Well the 06 R6 are excellent first off on handling. Stock the bike handled the best out of the 3 i owned. After i lowered it i thought it would be like my 03 R1 (little loose at certain speeds on certains corners) but this one still handles excellent by all means. i just lowered it because the stock seat height was a little high. i like being flatt footed with my knees bent a little bit.