2006 R6Owner From Glasgow

[joe_bloggs]

Hi Guys

My name is John, am in Glasgow, I bought a 2006 R6 in May last year after passing my test, (at 45 years of age, mid life crisis etc etc). Not an ideal first bike I know but with the weather being favourable from May onwards I have over 5000 miles under my belt and love the bike to bits, awsome machine. I wasnt looking for a bike to commute with only for fun or a blast after a hard day at the office.

A wee pic of the bike....
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[Scottmurray2890]

Welcome, I'm a fan of the r6 yours looks like a cracker.

[joe_bloggs]

Cheers for that, it is a belter of a bike, I seen it when I was booking mod2 and didnt tempt fate by buying before I had passed test, but only 1 owner with just over 6k miles on it with a full history, so I was happy as when it was still for sale a week after seeing it....

[LOCKE]

Welcome in mate. Nice bike you have looks mint. Will look out for you at the Carbeth Inn.

Colin

[joe_bloggs]

Colin was at Carbeth a few months ago, my m8's pal has a green mint zx7r he took us up there, he goes by the name Howie, he seems to be a regular there

[jompy]

Welcome in John
Liking your R6 , maybe you can help the other R6 owners wake up the R6 section

[yankeezulufoxtrot]

Excellent first bike, enjoy it mate.........

[Madturk999]

Hi mate nice r6

[PJC]

Welcome in m8, crackin wee bike, wish i was shorter as love that R6

[Petroladdict]

Very tidy bike there bud, I had a 2006 too but I sold it too make the jump. I'll try to find a photo

blah

[Damo666]

Welcome in nice looking R6 you got there

[Petroladdict]

[joe_bloggs]

Cheers for the welcomes guys, Petroladdict that looks a belter, I sat on a few bikes, am 6 feet 2 tall, and I found the R6 the best position sitting on the bike, but the plan is to progress to a litre bike at some point after saying I wouldnt, but thats in the future.

[pod]

Welcome in mate. I had my mid life at 41 . Same as you , jumped straight onto yhe r 6. Being of 6ft as well I did find it a little cramped for my daily commute so got the r 1

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[Donny]

Welcome in mate, lovely looking bike is the R6, And I don't think you jumped in at the deep end at aw, the deep end woulda been an R1
I'D recommend a year on the R6 then go for the R1 , it aint at all scary HONEST !!!

[joe_bloggs]

Cheers for the welcome, May is a year lol and its not far away yahooooo

[Luke03R1]

Welcome. In bud the ice looks sweet

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[Scrapman]

Where in Glesga john ?
welcome


Sent to heaven coz hell was full.

[joe_bloggs]

Am In Borrheid (Barrhead) where u from m8?

[liam_uk]

Welcome, I've only been on here for a few months and I just bought my first Yamaha yesterday.
I'm in Glasgow too so maybe I'll'll see you around next year.

[joe_bloggs]

No worries Liam roll on the better weather will get a blast somewhere sorted

[Steve R1]

Really nice bike mate , I too have an R6 in black, don't believe what the journos say, crap on the road but a hoot on track, they are half right, the bike is fantastic on track, but can run out if puff on the straights, but it's also a real hoot on the road, it's so light and flickable. Blue or red n white are the perfect colours.

Welcome in m8, crackin wee bike, wish i was shorter as love that R6

I'm so short I had to have the R6 lowered

[joe_bloggs]

Cheers m8, as for the journos I read a lot of the stuff like most people but prefer to draw my own conclusions, generally if I want it I will try my best to get it, thats what I done when buying the bike, I wanted an R6 and thats what I done,

My riding skills are at an early level but every day is a school day. I hope to get some track experience with tuition but thats in the future.

[Steve R1]

You can't beat time in the saddle, and even for old hands, every day is a learning day. The great thing about bikes is you never stop learning, the more you learn, the better you get, the more you enjoy riding. Like you I also commute, I can have a really crap day at the office, but get me leathers and lid on and that all disappears, by the time I get home 36 miles later I am chilled, my wife hates it if I take the car because I am generally in a bad mood when I arrive home.

I have been known on several occasions to do a detour I the way to work or way home, Warrington to Buxton, via the famous cat and fiddle to Preston.

You did the right thing getting your R6 as your first bike, if you had gone for a naked or something else you would have had to re learn to ride a sports bike, plus your body will get used to the low bars bum up high pegs feet back riding position, I hate it when my dealer lends me a diversion or something when the bike goes for a service as I am aching like hell when I get to work, pick the bike up in the evening and it fits like a glove.

Enjoy your R6 you have a really great bike.

[joe_bloggs]

Cheers for that Steve, I done my lessons and test on a Diversion, was actually thinking about an older bike for the winter to keep my eye in but I think her indoors wouldnt be too pleased.

As for time on the bike I was like a man possessed, weather from May was great here so every chance I had I was out on the road, canny beat it we have some great places to visit up here, just a pity the weathers crap now, the bike is winking at me every time I go in the garage lol.