Just got my R6

CThunder-blue · August 5th, 2012, 07:32 PM

It's been abused as a trackbike and it has some problems. I believe 2nd gear has a broken tooth. Nevertheless, I got a 2005 R6 for $1500. It also has some aftermarket parts that I can sell to make up the cost of repairs.

I haven't sold my ninjette tho

. I still plan on riding that in the wet season.

JustRidin · August 5th, 2012, 07:49 PM

Well hey that's not a bad deal at all, congrats on your new addition.

rcouch358 · August 5th, 2012, 09:34 PM

Nice find. I would buy that in a heartbeat, replace everything needed and you'll still make out with a great bike for ridiculously cheap

LoD575 · August 5th, 2012, 11:02 PM

Very nice find Tri.

choneofakind · August 6th, 2012, 05:01 AM

Give that lady some love Tri! She looks a little beat up
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CThunder-blue · August 6th, 2012, 01:09 PM

That's the plan

.

massacremasses · August 6th, 2012, 01:49 PM

did you get any stock stuff with it?

CThunder-blue · August 6th, 2012, 10:18 PM

I got a stock exhaust pipe, some mirrors, and the stock clutch. Why?

Vergil · August 6th, 2012, 10:25 PM

Your washing machine is really clean

massacremasses · August 7th, 2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by CThunder-blue

I got a stock exhaust pipe, some mirrors, and the stock clutch. Why?

Cause I was wondering if you were gonna be buying the lights and plastics and blinkers and such.

CThunder-blue · August 7th, 2012, 12:06 PM

I already purchased the lights. Still need plastics. Blinkers, I'll probably get protons for the front and use my rear LED's on the back side.

massacremasses · August 7th, 2012, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CThunder-blue

I already purchased the lights. Still need plastics. Blinkers, I'll probably get protons for the front and use my rear LED's on the back side.

Word. Looking forward to your progress. You should start a build thread

.

CThunder-blue · August 7th, 2012, 12:28 PM

I will on the r6 forums once I actually have some progress on it. Not sure if anyone cares to see a build thread on the r6 here. haha.

fatestkid · August 7th, 2012, 12:30 PM

What made you decide to get an R6 vs the other two?

csmith12 · August 7th, 2012, 12:31 PM

Gratz on the bike!

CThunder-blue · August 7th, 2012, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by fatestkid

What made you decide to get an R6 vs the other two?

The price. I've also always wanted an R6. The resale on the CBR600's are pretty high. I didn't really want a zx6. Nothing wrong with them, but I don't like the styling as much. If I end up selling the R6, I'll be getting the CBR. I had been watching a 4 sale thread for this bike and the seller dropped the price down to 1700. I then talked him down to 1500 and he got to keep his steering damper. Hard to beat that kind of price for an 05/ fuel injected supersport. I figured, even with fixing it up, I should still be under 3k. I'm also trying to sell some of the stuff it came with, so it should all work out pretty well. All 3 bikes have comparable performance, so it really is up to what you find and what you prefer in looks. The one thing I wish it had was the undertail exhaust that the cbr and late model zx6 have.

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

Gratz on the bike!

Thanks

LoD575 · August 7th, 2012, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CThunder-blue

I will on the r6 forums once I actually have some progress on it. Not sure if anyone cares to see a build thread on the r6 here. haha.

Post a link when you have the build thread started.

CThunder-blue · August 7th, 2012, 02:27 PM

Will do

. I can probably just copy paste into the ex-ninjette lair

rcouch358 · August 8th, 2012, 07:16 AM

Yeah if you put 1.5k into that bike ittl look/run like new. And you'll have an incredible R6 for 3k! Lucky lucky man.

I HIGHLY doubt after riding that R6 you're gonna want a CBR. I rode a CBR after an R6 and it felt like a Harley to me lol. But R6's are just my forte.. cant wait to get one in a few months

CThunder-blue · August 12th, 2012, 06:36 PM

Here's some pics. The last pic is the current state. I am working on making a plate that I can use my floor jack with to drop the motor/tranny out.

kawagirl · August 14th, 2012, 06:27 PM

Gratz!! I just got an R6 4 days ago, and I LOVE mine!

LoD575 · August 14th, 2012, 07:25 PM

Looks good Tri.

CThunder-blue · August 14th, 2012, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kawagirl

Gratz!! I just got an R6 4 days ago, and I LOVE mine!

Thanks! I saw yours and it's beautiful

. Congrats on yours as well!

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Originally Posted by LoD575

Looks good Tri.

Thanks Steve! I just got done making my own transmission adapter plate that will fit onto my floor jack. I love tig welding

. Waiting for my supplement manual on CD to get shipped. Next up is to drain the oil, pull the clutch out, remove the chain, sprockets, and I'll likely pull the wheels off too.

CThunder-blue · August 19th, 2012, 06:33 PM

Got to pull the motor this weekend! My little brother was a big help. I welded up my own transmission adapter plate. I didn't want to pay $200 for a decent tranny jack. I bought 1/4" plate, drilled a big hole in the center, then TIG welded some support steel. Coated with plastidip. It worked out great.

This lil bugger is the reason I pulled the motor. I was told by the PO that while in 2nd, there was a clattering sound.

alex.s · August 19th, 2012, 07:08 PM

i love you so much right now.

csmith12 · August 19th, 2012, 07:09 PM

word!

choneofakind · August 19th, 2012, 09:17 PM

Tri, this is looking like a great project so far!! keep it going mate!

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Originally Posted by csmith12

word!

I'm seeing a pattern here...

Alex · August 19th, 2012, 09:31 PM

I'm not seeing any of the images, is it just me?

choneofakind · August 19th, 2012, 09:32 PM

Just you Alex. I can see them all fine.

Alex · August 19th, 2012, 09:35 PM

Huh.

I can't get to http://www.modmy250.com/ ; Google chrome just returns an error.

Alex · August 19th, 2012, 09:35 PM

And now it all works. Wonder what was going on just a few moments ago.

CThunder-blue · August 19th, 2012, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

Tri, this is looking like a great project so far!! keep it going mate!

Thanks Chris! I'm having a good time so far. I just placed an order for the oem gaskets I'll need. I want to have the gaskets ready so I can put it all back together ASAP. I have a good transmission out of an 06 on my shelf.

Shaol1n Monk · August 20th, 2012, 07:07 PM

Awesome stuff Tri! Congrats!
idk if you have seen any of my recent posts, but after my "accident" on my 250 i bought an 07 cbr600rr and just was never comfortable on it. i sold it last month and bought a beautiful 06 R6 anniversary edition. it had some banged up plastics but i got it for $4400 w only 7k miles on it and the wheels were already powder coated which was a plus. i sold my cbr for 5k and used the difference to replace the plastics that were scrateched and get a couple other small mods.

i gotta second the feeling that you will not want a cbr after the R6. maybe u will, but for me i had to really do some work it felt like to get comfortable hanging off the bike into turns... the R6 when i rode it just felt natural getting my butt off the seat and leaning into turns... also the power of the R6 blows the cbr away. the cbr seemed to have a smooth powerband from cracking the throttle all the way thru with no real oomph. the R6, when you hit 6500 rpm the powerband kicks in and it just pulls.

which r6 forum are you on? im on r6-forum.com as RoninR6

so when you gonna bust out the custom yamaha R6 stickers????

CThunder-blue · August 20th, 2012, 07:27 PM

Thanks for you insight Jae! I look forward to getting her road worthy soon. I'm still ordering parts that was removed when it was converted. I'm on that forum as Revelations. The other r6 forums don't seem to have as much traffic.

I doubt I'll be doing anything for the R6 to sell there since they charge $49/month for vendors.

gfloyd2002 · August 23rd, 2012, 06:00 PM

Glad you kept the ninjette, and still hanging out here, Tri. We love having you around.

Looks like an awesome project bike, and the price was amazing. Going to be a fantastic bike, and a great way to fall in love with something is really digging into it like you are doing. Makes me want to buy a new bike.

CThunder-blue · August 23rd, 2012, 06:40 PM

Thanks Floyd

. I'm on the R6 forums to find info and look for parts, but the community over there isn't like it is here. It seems unless you've been around there for years, no one wants to talk to you.

Shaol1n Monk · August 23rd, 2012, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CThunder-blue

Thanks Floyd

. I'm on the R6 forums to find info and look for parts, but the community over there isn't like it is here. It seems unless you've been around there for years, no one wants to talk to you.

theyr a LITTLE friendlier than on 600rr.net... those guys were the worst.
im on there too just to learn, and buy and sell parts for my bike.

kawagirl · August 24th, 2012, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Shaol1n Monk

theyr a LITTLE friendlier than on 600rr.net... those guys were the worst.
im on there too just to learn, and buy and sell parts for my bike.

I checked out an R6 forum as well, said hello, introduced myself and stuff, and after 117 views, 1 person from St. Louis has said hello. I love the people on this site. I started with a Ninja, but I will probably stay here till they kick me out. lol

CThunder-blue · August 24th, 2012, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kawagirl

I checked out an R6 forum as well, said hello, introduced myself and stuff, and after 117 views, 1 person from St. Louis has said hello. I love the people on this site. I started with a Ninja, but I will probably stay here till they kick me out. lol

I think it's hilarious that the longest running thread in the intro forum is from a girl that doesn't ride. She's an umbrella girl. Guess you have to be a model to get some sort of interaction. [on R-6forum.com]

kawagirl · August 24th, 2012, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CThunder-blue

I think it's hilarious that the longest running thread in the intro forum is from a girl that doesn't ride. She's an umbrella girl. Guess you have to be a model to get some sort of interaction. [on R-6forum.com]

wow, that's just really sad.

August 5th, 2012, 07:49 PM	#2
JustRidin ninjette.org member Name: Nick Location: Denver, CO Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 R6, 2015 KTM 250XC - Past: 2011 KTM 150XC, 2009 Ninja 250r, 2012 Ninja 650, 2007 CRF250R Posts: 194	Well hey that's not a bad deal at all, congrats on your new addition. __________________________________________________ Try it, you might like it.

August 6th, 2012, 01:09 PM	#6
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	That's the plan . __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy

August 6th, 2012, 01:49 PM	#7
massacremasses Avid Kitteh Poster Name: Justin Location: Norcal Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Yamaha TTR 50 SUCK IT Posts: A lot.	did you get any stock stuff with it? __________________________________________________ I powdercoat stuff Help me pay for my addiction I say funny stuff. http://twitter.com/JustinPWNSyou sometimes... I write like a 12 year old too, http://justinpwnsyou.wordpress.com/

August 6th, 2012, 10:18 PM	#8
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	I got a stock exhaust pipe, some mirrors, and the stock clutch. Why? __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy

August 7th, 2012, 12:06 PM	#11
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	I already purchased the lights. Still need plastics. Blinkers, I'll probably get protons for the front and use my rear LED's on the back side. __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy

August 5th, 2012, 09:34 PM	#3
rcouch358 Toasted. Name: Ryan Location: Cherry Hill / New Brunswick Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R SE Green Posts: 43	Nice find. I would buy that in a heartbeat, replace everything needed and you'll still make out with a great bike for ridiculously cheap

August 5th, 2012, 11:02 PM	#4
LoD575 ninjette.org sage Name: Steve Location: Valdosta GA, US Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 2006 Ninja ZX6R-636 Posts: 661	Very nice find Tri.

August 6th, 2012, 05:01 AM	#5
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Give that lady some love Tri! She looks a little beat up Posted via Mobile Device

August 6th, 2012, 10:25 PM	#9
Vergil Laser Quest Name: Austin Location: Ventura county Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Black Ninja 250r Posts: 245	Your washing machine is really clean

August 7th, 2012, 12:28 PM	#13
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	I will on the r6 forums once I actually have some progress on it. Not sure if anyone cares to see a build thread on the r6 here. haha. __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy

August 7th, 2012, 12:30 PM	#14
fatestkid ninjette.org member Name: fatty Location: ottawa ontario Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 Posts: 114	What made you decide to get an R6 vs the other two? __________________________________________________ Work smart, play stupid.

August 7th, 2012, 12:31 PM	#15
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Gratz on the bike! __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

August 7th, 2012, 02:27 PM	#18
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	Will do . I can probably just copy paste into the ex-ninjette lair __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy

August 8th, 2012, 07:16 AM	#19
rcouch358 Toasted. Name: Ryan Location: Cherry Hill / New Brunswick Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R SE Green Posts: 43	Yeah if you put 1.5k into that bike ittl look/run like new. And you'll have an incredible R6 for 3k! Lucky lucky man. I HIGHLY doubt after riding that R6 you're gonna want a CBR. I rode a CBR after an R6 and it felt like a Harley to me lol. But R6's are just my forte.. cant wait to get one in a few months

August 12th, 2012, 06:36 PM	#20
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	Here's some pics. The last pic is the current state. I am working on making a plate that I can use my floor jack with to drop the motor/tranny out. __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy

August 14th, 2012, 06:27 PM	#21
kawagirl ninjette.org member Name: Dayna Location: Forsyth, MO Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja (retired), 2002 Yamaha R6 and 2007 CBR 600RR Posts: 78	Gratz!! I just got an R6 4 days ago, and I LOVE mine!

August 14th, 2012, 07:25 PM	#22
LoD575 ninjette.org sage Name: Steve Location: Valdosta GA, US Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 2006 Ninja ZX6R-636 Posts: 661	Looks good Tri.

August 19th, 2012, 06:33 PM	#24
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	Got to pull the motor this weekend! My little brother was a big help. I welded up my own transmission adapter plate. I didn't want to pay $200 for a decent tranny jack. I bought 1/4" plate, drilled a big hole in the center, then TIG welded some support steel. Coated with plastidip. It worked out great. This lil bugger is the reason I pulled the motor. I was told by the PO that while in 2nd, there was a clattering sound. __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy

August 19th, 2012, 07:08 PM	#25
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i love you so much right now. __________________________________________________

August 19th, 2012, 07:09 PM	#26
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	word! __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

August 19th, 2012, 09:31 PM	#28
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I'm not seeing any of the images, is it just me? __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

August 19th, 2012, 09:32 PM	#29
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Just you Alex. I can see them all fine.

August 19th, 2012, 09:35 PM	#30
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Huh. I can't get to http://www.modmy250.com/ ; Google chrome just returns an error. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

August 20th, 2012, 07:07 PM	#33
Shaol1n Monk shaol1n ninja stuntman Name: Jae Location: Philly Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Yamaha YZF R6 Anniversary "Yoshiko" 2007 Honda CBR600RR "Katsumi"(SOLD) 2010 Ninja ZX-2R "JADE" (RIP) Posts: 726	Awesome stuff Tri! Congrats! idk if you have seen any of my recent posts, but after my "accident" on my 250 i bought an 07 cbr600rr and just was never comfortable on it. i sold it last month and bought a beautiful 06 R6 anniversary edition. it had some banged up plastics but i got it for $4400 w only 7k miles on it and the wheels were already powder coated which was a plus. i sold my cbr for 5k and used the difference to replace the plastics that were scrateched and get a couple other small mods. i gotta second the feeling that you will not want a cbr after the R6. maybe u will, but for me i had to really do some work it felt like to get comfortable hanging off the bike into turns... the R6 when i rode it just felt natural getting my butt off the seat and leaning into turns... also the power of the R6 blows the cbr away. the cbr seemed to have a smooth powerband from cracking the throttle all the way thru with no real oomph. the R6, when you hit 6500 rpm the powerband kicks in and it just pulls. which r6 forum are you on? im on r6-forum.com as RoninR6 so when you gonna bust out the custom yamaha R6 stickers???? __________________________________________________ YOSHIKO 06 R6 Flushmount signals,Comp Werkes fender elim,GYTR Carbon Fiber Exhaust,Gold Shorty Levers,Shogun Frame Sliders,custom carbon fiber tank pad,white powder coated wheels,Dunlop Q2 tires

August 20th, 2012, 07:27 PM	#34
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	Thanks for you insight Jae! I look forward to getting her road worthy soon. I'm still ordering parts that was removed when it was converted. I'm on that forum as Revelations. The other r6 forums don't seem to have as much traffic. I doubt I'll be doing anything for the R6 to sell there since they charge $49/month for vendors. __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy

August 23rd, 2012, 06:00 PM	#35
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	Glad you kept the ninjette, and still hanging out here, Tri. We love having you around. Looks like an awesome project bike, and the price was amazing. Going to be a fantastic bike, and a great way to fall in love with something is really digging into it like you are doing. Makes me want to buy a new bike. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

August 23rd, 2012, 06:40 PM	#36
CThunder-blue ModMy250.com Name: Tri Location: St, Louis Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R, 2005 R6 Posts: A lot.	Thanks Floyd . I'm on the R6 forums to find info and look for parts, but the community over there isn't like it is here. It seems unless you've been around there for years, no one wants to talk to you. __________________________________________________ The www.ModMy250.com guy