RIP R6

Cheggers · Post by **Cheggers** » Sep 29th, '05, 07:34

Well, replaced the forks last night (took an hour).
That was the only good part of my night.
With the front end stripped, a few things became apparent:

1. The front wheel is fooked

2. The triples and yokes are fooked

3. The frame is cracked and you can see the lower head stock bearing through the crack

The first two are easy to replace, but the frame is screwed. Thank christ i've got fully comp insurance (oh, no i've only got TPFT

)

So, i'm writing the bike off, taking the shiny bits off (just got new rearsets, d'oh!!) and then selling the rest to a breaker.
Hopefully i'll have enough saved by february for either a new R6 or GSXR 750.

RIP R6

clunk · Post by **clunk** » Sep 29th, '05, 07:51

Bad luck mate,

At least you've got the winter to save up for something new next spring.

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Sep 29th, '05, 08:21

Unlucky, you must be gutted!!
out of interest do you want to sell the rear subframe, seat plastics, lights etc (whole back end basically)?? if so how much would you want for it?

ZXR400Lee · Post by **ZXR400Lee** » Sep 29th, '05, 08:54

Just be happy you relised it before you had an accident...

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Sep 29th, '05, 09:05

bloody hell mate what did u do to it???

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Sep 29th, '05, 09:22

I saw an R6 frame on ebay last night at ?50, will try and find it again if ya want ???

CvPiper · Post by **CvPiper** » Sep 29th, '05, 10:08

Speedy - are you ever onlien when I am

Keep missing you on MSN as I'm banned from it at work all day so its just left on my PC.

1blue · Post by **1blue** » Sep 29th, '05, 10:56

andrew wrote:bloody hell mate what did u do to it???

He's blaning it on a little off, i think.

Just so Furry can say how crap modern bikes are.

Whitetrash · Post by **Whitetrash** » Sep 29th, '05, 13:21

2006 R6 Looks AWESOME!!!!!!

watters · Post by **watters** » Sep 29th, '05, 13:30

ah shit really sorry to hear that,if youve got any trick bits to sell from it ill have them!

Cheggers · Post by **Cheggers** » Sep 29th, '05, 15:24

speedy wrote:I saw an R6 frame on ebay last night at ?50, will try and find it again if ya want ???

Yeah, that'd be cool, if i can get a cheapish frame i should be able to swap it with mine (even tho i am a pinky sonar bender!!!)

Depending on whether i can get a frame will depend on if i'm selling my trick bits, but i'll put them in the 'for sale' section.

I took loads of photos ready to do a 'How to.... change forks'. looks like i may be doing a 'how to swap a frame'

If i cant get a frame, i think it'll definatly be a 2006 R6. I'm just gonna have to miss riding for a few months and get used to having two wheels too many

CBR_LOVER · Post by **CBR_LOVER** » Sep 29th, '05, 15:34

sorry to hear it - but at least you noticed the faults before you took it out on the road

watters · Post by **watters** » Sep 29th, '05, 16:09

what trick bits will you 'possibly' be selling?

Cheggers · Post by **Cheggers** » Sep 29th, '05, 16:19

watters wrote:what trick bits will you 'possibly' be selling?

Set of black adjustable harris rearsets

Unpainted race solo seat

Dynojet kit

K&N Filter

Renegade hi level exhaust

Power bronze black doubble bubble screen

Carbon fibre mirrors (those ones from rhencullen!!)

Carbon fibre engine armour

carbon fibre frame protectors

Carbon fibre rear hugger

Thats just off the top of my head.

watters · Post by **watters** » Sep 29th, '05, 16:23

if you did sell the bits id have all the carbon fibre off you,also how did you feel that it ran after the airfilter and dynojet kit was fitted?