I’m selling my well maintained 2006 Yamaha R6. $6000 or best offer. I love my bike and I hope you will as well.

Photo gallery of the bike.

Meticulous record of maintenance. I have all receipts.

• 11XXX miles (on a well maintained bike this is nothing). The bike won’t need serious maintenance for another 7,000 miles, which will be the replacement of spark plugs. These bikes are remarkably gentle on the wallet.
• Turn key, needs no work
• Motodynamics Integrated Taillight
• Shogun Sliders
• Fender Eliminator
• Comes with Joe Rocket Tank Bag, Fieldsheer Expandable Saddlebags, Joe Rocket Tail Bag, and a Bulldog rear stand
• Comes with two extra sets of super grippy Pirelli Supercorsa III tires. These were tires that were raced on but retain several thousand road miles and have awesome handling. Each set runs about $450 new. In my opinion this is the best way to get tires.

• Have riding gear in brand new shape
  • Joe Rocket Leather Jacket (Size 44)
  • Alpinestars Jacket (size small)
  • Fieldsheer Leather Track Pants (size 32)
  • Dainese Hellfire Gloves (size medium)
  • Alpinestars SMX-5 boots (size 43)
  • Scorpion EXO-1000 Helmet (size medium)
  • Alpinestars Back Protector

This is a turnkey setup.

I am the owner of R6Blog.com which is a site dedicated to the ownership and operation of the Yamaha R6. I am deeply passionate about motorcycles and it breaks my heart to sell my bike. I’ll get another one once I’m done with school. Honestly, I’d rather sell one of my eyes than my beloved bike but I don’t know who would buy the eye.

Also, if someone is interested in taking my place as writer for informational Yamaha R6 articles please contact me. I don’t want to see all the hard work here go to waste simply because I sell my bike.

You can contact me at (208) 449-1693 or email at tjkastning@gmail.com. My name is TJ.

Let’s get the boring stuff out of the way first. This stuff is obvious and I’m sure everyone spending good money does them.

• Read the description completely. Look for ways the wording could have double meaning.
• Always assume you are getting the bike just as you see it with no gaurentee or warrenty. Even though there may be one make the purchase as if there isn’t one so you don’t get screwed.
• Ask as many questions as you can think of. Cover every aspect of the bike. If something goes wrong and you have to submit the problem to Ebay you want as big of a paper trail as possible.
• Analyze the seller feedback. Duh.
• Know the final cost and if you can cover it. This can include loan fees, delivery fees, and paypal fees.

The attraction to buying on Ebay is the large selection, generally lower prices, and how easy it is to look at so many bikes. You can find anything you could want for your R6 on Ebay also.

I often browse the bikes just to check out all the great deals but it’s hard making a decision on which bike is best. Here are a few ways to find the right bike and just as important, the right seller.

• The questions you ask should be answered completely. If you sense evasion or incompleteness ask a follow up question for clarifcation. This should either resolve the problem or indicate they are not being truthful.
• Ask for high resolution pictures from every angle of the bike and all the moving parts. Check for exsessive amounts of dirt in odd places, scratches, and basically anything not mentioned in the ad.
• Personally, I would never buy a salvaged motorcycle over the internet. To many things to go wrong.

Ebay and Paypal both have excellent buyer protection systems which you can read about here and here respectively.

Here are some of the Yamaha R6′s on Ebay that are being sold soon.

I’ve got some more pictures here. Enjoy! It looks like this is going to be another great bike.

Despite rampant rumors and speculation, the 2010 Yamaha R6 is little more than a slightly modified 2009 Yamaha R6, which was a slightly modified version of the 2008 model, which was a slightly modified… You get the point. We know now the 2010 is not getting the crossplane crankshaft of legend and lore from the R1. It’s still a fantastic bike but owners are eager for the new engine technology. Unfortunately, the size of the R6 motor precludes it from attaining this level of magnificence. Sorry about that.

2011 holds promise for this high tech engine revolution and the R6. I expect we’ll see a entirely revised bike.

The 2010 Yamaha R6 comes in a spectacular pure white also!

Despite being slightly heavier and technically having less power the crossplane crankshaft bearing 2009 Yamaha R1 is capable of setting down faster lap times due to better traction. That extra traction is a byproduct yielded by the feat of engineering that is the R1 engine.

Basically the crossplane crankshaft smooths the pulses of torque from each individual cylinder firing which allows a more consistant contact patch and power delivery. This increases speed through corners, decreases brake distances, and allows more power at the corner exit.

From the Yamaha R1 Press Release:

It’s all about power – delivery of power, to be exact. That’s because the all-new R1 is the world’s first production motorcycle with a crossplane crankshaft. Originally pioneered in MotoGP racing with the M1, crossplane technology puts each crank pin 90 degrees from the next, with an uneven firing interval of 270-180-90-180 degrees. The result is incredibly smooth, roll-on power delivery with outrageous amounts of torque for a rush like you’ve never experienced before.

The unique shape of the crossplane crank smoothes out fluctuations in inertial crankshaft torque to provide very linear power delivery as the engine’s combustion torque builds, giving the rider more linear throttle response with awesome power and traction exiting corners. Not just new, the R1′s new crossplane crank engine represents a complete paradigm shift.

When MotoGP Fiat Yamaha implemented this technology, throttles were fully open for 25% of a lap compared to just over 15% previously. Data from Jerez showed the 800s braking up to 30 metres later for corners and getting on the throttle up to 15 metres sooner, which helps to explain why lap times stayed static or came down despite a 6MPH loss of tops speed.

We expect the 2011 Yamaha R6 to post even more impressive lap times.

Yamaha has always been on the cutting edge of motorcycle development and this new engine tech is no different. We should expect to see Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Honda variations within a few years, much like the slipper clutch of 2006. Expect a baddass R6!