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Thats just the track bike... Ive got another toy for the street..

And Im always a dick.

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Trust me.. Its nationwide.. I spoke with the underwriters... When does your policy renew because thats when it takes effect.

We'll see. After getting my r6 insured, I'm hopeful that I wont be affected. My r6 rate is right on par with my current r1 rate.

Maybe your rate went up because of your claim and state farm is now on par with other companies AFTER a claim has been made?

I went and got a quote from them...228 a month! With near minimum limits! I saw all of the recommendations from you all and thought i would give it a try. Progressive is giving me about half that a month and now with nationwide i am paying 155 a month. Jesus Christ! ....ok pissed off time over

Wow. Your record must be terrible.

I pay 400 per year for my r1

I pay 260 per year for my r6

Full coverage.

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see?

Wow...cant argue with this one!

I would like to have two bikes, especially if you still want to do track days. Guess I'm in the minority here

I'd like to have about 6 bikes...

1000cc Sportbike

Track bike

A busa set up for dragging

A gold wing (yeah, i said it)

A cafe racer

A sport touring

Something for the dirt

And maybe a harley or some custom, over-priced looker

How many is that?

I'm completely biased...but this image made me buy my r1

damn, must be nice paying taxes and registration on all these bad decisions. but good luck with the sale and the next new ride.

I use a wet cloth on mine.

size?

Sorry about your luck. Glad you're able to post your story

I might show.

not that i'd do any better...but i'd trade her in for an american model...too skinny for me.

I took out the R6 for a little bit tonight after work. I'm used to my R1...I'll say that first. The R6 is stock everything practically. My R1 has slip-on microns, y-pipe, k/n air filter, and a pcIII. The word on the street about the 2005 R1 is that it is kinda sluggish between the 4k-7k RPM mark. I kinda agree with that.

Well, let me just say this...my 2006 R6 has NOTHING below 6k RPM. After 6k...especially 8k...it wants to take off. It's pretty fun to ride. The brakes don't seem as good as my R1's either. Anyway, I'm pretty happy with it. Hopefully with some exhaust mods, pcIII, air filter and a dyno tune day...that sluggish 6k RPM area is gone. With that being said...I don't plan on keeping it under 6k RPM very much.

Any other R6 riders agree with this sluggish low range?

ive heard those are fast...been meaning to look into buying one, but i need to sell my R6 first.

That K9 is very slow. well, it's pretty quick with the first few feet...but after that...dog slow.

that looks like a k9 in his avatar

funny. Rep points for you!

is this the new r6 in your avatar?

yes, that's the new r6 in my signature image.

NitroNick/NinjaNick has 54.8%

you'll pay 3x's as much for a semi-auto.

Ok, I finally got the title to this bike...about 30 days after I attempted to pay it off. I ran in to some problems but the original plan worked well. The title was electronically sent to the BMV. I was told today that I would need two Power of Attorneys. One for getting a replacement title created and one for transferring it in my name. WTF!? This info was provided to me over the phone. So, I just went to the BMV today (a different one than I called). I got a replacement title printed and the title transferred to my name with one POA. I'm guessing as long as you do it all at the same time...you can do it with one POA. The lady made a copy of the POA for the second transaction. I guess that's good enough.

pro tip: mobil1 4t racing is $9 at autozone.

thanks. Advanced auto parts on bethel has it for almost $13 a quart!

You have to adjust the fuel map w/ PCIII because it's set for factory pipes. Not for high performance pipes. That's not a bad thing

I agree. let's remember what debate is...

OEM headers vs. Aftermarkets.

Cat converters, exhaust cans, PCIII, etc aren't in the debate.

Now, I'm going to say that aftermarkets can make a difference with weight. They can probably make a difference in air flow if they have different bends in them.

They can probably make a difference in air flow with drag resistance...maybe the insides are smoother than stock.

However I cant agree that if they're bigger in diameter you'll notice a gain...simply because hole is the same as OEM at the mount point. I feel it's like a chain...chain is only as strong as the weakest link. If there's a small diameter...you can still only fit so much air through a small hole...regardless of the size of the pipe AFTER the small hole.

Stock systems are tuned for emissions and reasonable performance. Full systems cost more because they're tuned and designed to make the most performance. Change one thing in a header design and you'll change any number of characteristics. Slipons do nothing more than add some noise to your ride. They may give you a scant amout of ponies (maybe 1-6), but not like a full system which would be well into the teens.

Saves your moneys for a proper setup and you'll be rewarded for your patients.

A full exhaust system is meaningless if you don't tune it properly. I don't know of any that come tuned. In fact...after you buy a full system...you still need to allow more air flow and adjust the fuel with the Power Commander or something else.

Go outside and look at your bike in the garage and you will know I am right just stay away from touching that thing with any tools:D

how are you right?

Do you think it matters how fast or slow it tapers to the smallest part of the funnel?

yes.

I think this is going to vary from bike to bike. I can tell you on my monster the stock headers were smaller in diameter than the full system (except right where the pipe goes into the manifold. There is also big udder where there is supposed to be a cat that is eliminated. So on a Ducati S2R 1000 there is a big dif between the slip ons and the full system. Not to mention the full system as loud as hell. The full system, combined with an open air box and a rapid bike module gained 10hp at the wheel from 78hp to 88. That is a pretty good gain in my opinion.

So...if the hole is the same size...how is air flow increased? think of a funnel...if I have a super small funnel and oil is flowing thru this...it doesnt matter what the hell is after the smallest part on the funnel.