My ride ('07 YZF R6)

manson · 24th June 2008, 12:33

There is just so much distance your arms have to cover while riding the 07-08 R6, just looking at one gives you an idea how bad it could be for street riding.
But, awesome pictures shatak, need i say keep dem' coming!

manson.

P1tBull · 24th June 2008, 13:53

Sorry for the off topic, but could somone please ID the Honda in the second pic of the below post?
I saw one of these and fell in love

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...tml#post877583

rjstyles69 · 24th June 2008, 15:04

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Originally Posted by P1tBull

Sorry for the off topic, but could somone please ID the Honda in the second pic of the below post?
I saw one of these and fell in love

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...tml#post877583

A fellow bhp'ians owns a similar one (?) . Here is a pic

straight6 · 24th June 2008, 17:13

Its known as the 919 in the US and the Hornet 900 everywhere else. Its got the engine from the '99 CBR 900.

mb_jg · 24th June 2008, 17:42

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Originally Posted by P1tBull

Sorry for the off topic, but could somone please ID the Honda in the second pic of the below post?
I saw one of these and fell in love

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...tml#post877583

The red Honda is a CB400 SF (not sure if it's a Project Big 1 edition), typically those came in the patent yellow color scheme.
Lovely bike to have endless fun on without the worry of hurting yourself with too much power. It outputs just about enough (53bhp) to have a LOTTTTTT of fun, lot of torque across all gear changes, smooth engine, LOUDDDDDD exhaust specially with an Akrapovic on, easy to ride in daily traffic.

P1tBull · 24th June 2008, 18:07

That's the one I am talking about, Manish.
I saw the yellow bike once, when I was driving to the office.
Thought of asking the rider to swap for the Swift but he sped away from me

mb_jg · 24th June 2008, 18:40

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Originally Posted by P1tBull

Sorry for the off topic, but could somone please ID the Honda in the second pic of the below post?
I saw one of these and fell in love

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...tml#post877583

Quote:

Originally Posted by P1tBull

That's the one I am talking about, Manish.
I saw the yellow bike once, when I was driving to the office.
Thought of asking the rider to swap for the Swift but he sped away from me

That has to be a Project Big 1 edition!! Awesome bike, & people who own those are total die hard fans of the CB400. Go for a Vtec version if you planning on buying one, smooth & uninterrupted power delivery, higher BHP i think, at 57bhp output.

Shakatak · 25th June 2008, 22:03

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Originally Posted by straight6

I just rode a friends black '07 R6 and found it extremely uncomfortable. There was a lot of strain on my wrists. Do you experience that? How tall are you?

At first I do experience such pain, but in order to avoid such pain you have to tuck in your leg to the tank and relax your arm and if you started to feel tired then rest your elbow on your knee when on the straight thus not putting your body weight on your arm and wrist. Again I've experience this on my first ride using the R6 but when you're used to it and when you learned the technique then thw fun starts. I'm 5'6 and I can't put my two feet on ground unless I tiptoe but as the old saying goes practice makes perfect

Yes Super Four PB1 or the VTEC version are a great standard bike a 400cc bike with a loud mouth.

Here's a pic when I changed the broken headlight assembly and right front cowling (noticed the 1st pic, taped was used to cover the right headlight of the bike).

Shakatak · 25th June 2008, 22:20

Here's a pic of one of our ride to an old US naval base (now a tourist destination)

From left to right
Aprilla RSV mille
07 R6
Honda F4i
07 Honda CBR1000
07 Honda CBR600

straight6 · 25th June 2008, 22:51

Did you crash the R6?

Shakatak · 25th June 2008, 23:16

What happened was a bicycle hit the side of the R6 and luckily that was the only damage (headlight and the right cowling), other than that no other damage on the bike. But it still cost me a fotrtune to get the replacement part.

Shakatak · 25th June 2008, 23:45

What happened was a bicycle crashed on the bike's side and that caused the damage luckily no serious injury to the rider but it still cost me a fortune getting the replacement parts.

straight6 · 26th June 2008, 00:07

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Originally Posted by Shakatak

What happened was a bicycle hit the side of the R6 and luckily that was the only damage (headlight and the right cowling), other than that no other damage on the bike. But it still cost me a fotrtune to get the replacement part.

I'm guessing you're in the Philippines. Where did you get the OEM parts from and how long did it take?

Shakatak · 26th June 2008, 21:18

Yeah your guess is right, Philippines. Well regarding the OEM parts there are lots of importer/supplier of SBK out here but the price is somewhat higher compared to the US. What I normally do is online shopping (ebay, or official distributor), because even if you add the tax and shipping cost from the actual retail price it is still a few dollar lower than the one from the local supplier. The only set back is you'll have to wait for 2-3 weeks depending on the shipping option.

insaneroller · 27th June 2008, 11:56

thats a full on machine mate. plus you sure have the roads for nice rips. Cheers!

24th June 2008, 12:33	#31
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	There is just so much distance your arms have to cover while riding the 07-08 R6, just looking at one gives you an idea how bad it could be for street riding. But, awesome pictures shatak, need i say keep dem' coming! manson.
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24th June 2008, 13:53	#32
P1tBull BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 91 Thanked: 2 Times	Sorry for the off topic, but could somone please ID the Honda in the second pic of the below post? I saw one of these and fell in love http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motorb...tml#post877583
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24th June 2008, 17:13	#34
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	Its known as the 919 in the US and the Hornet 900 everywhere else. Its got the engine from the '99 CBR 900.
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24th June 2008, 18:07	#36
P1tBull BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 91 Thanked: 2 Times	That's the one I am talking about, Manish. I saw the yellow bike once, when I was driving to the office. Thought of asking the rider to swap for the Swift but he sped away from me
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25th June 2008, 22:20	#39
Shakatak BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: somewhere Out there Posts: 34 Thanked: 0 Times	Here's a pic of one of our ride to an old US naval base (now a tourist destination) From left to right Aprilla RSV mille 07 R6 Honda F4i 07 Honda CBR1000 07 Honda CBR600 Attached Thumbnails
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25th June 2008, 22:51	#40
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	Did you crash the R6?
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25th June 2008, 23:16	#41
Shakatak BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: somewhere Out there Posts: 34 Thanked: 0 Times	What happened was a bicycle hit the side of the R6 and luckily that was the only damage (headlight and the right cowling), other than that no other damage on the bike. But it still cost me a fotrtune to get the replacement part.
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25th June 2008, 23:45	#42
Shakatak BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: somewhere Out there Posts: 34 Thanked: 0 Times	What happened was a bicycle crashed on the bike's side and that caused the damage luckily no serious injury to the rider but it still cost me a fortune getting the replacement parts.
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26th June 2008, 21:18	#44
Shakatak BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: somewhere Out there Posts: 34 Thanked: 0 Times	Yeah your guess is right, Philippines. Well regarding the OEM parts there are lots of importer/supplier of SBK out here but the price is somewhat higher compared to the US. What I normally do is online shopping (ebay, or official distributor), because even if you add the tax and shipping cost from the actual retail price it is still a few dollar lower than the one from the local supplier. The only set back is you'll have to wait for 2-3 weeks depending on the shipping option.
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27th June 2008, 11:56	#45
insaneroller BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 541 Thanked: 320 Times	thats a full on machine mate. plus you sure have the roads for nice rips. Cheers!
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