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rp m redl ine. The prob lem wi th the full system on our R6 is t ha t it created a hu g e h ol e in t he p owerband , espe cially i n t he bottom -end and lower midrange of both the horsepower and torque curves . The R6 doesn 't have a lot of botto m end to start with, but th e full system really mak es it a wheezer below seven grand. In defense of th e syste m , it p er form s as intended. On a racetrac k , an d in ra c in g conditions, an R6 pro bably never drops b elow 10,000 rp m , so the full sy stem caters t o that perfectly . In tha t situation , it delivers additional p ow er r ight wh er e y ou want it - up top . The problem is , it's no t practica l to rid e around town like Jamie Hacking at 14 ,000 rp m all the ti me and , consequentl y , th e lack of response from the bottom en d is very noticeable in normal rid in g con ditions. On th e other hand, in th e ca nyons, t he ad de d p o w er up t op is o b v iou s , pulling very hard from 9500 rp m on up . T he alumin um s lip -on retails fo r $2 75 , w ith th e ca r b o n-fi be r versio n goi ng f o r abo ut $ 125 mo re. O ne thing that is un iqu e about the GYT - R system is its versatility . By purchasin g th e full system, the owner could use the slip -on w ith the stock header for everyday r id in g , and t hen bo lt on th e G YT - R race heade r fo r t rack days o r a rac e w eek end. Th is is p o ssi b le b e c au se t he jun cti o n b et w een the header and co lle ctor is the sa me o n both t he st o c k header a nd t h e r ace hea de r , mak in g it the b e st of b oth wo rlds for th e price of a full syst em . In r e a l it y , sw app in g he a de r s b ac k and forth so un ds like a pain . So stay tu ned , because w e p lan t o inst all a j et k it in the ne xt couple o f weeks to h opefull y fill in th at crater at th e bottom of t he rev ran g e, and possi b ly gain a couple more horsepower in the process. All of t he ite ms above a r e a lso availa b le fo r t h e R I , t houg h t he p ric es will vary depending on t he p art bec au se o f the fact t ha t t h e size and shap es of many of t he p arts are d ifeN feren t. iiJ~ {}JlifJ@ @(![J(j' ~ D/& (Jrw U 'lJ tfJWiJliJ!JiJ{fJ JJ"&?o{j]@ Seat cowl $129.95 Half-Bra $29 .95 Carbon- fiber rear-fender kit . :$ 145.95 GYT - R aluminum slip -on . . .$275.00 GYT - R stainless-steel header .. $499 .95 Cerbon- fiber muffl er-mount bracket $59.95 Carbon-fiber front fender $235.00 Carbon-fiber rear fender $1 12.50 Carbon-fiber chain guide $126 .00 Carbon-fl ber frame side-covers $63 .95 Carbon-fiber fairing accents . .$ 157.95 Carbon-fiber heel guards .. .. $ 115.75 Carbon -fiber coolant -reservo ir cover $66 .95 GYT· R race stand $1 49.95 Swingarm spools $ 16.95 2000 SC HEDU LE PORTlAND HALF.MILE. SEPT. 9 1M1LVJ .wEJIt'Ar. ffII1LV8, • • FJCIl1S' 5fD-ZZtUa SEATTLE MILE. SEPT. 16 EJIERALD lJON . SUTTU, IrA. nt:IlTJn"5f7·-.1SUZ1-nxs SACRAMENTO MILE, SEPT. 23 CAL U1f1. SACRAMBITD, CA · naml7f.za.JOI' PHOENIX HALF·MILE. SEPT. 30 MAJlZHlrA gElDWAF 1'HtDJl, AI • naEnUD-1Jf.... , $pfrtl/glll E- '! ,... fr st ,...1", fd tlw ' ...1 .. • • DEL MAR MILE AND ;CONCOURS D' ELEGANCE. OCT. 7-8 EMU ~, lEI..... CA . I1CIfJJ "Nfl. . . ,. " .. za..NI7 . CIIKlIUIJ~ au nUN-a. . ,. ,... IitaI ~ ·rum- ....... ~ Cont act your local Yamaha dealer for m ore information. cue I e n e _ s • A U G U ST 2 3 . 2000 45