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6R owners, have your say!
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:45 pm
by Stereo
hehe just kidding, wanted to know actual numbers here of owners or previous owners. Thanx.
Cant go past a 6R!!!!!!
(might even allow other under litre class bikes to have there say)
Dont you agree that if a 636 isnt fast enough for you.... you arnt riding it right...
What do you think?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:48 pm
by javaman
600 is fast enough for me but I want more.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:52 pm
by red_dave
Crashed my first 636 (02 model)...
Replaced it with 04 636...
I don't need a big bike to compensate for any appendages...
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:15 pm
by MadKaw
red_dave wrote:I don't need a big bike to compensate for any appendages...
So what do you have to compensate...????..
Re: 6R owners, have your say!
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:15 pm
by ty
StereoHead wrote:Dont you agree that if a 636 isnt fast enough for you.... you arnt riding it right...
What do you think?
There's those of us that are just too big/heavy for em
I'll keep my 9 thankyou
Re: 6R owners, have your say!
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:26 pm
by Gosling1
ty wrote:There's those of us that are just too big/heavy for em
I'll keep my 9 thankyou
Amen to that - I just cannot *fit* on a 600 any more in comfort
, and I don't apologise for having out-grown the lack of hp that anything under 1 litre has.......so there you go
But everyone has there own favourites, the important thing is that you enjoy what
you ride, I sure as hell love riding my 12, but I also like riding heaps of other bikes as well.......none of which have remotely the hp of the El Grande
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:27 pm
by smee-again
well, had a 99 6R for a year or so, then sold it for a house deposit. Was a good bike but bit small physcially. I'm 6'3 and 90 odd kg's. Well 2 years later bought the 12R and really love it.
PS totally smoked my fly shit weight mate on his 636 yesterday.
any 12R owners want to have their say and hijack this thread?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:30 pm
by Strika
Ask Smek if ya wanna know what my 636 is like. I couldn't pry him off it today!
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:33 pm
by red_dave
MadKaw wrote:red_dave wrote:I don't need a big bike to compensate for any appendages...
So what do you have to compensate...????..
haha... A drinking problem...
Re: 6R owners, have your say!
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 4:12 pm
by Cath
I love my '01 ZX6. Would've rather had the '02, but the '01 is enough fun for my first step up from a two fiddy.
I can't decide whether to get the 07 636
or move up to a 9 when it's upgrade time. Oh well, plenty of time to ponder that one.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 4:19 pm
by diesel
can't really coment on the 6 cos i've never ridden one.
but comin out of corners at winton, i was all over the 600cc bikes and a couple of 750s as well.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:03 pm
by smek
what is it about 12 owners that they have to constantly go on and on about their bikes... I call it hayabusa syndrome. All the mags say the busa is better (even though we know its not) so they seem to feel the need to 'defend' their bikes.
9 owners are almost as bad.
Us 6 owners know we have the best bikes and so dont need to constantly talk them up.
Lets hope no one takes me too seriously!
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:03 pm
by smek
diesel wrote:can't really coment on the 6 cos i've never ridden one.
yes ya have.
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:20 pm
by Gosling1
Smek, I promise you this mate - when I come to Victoria, I will *gladly*
give you the keys to my 12..........you can take it for a *short* ride
.........
and I guarantee you will then understand why 12 owners go on and on
and on and on and
on and on and on....
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:43 pm
by Barrabob
Gosling if its comfortable its not a sports bike
nah just kidding just dont try to do 200 kms of straight freeway the seats wherent meant to be sat on.
There a good thing for weekend blats and trackdays the 6r but for longer runs theres better things just wish they made a z1000 with fairings i can see them getting very cold and wet.