Bro, I have ridden 1000, 600, 900, 400... 300, 250. Dirt, street, quads etc. ... since '05-06...in '21 I went down to a r3 again, I because I love it. Honestly, I don't need leader bike for everyday use. The r3 is plenty enough fun for me on twisties. Super comfortable, perfect for commuting. The only negative thing imo about it, are long high-way runs, it lacks simply the power for that. But otherwise, for twisties and track use I argue that you'll probably have more fun with the R3 than with a r6.
You did a smart thing by purchasing the R3. It is a great beginner bike, especially if you want to be very good in the twisties. Anyone who thinks differently probably doesn't ride on real twisty roads. I have passed bigger bikes on my old Ninja 250 in the twisties, and I do not consider myself all that great of a rider. That being said, you need to practice staying in your lane. Do not cross over the yellow in a turn. That is how you get killed.
Nobody mention for beginners on this bike at least when you going over 15mph to turn left you have to turn the steering to the right, I was being suctioned by an 18 wheeler and was getting worse since I was turning my steering left, then remembered that you have to turn it the opposite direction
Bought a 2015 (blue) put 12,000+ miles traded it in; missed it so much bought a 2023 (purple took the decals off). I have an 2018 R6,2017 SR400,2019 W800,2023 R3 and a KYMCO Spade 150 (96mpg!) my favorite is R3 with the SR400 a close 2nd.
It was mainly because how cheap it was and because I like the Yamaha brand.. the ninja 400 was on my mind but people were overpricing them way more than the r3.
Hey fam just subscribed. I have an r3 too. I'm in the norf CAckalac region >. I went riding yesterday. Put the winter gear on and enjoyed the country riding.
Easiest question to answer. No. You have no power at highway speeds and if you live in an area where speed limits get up to 60mph you will want the power to move through the speeds above to safely evade dangers on the road.
On the r3 on highway speeds for me I can get to 80-90mph easily in 75mph traffic.. this bike is also for beginner riders who haven’t experienced throttle control and braking.. on a bigger bike it makes a big difference
@@Clayster2wheels Yes but how many seconds and shifts? I rode a 500cc bike I "could" go 110mph but getting there from a cruise at 60mph was a chore. Three pistons minimum. I rode that 500cc for four years. Now that I'm on a thousand I have everything I was missing power, and range of power, on a 600 you will not have to down shift to max rpm just to get the next 5-10mph.
What are those "dangers on the road" you need more power than the R3 has to avoid exactly? I have 32 years on the road and I have no idea what you're talking about. Probably just repeating stuff you heard elsewhere maybe?
@@christosswc I'm really confused by this, please expand on your qualifying statements. What have you ridden? How many hours per month are you averaging over these "32 years of riding?" Are you riding highway or just city streets? Rush hour, Mid day, Nights, weekends?
