stuff - they musta heard mr k was using an ohlins steering damper
still, gotta love anything thats got ohlins written all over it
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Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:35 pmby RG
Looking at the FJR's indicators.
Arn't they too close to each other for Aussie regulation??
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Sat Sep 03, 2005 4:32 pmby Yankee
is this YSRC or sumfing? musta logged onto the wrong site.....
eh, the R6 looks good (nothing a few aftermarket mods wouldn't cure). that's not just one air scoop on the left hand side is it? (i'm guessing the angle of the pic covered the "hole" for the RH one?)
and the R1 looks cool too. same ol same ol really....
guess i gotta wait until the next upgrades across the board.... '08???