Couple new shots of the 6
 

Cleaned her up (both street and track skins), did some general maintenance (oil and filter, chain adjust and clean and lube, etc), and got her ready for the track. Mounted up the camera and laptimer as well.

Now I just need some riding skills and some red numbers.

Decided to ride down the block and take a few photos in the track skins by the lake... they didn't come out too great because the sun was fading, but they're alright:

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Here's an older one in street trim:

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:drool: Looks GREAT! :dthumb: Did you paint it yourself?

Isnt that sweet... You and Kat have matching brake fluid reservoir covers.... :lol:

Nope... Robbie Nigl of PeachPit Racing did the paint (metallic black color, white plates painted, silver pinstripe around the plates, everything clearcoated)... but the red/white stripes are decals I applied myself... took a long fucking time cuz I did em perfect ;)
Haha I didn't even know that. How precious :lol:

Oh forgot to mention your bike looks bad ass. Nice work on the rebuild.

How long does it take to switch out plastics?

Thanks dude :cheers:

I think it takes me about an hour and a half or so?

I could do it in much less time... but I take my time, don't want to fuck up the street stuff cuz it's all mint.

I usually give everything (both street and track) a once-over with honda polish as I'm doing it as well, it's a good time to do it and it's easy because I just hold the fairings in my lap as I clean them.

Just makes me want to get an R6 even more.
I'm fighting the temptation to sell my bike for a new R6. LOL

If you're looking for a track only 600. the R6 is supposed to be THE machine.

That's what I hear...my bank account on the other hand, doesn't want to hear it! :panic:

Marvelous.

What a gay bike, you and t-rock should meet























j/k sweet bike dude

+1 for the R6... and yes I meant for that smiley to come up, that's how fucking awesome this bike is on the track.

The more I ride it on the track, the less I like it on the street. It's just a waste of a good bike as a street bike, not to mention it's not the most comfortable thing especially with my rearsets.

I rode my buddy's DRZ400SM with a yosh pipe and 39mm flatslide carb on it the other night... took it for a quick rip... and that sealed the deal. I already had planned to get one of those but that just sealed it. Shit is so fucking fun.

Come the first few months of 2009 I will be getting:
1. Job
2. Tundra
3. DRZ
4. Racing

Can't wait.
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Appreciate it, good sir :cheers:

Any update on your plans around the columbus day weekend?

Possibly going...haven't actually done shit yet. Big surprise.

Gotcha. Well, my tentative plan is this:

My buddy and I are heading down together with our stuff... probably going to go down friday and hang with some of my friends in NYC for friday night, sat, sat night, sunday ... then sunday afternoon head down to the track.

We will be able to get into the track sunday evening so we'll be dropping our bikes/trailer/tools/etc.

Probably go out to dinner and such that night somewhere in the area with a few other track junkies.

Then we'll be staying at the holiday inn express near the track that night, back at the asscrack on monday morning to ride.

Hopefully you and I can at least coordinate for the dinner/beers if not at the track.

BTW I think some people are trying to dump off their monday Tony's spots on some of the local boards for a slight discount if you want to try to get in on it... PM me if you're interested.

PM forthcoming...

Lookin damn good buddy, diggin the red stripes on the side and racing plastics. Now lose the rear tire hugger!!

Buy my R6.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...anBikey001.jpg
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Seriously.

D you just gonna get the New R6? why?

Because they've fixed the problems from the '06's, like mid-range and a wider crank bearings. Because it's a better bike now. I'd like to sell it before it gets too old, know what I mean?

yeah... how many miles do you have on it?

Around 12,100, keep in mind I was in Korea for a year, too. I racked 'em up quick!

oh no I remember... still not bad for an 06

Especially since it looks sick as hell in both street and track trim.

Appreciate it.

That seriously is a sharp looking bike Dlit. What do you have on there as far as mods and how much r you looking to get?

When I put my bike together, I put in a few extras into it. (elka 3 way shock and GP fork internals) I have my bike setup pretty good right now, so I don't see too much of a reason for going with another 05-06 bike unless I KNEW it was going to be a HUGE step up over mine. Truth is, I do want to try something new.....and the 08-09 R6 is looking pretty GOOD! :diitb: LOL

I didn't really upgrade anything performance wise on it. Just got the track 'glass and the Anny wheels for the track. Still the stock suspension and I got a slip-on, that's realy it. Then I got levers and stomp grip. And I got some decent cosmetic mods for street. I wouldn't say it was a step up, you're suspension mods are clutch. I'm actualy thinking about upgrading my suspension and trying it out. The price is too much. Reason being, if I sell it I'll have a decent chunk towards a '09 R6, but if I don't, I'm fine with keeping it. It'll be paid off in less than two years anyway.

Do you even ride street?

I got rid of my street stuff a while back, so no street for me. But, it would be nice to be able to go on a street ride every once in a while.

I'm going to race mine for a year or two and then sell it for the next R6. Looks like the '10 or '11 is going to be the next major redesign...

The only reason the looks are gonna be worse is because it's gonna be hard to beat what they have out now. Please stay away from those Buell head lights.

It will get race plastics slapped on it so fast it will make your head spin...

so I won't care about the headlights.

I have no interest in riding a high revving wring the shit out of me knife handling 130hp supersport on the street anymore. It's pure retardation and a waste of a sick bike.

Looks great CEO!!!

Thanks buddy. I need to relish in it's greatness while it looks nice and shiny... def ain't staying that way... :lol:

That is a personal choice sir!

Well not really...

I'm going to race this fucker. It's gonna get crashed. No way around it.

Personal choice sir.

Negative. That choice is usually up to the tires. Nobody choses to wreck.

I was speaking more about the choice to race it.

I knew what you were getting at.

I gotcha now. Yes, it's my choice to race it.

Its ok bud... I won't hold it against ya.