Oooh baby....you are sexy!

[Homeslice]

Sure, if you mean keeping up with other bikes......or riding on the track........But you don't need to go past 9K to get ahead of traffic, unless you are street-racing against a pretty decent car.

[Apoc]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Sure, if you mean keeping up with other bikes......or riding on the track........But you don't need to go past 9K to get ahead of traffic, unless you are street-racing against a pretty decent car.

True, I guess i've gotta realize that you live where there is a lot of traffic. Here, on the highway, I might pass a car every mile or so, less on back roads, so you can keep rpm's up pretty high all the time.

[z06boy]

I'm talking about regular riding around here. I don't daily commute on my bikes. If I take them out for a ride usually it is a "spirited" run and I don't mean racing but I don't mean stop and go traffic either. After getting off of my R1...the R6 is flat below 8k period and I don't really like it...that's why it's now my wife's bike.

Don't get me wrong...it's a great bike but mainly for the track so you can rev the $hit out of it. If you ride in this area and plan to pass a car on a two lane...you better rev the R6 up but on my R1 it take a LOT less effort.

It's not being stupid...it's being factual.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by z06boy

I'm talking about regular riding around here. I don't daily commute on my bikes. If I take them out for a ride usually it is a "spirited" run and I don't mean racing but I don't mean stop and go traffic either. After getting off of my R1...the R6 is flat below 8k period and I don't really like it...that's why it's now my wife's bike.

Don't get me wrong...it's a great bike but mainly for the track so you can rev the $hit out of it. If you ride in this area and plan to pass a car on a two lane...you better rev the R6 up but on my R1 it take a LOT less effort.

It's not being stupid...it's being factual.

First, there is a big difference between an 06-07 R6 and a 03-05. 06-07 were the worst years in terms of low-end power. For 08 Yamaha made some changes.

Also, some of you guys weigh 100 lbs more than me

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

First, there is a big difference between an 06-07 R6 and a 03-05. 06-07 were the worst years in terms of low-end power. For 08 Yamaha made some changes.

Also, some of you guys weigh 100 lbs more than me

I'm not disagreeing with this at all.

I've owned a few "middleweights" BUT admittedly haven't owned one in a long time until I picked up the 07 R6.

I remember how my 600's felt from the early to mid 90's and knew how much these bikes have been improved and when I hopped on the R6 after buying it I thought...geez...is there something wrong with this bike ?

After break in when I was able to run it up through the rev range I realized even more how much this bike was geared for the track.

Yes weight makes a big difference too. That's why the wife and I can't have the same HP/TQ and bike weight...I don't want her faster than me.

[Amber Lamps]

You guys are killing me!!!

I think it has a lot to do with where you are coming from. When I traded in my V-Max for my FZR1000, it took me forever to get used to how "high" I had to rev the bike to get a decent launch. I actually stalled the damn thing quite frequently until I got used to it! I doubt that you can find an "expert" that won't tell you that a 1000 is a far better bike for city riding than a 600 simply because of the amount of torque and the way it is delivered. IMHO for city riding or freeway commuting a liter bike is better hands down.

[smileyman]

I can comment here. I have owned 5 in line 4 600s and an SV 650. All of my 600s made power up top but only the YZF600R, not the R6 now called R6S, and ZX6R had any push in the midrange. All were good up to a point but the race reps needed to rely on hi rpm HP to get any real thrust. The SV did not have the Hi rpm to rely on but used the mid range torque to good effect. I did not know anything about mid range tho until my Buell! Bottom line the 675 is not a liter bike and dont have the big torque numbers. It does seem to compete well with most of its competition in the middleweight class...

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by smileyman

I can comment here. I have owned 5 in line 4 600s and an SV 650. All of my 600s made power up top but only the YZF600R, not the R6 now called R6S, and ZX6R had any push in the midrange. All were good up to a point but the race reps needed to rely on hi rpm HP to get any real thrust. The SV did not have the Hi rpm to rely on but used the mid range torque to good effect. I did not know anything about mid range tho until my Buell! Bottom line the 675 is not a liter bike and dont have the big torque numbers. It does seem to compete well with most of its competition in the middleweight class...

QFT! Although, if I were in this market, I'd have to go with the 750... costs about the same to buy and has WAY better numbers.

[z06boy]

Yep some people buy the R6S over the R6 due to this...more mid range...so better day to day city riding.