I was a bit bored today so went to the local Kwak dealer and test rode the latest ZX6R. I was quite excited as I've not ridden one for a couple of years and it's a the best looking ZX6R for donkey's!
Lovely bike! More midrange than the P7F which was the last one I rode, super sharp handling and great brakes (but not as good as the brembo set up on the S1000R that I rode recently). Having ridden a CB1000R for the last 2 1/2 years and a gixer 750 for the previous 4 years before that (covering some 70000+ miles) I expected the ZX6R to feel slow. But it pulled really well from about 7k and went bonkers from about 10k!
I thought I wouldn't enjoy going back to a 600 after riding bigger CC bikes for a few years but I was really impressed. The 30th anniversary colours are lovely but with a price tag of just over £9k for the ABS model, I think I'll wait for a couple of years for the price to halve on a low mileage second hand one.........
The new ones do look the biz. TBH, in terms of styling, it is the only one which has grabbed me since the B1
Motorcycles direct are doing them cheaper than that with 0% finance....
They are an awesome bike, got mine when they came out last year, after having a 10r.
Miss the 10's power a bit but I find the 6 is a much better bike on the twisties. Great fun handling bike.
Good post.
Makes me want....
I rode MC's mate's R6 on Sunday (my first experience of race shift that started badly, was awesome in the middle and then ended with a run on when I forgot again and banged it down a couple and dumped the clutch in sixth at the end of a straight pre-corner :rofl:) and absolutely loved it. Ace for track, probably a bit tedious on the road....