# Buying Super Bike advice please

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-super-bike-advice-please/172974>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 14, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-super-bike-advice-please/172974 "2005-03-14T18:54:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![driftinflyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@driftinflyboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/driftinflyboy)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-super-bike-advice-please/172974/1 "2005-03-14T18:54:00Z")

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Hi , I am posting this for a friend. He would like to get some help and advice on buying a used super bike. A Yamaha R6 to be specific. If anyone can give a few tips or pointers to check out on the bike would be much appreciated. Thanks

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**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-super-bike-advice-please/172974/2 "2005-03-14T19:13:43Z")

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yes check 2nd gear engagement. yammys are known for bad 2nd gears. also check head bearings, they on yammys tend to go south very quickly. also check out the quaility of the welds on the frame, they are poor and understress have been known to break. their clutches baskets arent the best either

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**Author:** ![driftinflyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@driftinflyboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/driftinflyboy)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-super-bike-advice-please/172974/3 "2005-03-16T17:17:35Z")

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we are goin to pick the bike up on sat, only has 3k miles on it ! def great shape

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**Author:** ![Converted2LSX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/converted2lsx/32/5962_2.png) [@Converted2LSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Converted2LSX)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-super-bike-advice-please/172974/4 "2005-03-16T20:50:36Z")

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after riding two R6s in i can say i dont like them at all.

Yamaha Dirt \> Yamaha Street Bikes

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**Author:** ![shadystunts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@shadystunts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/shadystunts)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-super-bike-advice-please/172974/5 "2005-04-23T17:09:43Z")

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yo i agree wit quik Yamahas aint great at nothin but they aint bad most likely some puss rode it and barely abused it It only got 3K on it Depends wat u gonna do wit it (stunt, race, or ride around lookin pretty) R6’s do look aight , and how much u payin

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**Author:** ![Big\_PimpN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@Big\_PimpN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Big_PimpN)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-super-bike-advice-please/172974/6 "2005-04-25T08:31:16Z")

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an r6 is not a super bike.