My wrecked r6 is alive! PICS ARE IN!

[halik]

I'll get pics tomorrow... earlier this year I bought a wrecked Yami R6 raven for $700

Anyway after a whole bunch of new parts (engine covers, forks, triples, fairings etc) I got the bike in one piece. Last week I put on a new lower triple that made the steering straight again and today i finally had some time to mess with it. After I pumped up the tires and fixed brake lines (off of R1) and reservoir I took a test ride... it rides great! No shakes, no wandering steering, it's totally steady 🙂

Too bad it's already dark out, I'd snap some pics right now.

 

[Kabob]

'05 Raven edition?

Did you get a rebuilt title or are you sticking with salvage?

 

[alkemyst]

what year? and how much to fix? it's a nice bike but right now you can steal motorcycles due to this market (and jetski's, boats, etc).

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: kabob983
'05 Raven edition?

Did you get a rebuilt title or are you sticking with salvage?

Yeah 2005 Raven. It's a salvage title, so i'm gonna have to have it inspected and get rebuilt title.
I have maybe another $1K or so in parts at this point, maybe little less.

 

[Bignate603]

Congrats, sounds like an amazing deal.

 

[halik]

pics pics pics!

 

[bruceb]

He posted the pics .. click on the word text link in his first post ... down near the bottom ...4 photos
Seems like a good repair job.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: bruceb
He posted the pics .. click on the word text link in his first post ... down near the bottom ...4 photos
Seems like a good repair job.

Nothing gets by you...


FYI, that was the OP who said "pics pics pics!"

 

[Jodell88]

Congrats!! Looks like you did a great job. Have fun and be safe.

 

[bruceb]

Your right .. I missed the posters name.

 

[Chunkee]

get a new front tire young man. that one is unsafe.

 

[roid450]

damn that was a sick deal man. cheap fix too. very nice.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Chunkee
get a new front tire young man. that one is unsafe.

Agreed. That tire looks well worn...and look at those chicken strips! :shocked: Holy crap! Did they previous owner just ride down straight roads all the time?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I think what you're seeing is just the dust from the driveway, not actual wear in those pictures

 

[Arkaign]

Am I the only one who hoped to open this thread and find this :

http://www.europeancarweb.com/..._audi_r6/photo_01.html

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Chunkee
get a new front tire young man. that one is unsafe.

Agreed. That tire looks well worn...and look at those chicken strips! :shocked: Holy crap! Did they previous owner just ride down straight roads all the time?

18 year old kid, him or one of his friends lost an ear on it when he slid it at 45mph w/o a helmet. The rear tire is pretty much squared off, i don't think he knew how to ride at all. Here's my old gixxer, that's what it's supposed to look like[/url]. One more for my

The front tire is shot, i think one of the people after the wreck was using it as a stunt bike. Endos go though rubber like no other.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Chunkee
get a new front tire young man. that one is unsafe.

Agreed. That tire looks well worn...and look at those chicken strips! :shocked: Holy crap! Did they previous owner just ride down straight roads all the time?

18 year old kid, him or one of his friends lost an ear on it when he slid it at 45mph w/o a helmet. The rear tire is pretty much squared off, i don't think he knew how to ride at all. Here's my old gixxer, that's what it's supposed to look like. One more for my epenus

The front tire is shot, i think one of the people after the wreck was using it as a stunt bike. Endos go though rubber like no other.

I've been able to get the crappy stock Dunlops on my SV650 down to within about 1/2cm of the edge but haven't leaned it over any further yet. My next set of tires will be Michelin Pilot Power 2CT.

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Chunkee
get a new front tire young man. that one is unsafe.

Agreed. That tire looks well worn...and look at those chicken strips! :shocked: Holy crap! Did they previous owner just ride down straight roads all the time?

18 year old kid, him or one of his friends lost an ear on it when he slid it at 45mph w/o a helmet. The rear tire is pretty much squared off, i don't think he knew how to ride at all. Here's my old gixxer, that's what it's supposed to look like. One more for my epenus

The front tire is shot, i think one of the people after the wreck was using it as a stunt bike. Endos go though rubber like no other.

your gixxer looks nice, what happened to it?

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Hyperlite

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Chunkee
get a new front tire young man. that one is unsafe.

Agreed. That tire looks well worn...and look at those chicken strips! :shocked: Holy crap! Did they previous owner just ride down straight roads all the time?

18 year old kid, him or one of his friends lost an ear on it when he slid it at 45mph w/o a helmet. The rear tire is pretty much squared off, i don't think he knew how to ride at all. Here's my old gixxer, that's what it's supposed to look like. One more for my epenus

The front tire is shot, i think one of the people after the wreck was using it as a stunt bike. Endos go though rubber like no other.

your gixxer looks nice, what happened to it?

Sold in the spring,
I don't hold onto sport bikes for too long.