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We started out to give the 2005 R6 more horsepower and a new fork and wound up engineering a nearly new motorcycle. Staying out front in the Supersport wars takes power: New camshafts Bigger throttle bodies Improved fuel injection Revised intake funnels ... and more result in a smoother fatter powerband with three more horsepower at 13 000 rpm. To channel that power a new fully-adjustable inverted fork with 41mm tubes was added for the most precise handling possible. It was too good a place to resist mounting powerful new 310mm front disc brakes radial calipers and a radial master cylinder to even further exploit the R6’s amazing front-end feel. The added rigidity of the new fork led to a redesign of the main frame to accommodate new rear suspension linkage. Light weight razor-sharp handling unsurpassed overall balance – elevated to the next level. That's why the R6 was the winner of Motorcycle-USA.com's Supersport Shootout for 2003 and 2004. Anybody up for a track day?
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