Bolt on WS6 vs Yamaha R6
04-16-2017, 01:47 AM
#1
Bolt on WS6 vs Yamaha R6 A little different kill story that what you usually see:
So I'm out on some twisty back country roads testing out some suspension changes and out of nowhere comes this loud R6 right up behind me. I gave him the opportunity to pass but he signaled that he wanted to play, so game on. Note that these were some seriously twisty, sometimes bumpy roads. So I hit it and on the straights I got nothing on him, but in the corners he backs off a little. This goes on for about minute before I really start pushing. Up ahead comes this long sweeping, yet bumpy banked turn. I dive in going around 80 and surprisingly the R6 was right on my tail... initially. Remember that I'm running a square 315 setup on R-Comps on a car designed for autocrossing and road racing. Not your average F-Body designed for going fast in a straight line. So mid turn I look back and see his rear wheel give out and down he went. Crap. Thankfully there was a good runoff area and he didn't hit anything. I turn around to see if he's alright and thankfully he's fine, bike's pretty banged up though. He was cool about it and I stuck around to help him load it onto his buddy's truck. We shook hands and went our separate ways
So you could say I got a kill... almost literally
So I'm out on some twisty back country roads testing out some suspension changes and out of nowhere comes this loud R6 right up behind me. I gave him the opportunity to pass but he signaled that he wanted to play, so game on. Note that these were some seriously twisty, sometimes bumpy roads. So I hit it and on the straights I got nothing on him, but in the corners he backs off a little. This goes on for about minute before I really start pushing. Up ahead comes this long sweeping, yet bumpy banked turn. I dive in going around 80 and surprisingly the R6 was right on my tail... initially. Remember that I'm running a square 315 setup on R-Comps on a car designed for autocrossing and road racing. Not your average F-Body designed for going fast in a straight line. So mid turn I look back and see his rear wheel give out and down he went. Crap. Thankfully there was a good runoff area and he didn't hit anything. I turn around to see if he's alright and thankfully he's fine, bike's pretty banged up though. He was cool about it and I stuck around to help him load it onto his buddy's truck. We shook hands and went our separate ways
So you could say I got a kill... almost literally
04-16-2017, 10:48 AM
#4
Poor guy. He honestly had no chance in that situation.
It takes an absolutely amazing rider to hang with a car in the windy roads. Nowhere near enough grip on a bike unless its on a perfectly clean and fresh surface. On a tight track a 15 second civic can spank your average 11/high 10 sec 600 lol.
Glad he was OK!
It takes an absolutely amazing rider to hang with a car in the windy roads. Nowhere near enough grip on a bike unless its on a perfectly clean and fresh surface. On a tight track a 15 second civic can spank your average 11/high 10 sec 600 lol.
Glad he was OK!
