Popularity of 600cc sportsbikes

[CRF119]

8 months ago my mate brought a 2008 R6 after passing his full on a CBR250. He said this is dam fast its all ill ever need untill yesterday when he traded his R6 for a 2008 R1, now he is saying i don't no why you would bother with a 600 when this is only 11kg more and is way more fun.

Personaly im going to buy a R1 straight of once i get my full it only goes as fast as you twist the throttle and i saw what it was capable of last night when it was being run in. (Dont rev past 7g)

I cant wait

[Stampy]

One of the great things about motorcycles is that you're allowed more than one

Amen to thatI'd like to have many, Just can't afford it. Lotto! Lotto! Lotto!

[slofox]

So far my 650 can still outperform me...........

[AlBundy]

So far my 650 can still outperform me...........

And therein lies the irony...

Not a dig at you personally but there are a LOT of people on this site that have never progressed their riding, yet pass on advice about what others should do.
People that are on 250's that are still overwhelmed by being out on the open road, posting their thoughts. People riding cruisers that have no concept of how far a bike can actually lean. People that have commuted for years without actually pushing themselves or their bikes past the legal limit. People that ride old shitters/classics, that have no idea how much better newer bikes are...

I'd take advice from this site with a grain of salt...

[discotex]

I love my 600. It's already hard enough the 600rr under warp 9 as it is so adding more straight line speed isn't top of my list.

Another year, plenty more trackdays and some test riding might see me change my mind of course

[Tony.OK]

It really doesn't matter, 600 or a thou, both need will power, both need some skill to reach their limits.
It comes down to personal preference in the end........who cares what other people think.
I have found in the past the ones that brag the loudest quite often aren't nearly as good as they say they are.

[AlBundy]

One can also argue we don't NEED anything bigger than 400's...

Since when was anything biking related about NEED?

We all WANTS....

Bigger, better, faster, more, newer, cooler, louder, sleeker, comfortabler, protectiver, etcer...

[racefactory]

And therein lies the irony...

Not a dig at you personally but there are a LOT of people on this site that have never progressed their riding, yet pass on advice about what others should do.
People that are on 250's that are still overwhelmed by being out on the open road, posting their thoughts. People riding cruisers that have no concept of how far a bike can actually lean. People that have commuted for years without actually pushing themselves or their bikes past the legal limit. People that ride old shitters/classics, that have no idea how much better newer bikes are...

I'd take advice from this site with a grain of salt...

Good post.

[mister.koz]

So far my 650 can still outperform me...........

Ha! i know the feelin

Jeez i had a few times on my zxr250a where i realised the bike or the road had more than me, my 600 pulled the front wheel up while i was powering it on through a corner last weekend... i gotta wonder what i could do with more power!

600's have heaps

[BMWST?]

thous,also tend to be larger bikes...when you are well over 1.8 m tall you want a bigger bike....I WANT a bike with a tall seat height!

[scracha]

thous,also tend to be larger bikes...when you are well over 1.8 m tall you want a bigger bike....I WANT a bike with a tall seat height!

Bwhahaha. A modern thou is smaller and lighter than my 400 so that argument is umm...pants.

Go for a test ride on a few different bikes (big twins, wee twins, 6 hundy's, gixxer 750 and thou's) and pick the one in the colour you like. You struggle to buy a bad bike these days. 6 hundy, thou or even just SV650....if you're coming from a 250 then FFS take it easy for a while as the power difference is staggering.

Meeself. I felt going up bike sizes in little increments gave me more appreciation of each. The thou is too much for me on the road but hell, everyone should own one at least once

[MentalFacility]

My 1k weight less then most 600cc bikes out there.
With less weight i'd say it handles better, and has more power at the same time.
Why bother with 600?

--IN ENGLISH--

My cbr 1k rr 2008 weights less then most 600cc sport bikes.

*Taken from SuperBike Magazine - Summer 2008
*Fueled up and ready to go the bikes are:

Suzuki GSX-R600 - 199kg
Honda CBR-600RR - 186kg
Kawasaki ZX6R - 202.9kg
Yamaha YZF-R6 - 198.7kg
Triumph Daytona 675 - 198.6kg

And the CBR 1RR 2008 (from http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/ ) is 199kg.

So why would u bother with 600cc when there are 1k bikes out there that weight just about the same?

[lankyman]

Oh ok. Thought you might have skipped riding the 250 all together haha

I did

[Gremlin]

thous,also tend to be larger bikes...when you are well over 1.8 m tall you want a bigger bike....I WANT a bike with a tall seat height!

Hah, as has been said, the thous are often the same size as the 600's.

Tall seat height isn't everything. If you couple it with high pegs, you're still going to feel cramped. If the pegs are too low (ie, giving heaps of room) you're going to touch them down too easily.

For best comfort, the nakeds often have a better riding position.

[racerhead]

Didnt think this post would get so many replys and its great to see all the different opinions. My reasons for wanting a 600 is I havent been riding too long and my last bike was a 400 so I just want to take it step by step for now. Ive ridden small and big v-twins on track and same with il4's and found the twins nice to ride quick but on the big il4's its like someone hit the fast forward button whenever I tried to use full throttle. I know I would get used to them after a bit more time but for now I want the thrill of a peaky revvy 600