Suzuki GSX-R600, Honda CBR600F4, Kawasaki ZX-6R And Yamaha YZF-R6 - Reality Check
The ID Says You Need A Dozen Bikes, But The Ego Knows Better. Take One 600cc Sportbike And Make Yourself Comfortable On The Couch
By The Motorcyclist Staff, Photography by Dean Groover, Kevin Wing
| SUSPENSION |
| Front | 43mm cartridge fork | 46mm cartridge fork | 45mm cartridge fork | 43mm cartridge fork |
| adjustable for spring | adjustable for spring | adjustable for spring | adjustable for spring |
| preload, compression | preload, compression | preload, compression | preload, compression |
| and rebound damping | and rebound damping | and rebound damping | and rebound damping |
| Rear | single shock adjustable | single shock adjustable | single shock adjustable | single shock adjustable |
| for spring preload and | for spring preload, ride | for spring preload and | for spring preload and |
| rebound damping | height, compression | rebound damping | rebound damping |
| | and rebound damping | | |
| Tire, front | 120/70ZR17 | 120/65ZR17 | 120/70ZR17 | 120/60ZR17 |
| Michelin Hi-Sport | Dunlop D207 | Dunlop D207 | Dunlop D207 |
| Tire, rear | 180/55ZR17 | 180/55ZR17 | 180/55ZR17 | 180/55ZR17 |
| Michelin Hi-Sport | Dunlop D207 | Dunlop D207 | Dunlop D207 |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Corrected 1/4-mile* | 11.61 sec. @ 115.9 mph | 11.38 sec. @ 120.5 mph | 11.47 sec. @ 119.9 mph | 11.23 sec. @ 123.2 mph |
| 0–60 mph | 3.44 sec. | 3.61 sec. | 3.66 sec. | 3.47 sec. |
| 0–100 mph | 8.00 sec. | 8.26 sec. | 8.32 sec. | 7.78 sec. |
| Top-gear roll-on, |
| 60–80 mph | 6.76 sec. | 5.26 sec. | 5.41 sec. | 5.29 sec. |
| Fuel mileage |
| (low/high/average) | 36/48/41 | 35/47/43 | 36/42/39 | 34/40/38 |
| Cruising range |
| (excluding reserve) | 152 miles | 168 miles | 156 miles | 141 miles |
| Performance with test-session weather conditions corrected to sea-level standard conditions (59 degrees F, 29.92 in. of mercury) |
By The Motorcyclist Staff
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