hi im from malaysia i currently own a '03 R6 and a '05 ZX-6R 636, this year i thought of sawpping my '03 R6 for either a '06 R6 / '06 GSX-R600. i can't make up my mind until i tried both bikes and i did!! :toocool: my friends 1 of them imported a '06 R6 from japan while the other got a '06 GSX-R600 so i borrowed both their bikes for a test ride to see which 1 i like most. 1 thing for sure, you cant judge a bike's performance based on the dyno charts. the R6 is as fun on the road as a Gixxer if not better. performance wise both bike have different characteristics the Gixxer is more of a grunter with very meaty mid-range better than the R6, while the R6 is a sick-rev-happy motor. the R6 has a very responsive motor its able to pick up revs very quickly crack the throttle open at 5krpm it pulls straight up to 10krpm then pulls even harder till 17krpm until it starts to feel flat. not that the Gixxer is slower but the Gixxer didn't pick up revs as quickly. we tried a 50mph roll on drag R6 vs Gixxer surprisingly the R6 is able to keep up with the Gixxer at lower speeds before going faster than the Gixxer by a small margin. but the R6 is definitely able to out drag the Gixxer. :YEA after swapping our rides a few times we all agree that at similar speed when the Gixxer is revving at 10krpm the R6 is already at 11k+rpm!!! so i don't actually have to worry about mid-range that much cause the R6 is able to rev so quickly i can reach the 10krpm region (where this bike generate the most power) with ease. i just love how frantic the R6 can rev :devils handling wise well im not a pro-racer or journalist so for me both bikes are pretty equal but the R6 is easier to get faster it feels easier to control.
After testing both bikes i've now decided that i will get a R6(blue)!!!!!
3 reasons why i pick R6:
-the R6 revs like crazy just crack open the throttle and revving till 17krpm gives me a rush
-the R6 looks way cooler than the Gixxer, the Gixxer just looks similar to the last generation, but the R6 looks more like a fighter jet on 2 wheels!!!!
-the R6 is a true attention grabber, when my mates and i are riding around town everyone is attracted to the R6, most non-bikers say it looks wild, it looks cool, its different. when i asked them how my ZX-6R look most of them say its radical but ugly :cuss i hate that i love my kwak its ninja lookin cool, but at least my ZX-6R got some attention my mate's poor old Gixxer is 'just another sportsbike' to most people even some bikers thought the '06 GSX-R600 is the last generation model
After testing both bikes i've now decided that i will get a R6(blue)!!!!!
3 reasons why i pick R6:
-the R6 revs like crazy just crack open the throttle and revving till 17krpm gives me a rush
-the R6 looks way cooler than the Gixxer, the Gixxer just looks similar to the last generation, but the R6 looks more like a fighter jet on 2 wheels!!!!
-the R6 is a true attention grabber, when my mates and i are riding around town everyone is attracted to the R6, most non-bikers say it looks wild, it looks cool, its different. when i asked them how my ZX-6R look most of them say its radical but ugly :cuss i hate that i love my kwak its ninja lookin cool, but at least my ZX-6R got some attention my mate's poor old Gixxer is 'just another sportsbike' to most people even some bikers thought the '06 GSX-R600 is the last generation model