Yamaha R6 5EB

[chrisQ]

Aye there's 2001 5EB's on eBay with the same lights as mine. Yours is maybe a 2000 model registered in 01 possibly

 

[Scuba Steve]

@chrisQ haven't got a photo yet, but they are just two separate circles... not one cluster like the 2000

 

[Scuba Steve]

@chrisQ

here is the photos

 

[chrisQ]

Never seen an r6 with tail end like that before, maybe an aftermarket item. Is your mates the same? 3 or 4 of my mates had 5EB's aswell and i Only ever seen a them with either the tail end like mine or the slightly older onds had an all in one style red taillight unit.

 

[chrisQ]

One on left is the older type then one on the right like mine....thats the only lights I've usually seen in them to be honest

 

[Scuba Steve]

@chrisQ his is the same as the one on the right.

we though it maybe a rep of an r1 rear - guy has bother parts for the bike but i havent had time to get them from him, maybe has the original r6

 

[Scuba Steve]

Got sometime over a freezing cold weekend to change the screen on the bike, upgrade to the one with a slight bubble

 

[Scuba Steve]

got myself some shorter leavers - hopefully fit them at the weekend

 

[Scuba Steve]

Some photos of the new tail tidy installed with LED arrows and upgraded to the front
shorten leavers

 

[Chris666]

Looking good

 

[big-lew18]

Anything to look out for on these @Scuba Steve ? Hopefully going to look at one tonight/tomorrow

 

[Scuba Steve]

@big-lew18 lad see tbh i dont know much about them - i took my mate with me hes into his bikes and has an r6 aswell.
is it the one in portadown or something you going to look at?

 

[big-lew18]

Yeah. Hoping to go see it if it's still there. I've friend that races and he just bought a 2016 r6. So hoping he's a bit of knowledge about them

 

[Chris666]

That'll be a good wee bike. The seat tear wouldn't be a dealbreaker

 

[Lappintyre]

Anything to look out for on these @Scuba Steve ? Hopefully going to look at one tonight/tomorrow

That wee bike looks well.

 

[big-lew18]

That wee bike looks well.

That'll be a good wee bike. The seat tear wouldn't be a dealbreaker

Without hi-jacking scuba's thread too much, have you 2 any advise? Pm me please to keep this thread spam free.

 

[Chris666]

Without hi-jacking scuba's thread too much, have you 2 any advise? Pm me please to keep this thread spam free.

Might be useful for Steve too

Ask about air filters, aftermarket filters can fvck the fuelling if it hasn't been rejetted and dynoed. The stock exhaust is on this so I doubt the filter is anything but standard, (pattern parts like Hi-Flo are fine)

Get on the front brakes and give the front end a good push, feeling for loose headstock bearings

Check condition of front calipers, they're great but need to be maintained well otherwise prone to sticky pistons (not a massive or expensive job to rebuild) Braided lines are a bonus as you may not know how old the stock rubber ones are

Usual servicing and general condition up close

Start it cold yourself, normally able to hear if there's any undesired engine noises at cold startup - sellers pre-warming engines could be indicative of hard/cold start/battery issues which leads to money.

Gearbox can be problematic into 2nd

 

[big-lew18]

Cheers @Polobrat666

 

[Chris666]

Cheers @Polobrat666

Hope it works out

 

[Scuba Steve]

Stuck a New tank protector on the other day - all being well should be out next weekend!

 

[Scuba Steve]

So had a little issue with the bike a while back, clutch was slipping like mad... turns out it had the wrong oil in it. After my friends dad working away at it.. it’s like a totally new bike! Smoother and loves to be rev’d this week I’ve been using it for work aswell just to get more time on it lol!

I put one of my personal plates on the bike and it’s sitting nicely now.

Next plan is to get a smaller exhaust for it... around 200mm can.

But tonight was good weather me and my mate Curtis took the bikes a wee lap around town

Oh yeh everyone goes for the photo at titanic, but we changed from the massive sign at the front lol!

 

[Chris666]

It's a crime to not have a TIT pic

 

[Scuba Steve]

@Polobrat666 missus wouldnt get them out for public appearance lol

 

[Chris666]

@Polobrat666 missus wouldnt get them out for public appearance lol

Spoil sport

 

[Scuba Steve]

Just ordered a new black widow exhaust for it