MO Street-600 Shootout?

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I'm definetly more interested in those bikes than the hardcore supersports. I say go for it!

Yep!

We do in fact have such a story in the works. Stay tuned!

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Only if the Triumph is included. The others have been tested so many times that it has become sheer boredom to read about them.

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How about somebody convincing me to buy a DL1000 before I go sink $17k into the new R1200GS I can't quit thinking about.

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Lets not be hasty now... there must be one or two people on earth who haven't read the latest 600 sportbike reviews this year....

All those shaved ounces and cutting edge race derived engineering advances make them dramatical different than last years you know.

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Suzuki's are reliable as the "legend" of BMW reliability... Unless you buy an airhead GS your looking at $17 grand for an over-engineered yet surprisingly fragile bike that won't do any better on road or off than the Suzuki yet costs $7k more.

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Hm. How about throwing in some Katanas too, z750, maybe 500r or gs500, a bandit is even in the price range.

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I hate buying "new" anyway. For some reason the GS really wants to be in my garage. I like the V strom on ability, but the looks. I know that sounds shallow. I wouldn't get married cause she can cook. There that sounds more reasonable.

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Yep, as long as you include some needed mods. Who leaves these bikes stock?

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I'd like to see more comfortable/versatile models reviewed (of all displacements), bikes that are good all around and don't kill your wrists during commuting.

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I'd really like to see such a test. The 600 race replica group is reviewed by everybody and ultimately boring. They are all so similar that any difference between the machines can be obliterated by a small difference in rider ability. The calmer street bikes in this displacement category are livable everyday commuter-canyon-sporttouring bikes, but still have enough power to get you in serious trouble with the local authorities. As a street bike, I know the YZF600R creams all of the race replicas. I would like to know how it stands up against the other guys in its class.

Attention squids: Let the flaming begin.

Francis

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I actually made this suggestion to Sean Alexander while I was an intern at MO (and even suggested the same bikes that you have except for the SV650). While he didn't dismiss the idea outright, he didn't seem too hot on it either. I think this would be an article MO readers could really use and maybe one of the most informative articles to published at MO.

So MO readers, please show a vote of support for this idea, maybe he'll listen to you guys.

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Ha ha! The proposed test models aren't the cutting edge supersports. They are the slightly less performance oriented older models. At one time they were cutting edge. Now they are as obsolete as steam engines. Most've been around long enough that they've all been written about many times. Except the the ZZR and the Trumpet. That's the one I'd like to see.

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I dont know if the triumph fits with these other bikes, i realize triumph is traditionally more of a "street bike" manufacturer... but the new triumph supersports are aimed at the big 4's supersport bikes. The daytona honesty would leave those other bikes in the dirt. Even MO has an article about the 04 600's (not even the 650s) being quick... if youre going to put a triumph in there... use a speed four... the daytona isnt the same bike as the others

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Even the ZZR has been around for a long time. It is the last gen ZX-6R afterall.

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I threw in the SV650S to include Suzuki but maybe the Katana would be a better fit.

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The Daytona would leave the F4i and ZZR (former '98-'02 ZX-6R) in the dirt? I'd like to see the numbers on that one.

Re: Yep!

Can you tell us what bikes will be included and when we will see the report?