| Motorcycles are a rite of passage for most young | | | | introduced back in 1999 and also explains why it |
| boys. It is the first true freedom they find to get | | | | continues its popularity today, ten years later. |
| out and go places and literally the first motorized | | | | These machines maintain their value and resell |
| vehicle many of them own because of the | | | | fairly well which makes them an anomaly in the |
| economics involved in owning a vehicle and the | | | | motorized vehicle industry where only a handful of |
| fact that most young boys are not well off | | | | vehicles actually maintain worth. There is also a |
| financially. | | | | huge following out there of people who enjoy |
| The Yamaha YZF-R6 or the R6 as it is more | | | | customizing this bike and so there is a plethora of |
| commonly referred to is a sporty and fast bike | | | | after market accessories available for the bike so |
| that is going to excite almost anyone that sees it | | | | you can truly take the production machine, which |
| or rides on it. The heart pumping bike in 2006 | | | | is no slouch to look at, and make it an extension |
| touted a staggering 17500-RPM redline. If that | | | | of your own personality by adding or subtracting |
| were indeed the actual RPM of the engine, the | | | | parts that show who you are. |
| bike would be up somewhere close to the | | | | You can get everything from replacement fairings |
| performance of a high tech and high dollar formula | | | | to bar ends to exhaust, seats, mirrors and lights |
| one race car. | | | | that will go together to further accentuate the |
| The bike is listed as having a 600 CC engine | | | | bike you have or to allow you to totally redesign |
| styled as a 4 stroke with 16 valves and liquid | | | | the ride to be something no one else has. All of |
| cooled, dual overhead cams and the new models | | | | these modifications are bolt on parts so all you |
| incorporate titanium valves. It is fuel injected with | | | | have to do is remove the old and replace with |
| a six-speed transmission and a final chain drive to | | | | the new. That makes changing your look simple, |
| get the torque to the rear wheel. There is a | | | | sweet and fast and it's something that you could |
| nearly 5 gallon tank that allows a decent cruising | | | | almost do every year so it looks like you got a |
| range and has a dry weight of only 366 pounds | | | | new bike every season. Wouldn't that make all |
| so it should be easy for anyone to maneuver. | | | | your friends jealous? |
| It is styled like the traditional racing bikes and will | | | | No matter what, the Yamaha YZF-R6 is a |
| turn almost any head that happens to see it | | | | motorcycle that will allow you to look as good on |
| streak by on the road or anyone simply walking | | | | it as it looks sitting there all alone and will get you |
| by. It is a very attractive looking machine, which | | | | form here to there in style. |
| explains it's almost immediate popularity when | | | | |