675 cheating?? Only if thinking outsida the box is - sorry for the gratuitous mgmtspeak babble...
One thing I still don't get about 600 comparos is the extreme emphasis on track performance. Well, actually I do: the target market expects it. But I expect 99% of all 600 class miles will be on the street. Oooook, maybe 97.5% in sunny SoCal, home of infinite trackdaze.
Scene I've never seen before: was having a nice healthy breakfast at Waffle House in Blairsville, GA (Hint: Ron "Tater Salad" White has a hysterically funny riff on the yellow house of waffles) on Sunday. On the way in I'd noticed 4 or 5 600's all with FL plates. As we wuz Jonzing for Waffles, we paid the crowd no attention as we hurried to the only vacant booth. Whilst stuffing health food into the gullets, we noted the 600 pilots swaggering out to their silent & sullen mounts. Only one was skinny and he looked 40ish. The rest were burgher-ish, babbittish, prosperish looking middle aged, 50ish looking guys. All looked as if they had to lay on their backs to skinny into the leathers, like a Heather wiggling into her Gloria Vanderbilt circa 1981 "designer" jeans. Leathers were bright but subdued compared to the typical 600 squid's.
As they sped away, they all displayed the touch that can't be faked: 30-35 years of experience on a wide range of bikes. Smooth, liquid, quick and natural. No care for the spectators. A delight to see.
Bottom line: nice article. If I were you I'd spend more time on the street abilities. After all, you never know who just might be thinking outside - well, you know.