thinking of picking up this 99' r6 that i have found. Does anyone know the goods and cons of this r6? thanx for the help in advance.

 

some have a 2nd gear issue, other than that nice bike I had a 2001 until it got stolen
try looking on
http://www.r6messagenet.com/forums/
LOTS of info there

 

If it has a 65 series front tire, ditch it for a 70 and drop your front triple tree down about 5mm. Other than that.. awesome bike. Feels stronger than my '04.

EDIT: Probably need to modify the front tire hugger to compensate for the taller profile.

 

thanx for the info anymore?

 

I had a 2001 r6 which is pretty much the same.
It's a great bike.. probably a tad slower than my ninja zx6r. The only thing about the 99 r6 is the second gear issue as someone already mentioned and the fact that it isn't fuel injected. Not that carbs are bad.

 

I have an 02 r6 Ivans Jet Kit and d&D pipe

LOVE IT~! no cons.. IMO best 600cc bike on the market..

 

what years is this common in?
what years are you pretty much safe in?

 

so the second gear prob was a con in the 99-02 years?? and what exactly are the advatages of fuel injection over carb. motors?

 

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It was a problem for 99-02's (some people think they have tranny problems but its actually a broken detent spring). F.I. is a bit smoother than carbs and easier to tune.

I miss my '01 R6

 

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It was a problem for 99-02's (some people think they have tranny problems but its actually a broken detent spring).</TD></TR></TABLE>

it is fixable so if you can find a good deal on a R6 just fix it your self.

read this
http://www.r6messagenet.com/fo...+gear

 

Since you can fix it yourself and all, I was wondering, when after replacing the 2nd 'n 6th gears and all the other necessary parts, will the problem be solved permanently or will it only delay it for a couple of thousand miles?

 

Wondering the same thing to. ^^

 

my buddy bought his '00 from a dealership right before that tranny problem started happening...the dealership replaced the WHOLE tranny free cuz it was under warranty...15K miles later and no probs, he loves it...fast as all hell (which R6 isnt?)

 

Sorry for being a noob but how exactly does the second gear prob affect the bike?

 

from what i read, in second gear it kinda feels like its hiccuping. like losing traction. or kind of like misfiring, like power for s split second then no power for a split second.
thats from what i read

 

if thats the case then my buddy had a whole different issue...his would just randomly pop out of 2nd gear and sometimes he'd have trouble shifting into the gear all together

dont let this discourage you from buying the bike tho, especially if you're getting a good deal...not ALL of those year R6's have tranny probs.

 

pro - you will get a good view of the back tire/tail section of the honda bikes riding with you.
con - it's not a honda


Just kidding. I have had a few buddy's with r6's and r1's. The only complaints I have seen was with the tranny and the welded on rear subframe. If you get into an accident you cant just bolt a new one on. I think they changed that in the newer ones though not sure which year it was changed on.

If you can get a fuel injected bike do so and save yourself the aggravation of carbureted bikes. (That is if you plan on working on it yourself.) Since going to the 929 which has fi I dont think I ever want another carb'd bike. Well other than a pocket bike or an xrf 50 but that's because they dont come with fuel injection.....

Steven

 

okay thanx guys for the help. Anymore info will be greatly appreciated too.

 

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dont let this discourage you from buying the bike tho, especially if you're getting a good deal...not ALL of those year R6's have tranny probs.</TD></TR></TABLE>
could be diff problems, or i could be wrong all together.

 

Most of the bikes with 2nd gear tranny problems are due to unclean 1-&gt;2 gear shifts by the rider. I had 25k on my R6 when I sold it and no 2nd gear problems at all.

The 99-02 R6 trannys have 3 "shift forks" (forgot the correct term) while the '03+ had 5. Thats why you dont really hear about the '03+ having tranny problems. On another note, 00-01 GSXR750s had 2nd gear problems too

 

well i checked out the bike today it did have a 60 series tire on the front but the tranny has already been replaced by the factory.

 

anything else i should look for before i buy?

 

I have an 2002 R6.

I wouldn't want anything else.
I love my bike.

 

My Bike ......... I'm Lovin' It

 

00 r6

i love it