…-vertical horsepower trace as it clears its throat for hyperspace launch, giving our staff wheelie hounds a real mono-wheeling toy. And unlike our 2003 shootout in which the Yamaha diced with the new CBR600RR for the bike with the most style, the R6 now is beginning to look a little dated as its appearance…

…749 produced the most torque. The ZX-6R has the widest powerband of the bunch. Indeed, Kawasaki engineers deserve credit for thinking outside the 600cc box. There's virtually no place in the powerband that any of the other 600s make more horsepower, making the ZX engine unbeatable on the street. It's…

…only bike of the group not to have a hinged fuel cap. In nearly every shootout there always seems to be one bike which does everything quite well, but doesn't stand out until final analysis. In our recent 600cc sportbike shootout it was the all-round capable Yamaha R6. In this case it is Suzuki's middleweight…

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…victory in the street portion of our Supersport shootout. It had the extra cubes, a slipper clutch, and a revised chassis, but can it complete the sweep? Kawasaki ZX-6R The Zixxer has had a motor advantage ever since it debuted with its ""cheater"" motor in 2003, but its overall rankings were held back by…

" 2003 Triumph Daytona 600 First Ride The 600cc supersport class is undoubtedly one of the most hotly contested in the motorcycle world. For more than a decade, a war has waged for the blisteringly quick featherweights from Japan to grow lighter, more powerful and track-capable. At the same time, somehow…

…shootouts. And this 2011 Supersport Street edition is one of our biggest yet. FRESH BLOOD The Supersport class grew stagnant in recent years, as world-wide economic woes delayed once frantic biennial development cycles to the current system of undefined, sporadic refreshes. The result in the 600cc…

…and dirt machines. In 2003, the ZX became the first in its class to come equipped with an inverted fork and radial-mount front brakes, not to mention class-leading power from its 37cc-larger four-cylinder engine. It made a strong impression during our 2003 Supersport Shootout , but was held back to…

" 2003 Triumph Daytona 600 You Don't Know Union Jack Those of you who worship at the altar of motorcycle technology usually bow toward a certain Asian island in the Pacific. Japan has been unmatched at providing the highest specific-output engines on the planet, and nowhere is that more evident than…