Technical characteristics of the Yamaha YZF R6 motorcycle

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The Yamaha R6 (YZF-R6) sports motorcycle model appeared on the market in 1998 (1999 model year) as a successor to the Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat (which was also produced at the same time, but positioned itself as a sport-tourist) and as a junior version of the Yamaha R1 model ( YZF-R1).

The basis was a new engine with a volume of about 600 cm³, liquid cooling, producing up to 120 hp. Compared to the Thundercat, the engine has become shorter stroke, has forged pistons with a low coefficient of friction, a new crankshaft, connecting rods, ignition system, two-pin spark plugs and Mikuni carburetors with a throttle position sensor.

In 2001, the Yamaha R6 engine received minor changes that affected the connecting rods, pistons, exhaust system, ignition system and battery (a slightly lighter one with a smaller capacity began to be installed).

In 2003, the model underwent its first major restyling. The appearance of the plastic and the headlight changes, the wheels become 5-beam. The updated model receives an injector instead of a carburetor, which led to a noticeable increase in traction in the low and medium speed zone, although the maximum power remained at the same level - 120 hp. New generation of Deltabox frame. Curb weight is reduced by 6 kg.

In 2005, the Yamaha YZF-R6 model is changing again. The motorcycle is equipped with a 41 mm inverted fork and radial calipers, the diameter of the front brake discs increases: 298 → 310 mm. As for the engine, the model receives modified intake and exhaust systems (the diameter of the exhaust manifold has been increased to 40 mm). The front tire size changes: 120/60ZR17 (55W) → 120/70ZR17 M/C (58W).

A year later, in 2006, the Yamaha YZF-R6 undergoes another major restyling. The appearance of the plastic, headlights and exhaust system changes. The model receives a new engine with inertial supercharging, producing up to 127 hp. (122 hp - naturally aspirated). The fuel tank capacity increases: 17.0 → 17.5 l. The model also receives an electronic throttle (YCC-T - Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle) and an injection system with dual injectors (Mikuni 40EIS → Mikuni 41EIDW). The gearbox ratios change, the clutch gets a slip function. The motorcycle gets a new ignition system (DC CDI → TCI). The engine receives titanium valves, lightweight forged pistons, a titanium exhaust system with EXUP valves, and a lightweight flywheel.

In 2008, the model changes again, although visually it is very similar to the previous generation. The fuel tank capacity decreases slightly: 17.5 → 17.3 l. The engine increases the compression ratio: 12.8 → 13.1. Maximum power increases to 129 hp. (with inertial supercharging). The model receives a system with automatically variable intake manifold length - YCC-I (Yamaha Chip Controlled Intake).

2010 was marked by another small restyling of the Yamaha YZF-R6 model. The model receives an updated appearance, a new engine management program and a new exhaust. Curb weight is 189 kg. Maximum engine power is 123.8 hp.

In 2022, the motorcycle changes again, receiving visual features of the new Yamaha R1. The model is equipped with a 43 mm inverted fork, a new rear shock absorber, a new braking system (increased to 320 mm brake discs, ABS), an aluminum fuel tank, a magnesium subframe and a new aerodynamic system (reduces air resistance by 8%). New electronic systems have appeared: TCS (Traction Control System) and D-Mode (Selectable Drive Mode). Maximum power is 118.4 hp. Curb weight - 190 kg.

Brief history of the model

1999 - start of production and sales. First generation. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia). Factory designation: 5GV1, 5GV2, 5GV3, 5EB1, 5EB2, 5EB3.

2000 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia). Factory designation: 5GV4, 5GV5, 5GV6, 5EB5, 5EB6, 5EB7, 5EB8.

2001 - minor changes to the model (described in detail at the beginning of the review). Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia). Factory designation: 5MT1, 5MT2, 5MT3, 5MT4, 5MT6, 5MT7, 5MT8, 5MT9, 5MTA.

2002 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia). Factory designation: 5MTB, 5MTC, 5MTD, 5MTE, 5MTF, 5MTG, 5MTH.

2003 - restyling of the model. Second generation. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia). Factory designation: 5SL1, 5SL2, 5SL3, 5SL4, 5SL5, 5SL7, 5SL8, 5SL9.

2004 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia). Factory designation: 55SLB, 5SLC, 5SLD, 5SLE, 5SLF, 5SLH, 5SLJ.

2005 - restyling of the model. Third generation. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia). Factory designation: 5SLS, 5SLR, 5SLW, 5SLV, 5SLX, 5SLN, 5SLM, 5SLP, 5SLT, 5SLU.

2006 - restyling of the model. Fourth generation. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia). Factory designation: 4P61, 4P62, 4P63, 2C01, 2C02, 2C03, 2C05, 2C06, 2C07, 2C08, 2C09, 2C0A.

2007 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia). Factory designation: 4P64, 4P65, 4P66, 2C0B, 2C0C, 2C0D, 2C0F, 2C0G, 2C0H.

2008 - restyling of the model. Fifth generation. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia). Factory designation: 4P68, 4P69, 13S1, 13S2, 13S4, 13S5, 13S6, 13S8, 13S9, 13SA.

2009 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia). Factory designation: 4P6A, 4P6B, 4P6C, 13SB, 13SC, 13SH, ​​13SJ, 13SK, 13SG, 13SM.

2010 - restyling of the model. Sixth generation. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia). Factory designation: 13SL, 13SR, 13SS, 13ST, 13SU.

2011 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia). Factory designation: 13SV, 1JS5, 1JS1, 1JS6, 1JS2, 1JS7, 1JS3, 1JS8.

2012 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia). Factory designation: 1JSL, 1JSG, 1JSP, 1JSR, 1JSD, 1JSA, 1JSE, 1JSB, 1JSS, 1JSF, 1JSC, 1JSL.

2013 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia). Factory designation: 1JSU, 1JSV, 2CX1, 2CX2, 2CX3.

2014 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia). Factory designation: 2CXB, 2CX4, 2CX9, 2CX7, 2CX8.

2015 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia). Factory designation: 2CXE, 2CXL, 2CXJ, 2CXK.

2016 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia). Factory designation: 1JSY, 2CXM, 2CXY, 2CXU, 2CXW, 2CXX, 2CXS, 2CXT.

2017 - restyling of the model. Seventh generation. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia). Factory designation: BN64, BN63, BN61, BN62.

2018 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia). Factory designation BN6A, BN6D

2019 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia, Japan).

2020 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia, Japan).

2021 - no significant changes. Model: Yamaha YZF-R6 (Europe, North America, Australia, Japan).

Distinctive features of the Yamaha R6 sports motorcycle

The technical characteristics of the bike determine its immediate purpose - riding on the race track. It is worth noting a few more key features of the motorcycle:

• The lightweight and perfectly designed body of the motorcycle is perfectly suited for dynamic riding, which allows it to stand out significantly from other 600 cc bikes.
• The lightweight diamond-shaped frame and aluminum swingarm together create a special balance of rigidity, which, in turn, gives a feeling of confidence on the road and excellent handling.
• We should also talk about the “appetite” of the Yamaha R6 motorcycle. Technical characteristics - fuel consumption - 6 liters per 100 km.
• The bike's suspension is a fully adjustable inverted fork equipped with stays, each with a diameter of 41 mm. After modernization, the width of the traverse and the fork offset were slightly increased.

Specifications:

YZF-R6 purchase and operation, personal experience I’ll tell you about the choice, purchase and riding of the 2003 YZF-R6. I've already driven it for more than 20k, if anyone is interested, please refer to the cut... Prehistory It all started with the fact that my new Ruff, after 2 months of driving it, stopped making me happy. I began to feel sad because of his lethargy and, as they say, there would have been no happiness, but misfortune helped.

A lady from the opposite direction began to turn into the courtyards and then a classic case of “dude, I didn’t see you.” Ruff was hit hard, at a cost of 360k new, its repairs ended up costing 270k. Ruff left for repairs. I got off easier, flew over the steering wheel and caught my feet on the handlebars, my hips hurt for two weeks, and when I fell I hit my head, I felt a little sick for a couple of days, but after the accident I went to work and, in general, even under my own power. Three weeks passed and I realized that the repairs would take a long time, and it was mid-June.

Purchase I tried to ride a car, at that time I had a coupe from a Bavarian manufacturer of hellish power, but every time my heart ached when I passed a motorcycle and I myself didn’t notice how I had already looked at the “author” and looked closely at the models of bikes. I decided not to make this mistake a second time and not to take what seemed like a “vegetable” to me. I looked at jixers, cbr, r6 and somehow came across the YZF-R6 03-05, I liked the appearance, the headlights were lensed, the shape and the engine suited me, I was scared by the lack of ABS, I had it on the ruff, but as they say, I rejected it I decided to take these doubts.

My wife, when I gave her this idea, looked at me with understanding and a little pity, but said, “Well, what can I do with you, take it.” And the search began. I love this stage of buying a vehicle, when you walk, look, try on and anticipate.

I decided right away that I would look for a bike that was ready for the season right away without any buts. I allocated money for a complete diagnosis of three bikes in normal services and began to choose options. The market at that time was from 170k to 260k for similar models.

First bike

It was gray, 2004, 19k miles. The owner drove it, but decided to sell it due to moving to another city.

We arrived at TrinitySport, took it for a full diagnostic, while the guys there were checking the bike, we talked about all sorts of topics, and now the diagnostics are ready (in total it took 6 hours) - the compression is normal, there were some minor questions about the box, but it looks like the collective farm is in the wiring, not The original fork, the muffler canister, I don’t even know what it was like, and it sounded stupid, the tires were replacements, and the mileage there was clearly more than what’s on the speedometer, but overall, you could take it. The price of the bike was 210k, we haggled, I offered 200k, knowing that the seller would agree, but I still wouldn’t take it.

I didn’t take it because of problems with the documents - there were no documents, PTS, customs clearance, transit, but the bike was never registered, it was brought from Poland by a Pole and sold here (there was no red key, by the way), I was afraid problems with theft and since the owner was not local and could not register himself, I refused the deal, although everything inside said “take it quickly”

Second bike

There was a yellow one, awesome with yellow wheels, 2005, 22k mileage and the price was 190k, I really liked the photos.

I phoned the seller, the ardor immediately cooled down - “it’s a rocket, I took it easy, I just bought a bus for cheap”, when asked about maintenance, documents and so on, I received incoherent answers from which it was difficult to understand anything.

I had a feeling that it was not worth going and spending time and money on this, but the photographs were enticing and I decided to take a closer look. Service, diagnostics, we met there with the salesman, there’s no other name for him, and I understood everything, he may have ridden this motorcycle, but he didn’t drive it much - it was pure out-buying. As a result of the diagnostics, the engine does not maintain compression in 3 cylinders, replacement of all consumables, all of them - and these are pads, brake discs, oil, fluids, batteries, tires. In addition, during disassembly, half a bucket of sand and midges were raked out of the air filter, I realized that this bike had not seen any maintenance.

I was upset, paid for the diagnostics and went, the seller caught up with me and with hope “WELL??”, then I realized that he was just sold, since he also saw the diagnostics, and then one of two things: either he doesn’t understand motorcycles at least a little or he just thinks that there are suckers all around, by the way, he sold the spendthrift anyway, I looked after a couple of weeks, well, I didn’t even find a good answer to his question, he said that this spendthrift is already dead and I don’t see the point in buying it.

The third bike I had already lost a little interest in the choice, because there were a lot of motorcycles that I didn’t even want to go look at. I was already seriously thinking about pushing myself harder and taking up a new sport. Looking through the site once again, I came across an offer at the top of the market. Blue, 2003, 11k mileage, 250k price.

We called and went to look, met the owner, went to the garage - at the first inspection it became clear that there was no point in going to the service center, in front of me there was a new motor, everything was fine - nothing was leaking, not a speck of dust, it was Akrapovic, xenon, completely new tires . We started it, the owner offered to take it for a ride - I refused.

And I realized that I was taking this one. I say - the discount is 5k and I will take it, and the discount is just that we haggled, because I had nothing to complain about, the seller agreed and then it’s a sale and that’s it. Sergey, that’s the owner’s name, thank you, the motorcycle is a joy.

First trip After registration, I picked up the bike and had to go to work. I will remember my first ride on it for the rest of my life. My wife brought the equipment and me and left. When all the formalities were completed, the money was given, the documents were drawn up, the motorcycle was rolled out of the garage, hands were shaken and I sat on the motorcycle for the first time, the engine was running, I slowly took off and rode out of the garages. Having got out on the road, I began to try out the traction, it turned out to be simply insane compared to the ruff, the motorcycle simply shot you forward, like from a cannon, the sound of the Akrapovic was so mesmerizing that I wanted to constantly change the throttle and accelerate, although the sports landing was a little annoying, right away I hung on the steering wheel, although my brain understood that this was interfering with steering. Having driven to the center, I realized that I didn’t want to go to work, but wanted to ride this motorcycle all day, so I did that, came home, then sat down again and took a ride - the riding sensation was fantastic, I finally felt that I could be much faster than others traffic participants, although of course I still had to get used to steering and generally driving at higher speeds relative to the flow.

Problems after purchase Apparently, from standing in the garage for a long time, the PP contact had oxidized and one warm evening I turned on the Kutuzovsky, drove on the battery, set it to zero and started. I had to call a tow truck and go to the garage. I repaired this breakdown and from that day on the motorcycle runs smoothly, there are no problems with it at all. The technical inspection at the beginning of the season cost me 30k, replacing all fluids and filters, straightening the wheel rim - I got into a hole, replacing the pads. I did everything at TrinitySport. There are no problems with the motorcycle during the season, the mileage is about 20k in 2 seasons.

City riding In my opinion, this motorcycle is great for the city, it fits perfectly into almost any gaps. About the landing - you get used to the landing quickly, you stop hanging on the steering wheel, and then you don’t understand how you can drive in a different position, but this is a deeply individual question, of course.

The controls on it are very sharp, whether it’s the gas, the brakes or the steering wheel. I don’t recommend taking this motorcycle first, I don’t recommend taking it to those who still have a lot of blood boiling and want feats and recognition - this is the right path to the cemetery. R6 is an extension of a person and he does what your head wants, he doesn't help you, he just does what you want, so indecisiveness or overconfidence can be costly.

I drive fast, but only as fast as I can; I try to improve my skills and analyze mistakes every time. Setting records is the last thing for me, but the bike can easily go 200+ and you have to keep this in mind that you will have to restrain yourself in order to be whole.

Several times I thought about going to the track, but I never went, I don’t like the atmosphere of competition there, and it dictates killing the bike in pursuit of results - that’s not for me. So I just drive around the city, try not to disturb anyone, never bump into anyone on the road, and don’t try to win the right-of-way for a motorcyclist. But I’m not going to slow down on the road and throw up.

How do I feel about the fact that drivers get scared when you pass them at a higher speed - I don’t care, I rely on the laws of physics, and if the situation allows, I rev the engine.

Driving into the distance is not his element, I freely travel 200 km at a time on it, but I wouldn’t do more, my back gets tired, my head gets tired - the bike provokes fast driving, you constantly have to watch the road, when your attention is dulled, it’s worth getting off and rest, because it does not forgive mistakes - what does this mean, it allows you to accelerate very quickly and stop quickly, and if you hesitate in making a decision whether to brake, accelerate or maneuver, you will be in trouble.

Falls The only person who doesn't fall is the one sitting on the sofa. I fell on it 2 times, all the falls were at low speeds. The first fall was in a traffic jam, on Kutuzovsky 3 days after the purchase - the gentleman began to change lanes and, due to nerves and a stupid habit of ABS, I pressed the rear brake, the rear wheel went away and then returned and I was ejected, the bike fell on the slider and stalled - I quickly picked up the bike and assessed the damage (the slider was bent), I sat down and drove on, having learned my lesson - use the rear brake only in emergency braking and after the front.

The second fall was on the sand - there was fine dust on the road, not noticeable to the eye due to the uniform distribution along the road, but as soon as I touched the front brake, I immediately found myself on the asphalt, the front wheel went off, the bike fell on the same slider, assessed the damage — my mirror was slightly torn, the Subaru that I crashed had a dent on the fender, we had to wait and the traffic police got everything done, and we shook it off for life, all without nerves.

Summary I finished the second season on it, I’m happy with the motorcycle and taking it as a temporary option, I didn’t think that I would become so attached to it that I would sell the car and think about buying a second bike, and I’ll leave this one as a safety net in case of a breakdown when His mileage will already tell you that he needs to retire. I hope that it will cover 50k kilometers and make me happy.

Thanks to everyone who read. I will answer questions in the comments if there are any.

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