Nope, that’s not a typo. It’s what you call a really pimped out Yamaha R6…

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BRIAN CARTER’S

With 27 bikes in the garage things can get a bit busy, but I absolutely love 600s and especially love an R6. This is actually the second incarnation of the M6 that Phoenix Motorcycles in Trowbridge have built, as I also have an old one that’s had the same sort of treatment. The basic aim has been to get it going as quick as we can for a 600 – I find them a lot more fun than the big 1000s on track. I ordered the bike new from Phoenix Yamaha, and throughout the winter months I just kept on chucking parts at it to make it go better and better. I ran the bike for the first time at Donington and it was absolutely mint, handling like an absolute dream and running without any issues at all. My favourite part of the build is probably the carbon wheels, although there’s some nice little features like a pit lane limiter and an automatic start up, which means when I hit the button it revs by itself until it gets to the optimum warm up temperature. There’s not much left to do on it now but go and have bucket loads of fun, as that’s what life is all about!