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Title: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: motobenco on February 14, 2006, 09:27:49 AM

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=25009

I'm appalled, making big claims and then not backing them up, that's it I'm buying a ZX-6RR!

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: jer271 on February 14, 2006, 09:33:21 AM

:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( ;D

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: Jeff on February 14, 2006, 09:47:38 AM

I wonder how many will actually go back...

Welcome to Marketing overstating a product's ability... DOH!

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: StumpysWife on February 14, 2006, 09:53:24 AM

I suppose this means the new 1000rr isn't really half Nicky Hayden either.

Jeez.

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: Super Dave on February 14, 2006, 10:48:11 AM

Will all the other manufacturers receive returns on theirs since I've never seen a Japanese bike on a dyno have a tach that registered correctly?

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: mdr14 on February 14, 2006, 11:20:44 AM

I just got done breaking in an 05 CBR600RR on the dyno.. That stock tach was almost dead nuts (thats the first time I have ever typed in dead nuts)

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: Jeff on February 14, 2006, 12:14:21 PM

QuoteWill all the other manufacturers receive returns on theirs since I've never seen a Japanese bike on a dyno have a tach that registered correctly?

None of them made such a big deal out of a redline like Yamaha did... That was a huge advertised selling point for them. Not that it makes a difference to me because all it does is shift the power band of the bike up a little, but hey. THEY made a big deal out of it.

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: r1owner on February 14, 2006, 01:01:17 PM

I agree. If they advertised 17.5 then the bike should redline there and the needle should either show the "true" 17.5 or show 18.5 or how much its off by.

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: MigsGSXR on February 14, 2006, 01:02:02 PM

At least they are honest enough to buy the product back from the consumer and not trying to stiff them.

Nothing wrong with a gixxer! ;D

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: wvracer97 on February 14, 2006, 07:58:23 PM

After reading the RRW article and seeing Bob Starr's name...........

Do cluster F#*^s follow this guy wherever he goes?

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: K3 Chris Onwiler on February 15, 2006, 02:01:33 AM

I'd be pissed. Man, it just gave me a chub to think about that 17.5K redline! Does anyone remember that commercial for, I think it was the Honda MB5 or something like that? It went something like, "200 pounds, 14.5K redline. $1795." That commercial really fired me up.
But the radio spot that caused me endless tossing and turning on late night sweaty sheets was the V65 Magna ad. The rich, dripping with insinuation barritone of James Earl Jones asking, "How does it feel to hold a hundred and twenty horsepower in the palm of your hand?" AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!! I had a KZ 650 at the time, and knew it only made 60 HP. I uset to holler back at the radio, "Yeah, about twice as good as mine!" Hearing that radio spot maybe 30 times a day all summer was making me feel pretty inadaquete....

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: cardzilla on February 15, 2006, 03:32:59 AM

First, I think the bigger problem is that the powerband is too narrow regardless of the redline. Second, I haven't heard anyone mention the fact that Yamahas have 2 redlines (race / street). At least that is the case with the R1. You can push buttons on the dash in a certain order to activate it. I wonder if that's the case here? I guess we'll have to wait until more people get to the track with them... still going to be the bike to beat IMO.

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: Super Dave on February 15, 2006, 04:59:21 AM

I don't think with the stock engine management that everything has, power bands aren't so problematic even with EPA mandates.

All the previous R6's had high redlines, but the high redline is usable for over rev. This one has more over rev, and makes a little more HP than the previous ones.

Bike to beat? Don't know, but some of the riders to beat will have them.

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: Jeff on February 15, 2006, 05:21:24 AM

QuoteBike to beat? Don't know, but some of the riders to beat will have them.

Well put...

Title: Re: It's not too late to return your '06 R6
Post by: JBraun on February 16, 2006, 05:36:17 AM

I want to know what Yamaha plans to do with all the R6's that get returned. I could save them some storage space....

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