Thanks for posting this! I'm not new to bikes, but i am new to sport bikes. I'm considering a Yamaha YZF R6 or a Kawasaki ZX9R! But one question, do you think it would fit a guy who is 6'5 - 6'6? Never sat on one of theese before.
You're driving your car with around 100km/h in the right lane "Sha-la-la-la-la-la" and then a motorcycle passes you by with 145 km/h on top of your speed.
No it's physics : when you lean the bike to turn, your contact point with the road moves from the center of the tire towards the edge, wich has a smaller diameter, hence at a certain "gps" speed, the wheel does more revolutions per unit of time, and that's why the displayed speed increases
My 01 R6 does 280km/h with stock sprockets front and rear. Only mods are a BMC air filter and JRE high flow muffler. Lifts the front wheel off the ground 1st and 2nd gear if i pin it. Doesnt start making power till about 6000rpm with peak power curve at 13000rpm and redline at 15500rpm. I love my 1st gen, they may be carburetted but even without a jet kit they still pull hard, recommend going 3.25 turns out with the pilot screw as oppose to the recommended factory setting of 2.5 turns. I found this to be too lean. Maintenece is key to the older bikes but once dialled in they are absolute weapons. Totally different riding experience compared to todays bikes with all their riders aids and control settings. Perhaps a little less forgiving and i sure as hell know ill never be a good enough rider to reach my bikes full capabilities but in my mind the aggresive raw personality the older bikes have and the level of commitment they demand from the rider is something that gets my blood pumping like nothing else.
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