Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > General Motorcycles only > 749S has gone got an R6

[DC]

Look good. Always liked the red and white colours that were used on the 1st R1. ( Thats why I had Blue?? any road up..........)

Im sure its a hoot to ride??

DC

[ericthered40]

Test ride Saturday

Not for me, ow no no no!!!!! trying it for a friend

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Simon Reed

Quote:a 749 (or a 675) would leave it for dead on anything but the longest straight.


Wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,R6 smokes em both,we tested em last week @ Donnington,back to back !!!

Explain smokes them both

http://www.ngroadracing.org/results_...ar19/600cc.php

The 6 year old 748RS and the 675 looked to be holding their own, not what I would call getting smoked

[Ray]

Yamasukihondasakiductrilla R600RRGSXR is always gonna be the greatest fastest bike until the next greatest fastest bike comes along.

keep 'em coming

The comic had an article on £1500 sports bikes V a Gixer thou.

Yer pays yer money and makes yer choice,

IIRC the old nail was about 1.5 seconds a lap slower than the latest "must have"


Ray.

[fil2]

[quote=twpd]. It's ok if you like that sort of thing but, a 749 (or a 675) would leave it for dead on anything but the longest straight.
QUOTE]

Only with a decent rider on.....hehehehe.....

[Martinp]

Originally Posted by Ray

Yamasukihondasakiductrilla R600RRGSXR is always gonna be the greatest fastest bike until the next greatest fastest bike comes along.

keep 'em coming

Nail on the head there.

[Jamcoly]

I was very tempted to swap the 748 for a new R6 after a test ride.

[TP]

I've spent a bit of time on track on the new R6 and it definitely is fast. I haven't learned how to ride the thing properly but first impressions are that it's very light and flickable, brakes well!, but if you're not above 12kRPM absolutely nothing is going to happen.

Still, a few people I know who've ridden them more than me and back to back with this years R1 () say that the R6 is still the quicker bike around the track. And these boys are fairly quick and know what they're on about.

[sharpo]

looks great, I like the shiny stripe on the edge of the tyre too, it looks just like mine.