Meet Lucille. She’s a 2003 Yamaha YZF R6 and she is a beast of a bike.
My first ever pillion experience was on this bike. I’d never been on a motorcycle before and had no idea that I would instantly fall in love with her, with riding – Lucille has opened up a whole new world.
I better mention before I get too carried away, that Lucille is my husband Quin’s motorcycle and he loves her just as much as I do. And anyone who rides a supersport knows that they aren’t really meant for passengers, but Quin rides with me because he knows just how much I love it and there’s that meme…you know the one..
There is just something (well there’s a bunch of things) about her that makes her more then just another R6 and if you’ve seen Cool Hand Luke, you’ll know why she’s called Lucille. More often then not she has the moniker of ‘the beast’ and I think it’s well deserved. Anyone who has seen her flying past will get what I’m saying.
Lucille is so many things to me, to us. She is freedom, she is exhilaration, she is adventure, she is a commuter (I know right! pretty fancy ride to work bike!) She is beautiful and there’s no better feeling the her swaying through corners like she dancing on the road. But Lucille is more then all of those things, she is life. Riding is the one thing Quin and I get to do together and every time we throw the leathers on and I climb up on that pillion seat, it takes me back to when we cruised for hours in the beloved ’87 VL Commodore, the carefree younger versions of ourselves enjoying life and living the best we could. I’ve never felt more at home, then on the back of the R6, my arms wrapped around my husband, my mind free to just be.
Ride days are the best days and Lucille makes those days possible.
We’ve been through so many fun rides in the last year and a half, but also a few challenging ones too. From a broken toe (yep, gear shifter foot), to a dead battery coming up the obi obi range and a tow home from Mapleton, to flat tyres and rain. But it’s all been exciting, and adventure we will always remember. We have many more km’s to travel on Lucille.
If your in southeast Queensland and need a motorcycle specialist to tow your baby home, I highly recommend Mo Tow Motorcycle Recovery, super professional setup and we got Lucille home safe.
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Meet The Bikes – Lucille Meet Lucille. She's a 2003 Yamaha YZF R6 and she is a beast of a bike.