Yamaha Demo days!!!

[dart1963]

http://www.wherethepoweris.com/eventslist.htm?groupId=32638&itemId=207688

Taking Friday off to go BRAP!!!! gonna try to get on the 09, r6 and one of the vstars (not my cup of tea, but I think If I were to ever get a cruiser, it'd be a Vstar)

 

[Bert-Aus]

Will be interested in hearing your views on then all

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[latony007]

id recomend anyone go that can. they are fun, its always a blast to try different bikes. I like to add to the collection of bikes i have ridden. have done Harley, Yamaha and Suzuki demo rides. The rest are friends or relatives bikes. Gotta find someone that will let me ride their Ducati

Current bikes i have ridden
Harley Vrod
suzuki M109R
Street triple
Fz09
Ninja 650
FZ6R
C50
S40
Can Am Spyder

 

[dart1963]

yep, did this last year, same dealership.... got to ride the fz8, FJR and Stryker.... fjr was the best of the bunch for me

 

[dart1963]

Fz09.. comfortable... but that stock throttle is twitchy... tried all three ride modes and all were scary sensitive

r1 sounds amazing... great throttle response, but just uncomfortable to me... felt like I was sitting on top the bike instead of part of the bike, with my hands down by my knees.

didn't hop on a third bike... just ran out of time and had to head home

 

[JSP]

Fz09.. comfortable... but that stock throttle is twitchy... tried all three ride modes and all were scary sensitive

r1 sounds amazing... great throttle response, but just uncomfortable to me... felt like I was sitting on top the bike instead of part of the bike, with my hands down by my knees.

didn't hop on a third bike... just ran out of time and had to head home

Yamaha has a new ecu reflash free under warranty. Fixes all the twitchyness/harshness. Everyone loves it now. Getting mine done somtime next week.

 

[latony007]

Yamaha has a new ecu reflash free under warranty. Fixes all the twitchyness/harshness. Everyone loves it now. Getting mine done somtime next week.

Really? Marthy you done this? that would be a big difference for me on this bike. Still wouldnt have fairings but would solver half the problems.

 

[Detrich]

If u thought the R1 was uncomfortable, don't bother trying the R6 then... lol. [emoji13]

 

[dart1963]

If u thought the R1 was uncomfortable, don't bother trying the R6 then... lol. [emoji13]

here was my biggest problem.. and maybe a good set of rearsets would fix it..

this is not how I was fitting on the r1... my knees were aligned with the top of the tank, I could not get them under the tank to hook in, so my hands were actually below my knees.... not like this.... this would have been ok:

 

[Bert-Aus]

If u thought the R1 was uncomfortable, don't bother trying the R6 then... lol. [emoji13]

Aww come on Detrich, R6 arent that squishy

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[Detrich]

I actually like the riding position of the R6 better. But, it's easier to get fatigued if you have poor posture b

 

[latony007]

This is the part where i repeat no super sport is comfortable, its just a matter of whats most bearable.
i cant even sit on the R6 for more than a few minutes before my back and butt are asking me what the hell i am doing, never mind actually be on the road. Course im old and my backs even older lol.

28 days until the Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, you can demo ride just about any bike there. Harley, Indian, Can Am, Yamaha and Kawasaki were all there last year.

 

[Detrich]

Wonder if Yamaha will be unveiling the 2015 R1 & R6's there...