It's still a solid street and track bike, but they kept the design going because the R6 is geared for the track and experienced riders. So the R6S is there for the street with its more comfortable riding position. I had one when it was a R6 back in '04 to Jun '06. I put 19.5k miles onit in that time. Towards the end I started getting serious about getting faster and I traded it for a new R6. Not a bigger bike, but a better one. Where the new R6 is more of a track beast, it is still plenty good on the street just like the R6S is more for street but doubles as a very capable track bike also. I know a guy who runs 1:23's on his '04 R6 while I'm running 1:26's. It all comes down to experience because almost nobody will ride to the full potential of either R6.
To answer your would it be a good bike question, yes. It would be an awesome bike.
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Dress for the crash.
Not the ride.
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