2006 Yamaha Line Up (MM Edition R1?)

[G.Irish]

d to shed some poundage on their bikes. The 600rr is already weighs about 20 POUNDS more than the other "big four" 600s. When the companies are fighting over cutting ounces off their bikes Honda is still dealing with an underpowered bike weighing significantly more than the competition. This comes from Honda's philosophy of making street bikes for track use not the other way around.

Eh?

2005 Dry Weights
GSX-R 600 - 354.9 lbs
YZF-R6 - 357 lbs (note: this is the 2006 R6S and R6 weight)
CBR600RR -361 lbs
ZX-6RR - 362 lbs

In most of the comparos for the 05 it was either the best or a close second in lap times to all the other 600's. Of course that doesn't mean much because I'm sure this year the new GSX-R600 and R6 will leapfrog it.

I guess you were talking about the 03-04's which were 9 lbs heavier. The 1000RR is the real porker though, I'm interested to see how much they were able to drop for the 06 update. At least on the racetrack it hasn't faired too badly.

You and Kaan are right though, Honda does emphasize ridability over outright nasty performance, to their detriment at times.

And the R1LE is priced so high you could almost buy all the add ons and do it yourself for cheaper...but that requires time and skill so I think they are catering to the ready made I've got money and want a high end biek right now.
Just my .02

I think the point of the special edition was to give R1 fans something special (and collectable) that has all the good bits on it...and to make a bike that would have a significant advantage in Superstock racing. You'd best believe some of these are gonna show up on the AMA grid next year