Yamaha R6 2008

James Whitham tests the 2008 Yamaha R6 at Sugo, Japan.

'Ey oop to all you Visordown readers, I'm just about getting my sleep-patterns back to normal after getting back from Japan. I was there to test the 2008 Yamaha R6 around the sublime Sugo circuit. I've been fortunate enough to have raced around this rollercoaster of a track quite a few times during my Superbike and Supersports days.

It's been more than five years since I last rode here but within only a couple of laps I felt at one with it again. Which is more than I can say for the Japanese diet. The beef is always good but most other dishes seem to contain raw fish in some form. I was even given a traditional biscuit that tasted of fish. Mind you, it must be good for you, Japanese people have the longest life expectancy of any country in the world I'm told.

The new R6 is a little belter. Fine engine tweaks and subtle chassis adjustments should keep Yamaha's middleweight at the front of the pack. But it's difficult to say without doing a back-to-back if all the chassis tweaks have made a noticeable difference to the way this already extremely capable bike feels. I can tell you is that it steers and holds a line better than some race bikes I've ridden, and that's out of the box - with standard tyres. Full report in the next issue of TWO, on sale 22nd November.

VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv7LS2S0-9k

Interesante.....

Interesante.....

Me haces un raconto...del post de nacho?

gracias!

Interesante.....

Me haces un raconto...del post de nacho?

gracias!

uff estos pibes que no saben ingles....

Es facil.... cuando tenias 4 años como hacias con las revistas?? yo miraba los dibujos y entendia todo.... mira el video y listo!!!

habla k la carne k comio en japon safaba, pero k casi todo tenia pescado. ya no sabia k comer, entonces se kizo clavar un biscuit y venia saborizado con gusto a pescado! igual parece k la dieta es buena para llegar longevo. despues re tira algunos comentarios de la moto, nada relevante!

Creo que vi una parada sobre Maipu en V. Lopez , puede ser??? tenia ese mismo escape (para nada racing) pero le queda lindo.