supersport

General
Who will be first with a Diavel rival?
Ducati's new bike almost sits in its own sector. Who's in?
Motorbike
Daytona 675R (2011 - present) review
Focused track weapon with race derived Öhlins suspension.
Product
Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier Tyres review
In the most lucrative, and therefore competitive, segment of the tyre market, it's now the turn of Dunlop to raise the stakes.
Used Bike
Niall's Spin: Yamaha YZF-R6 (2000-01)
Contender for the greatest 600 of all time and still a class act on the track and road, the bike that set the modern day standard in the supersport class is still a cracker
Used Bike
Niall's Spin: 1997 GSX-R600 review

The 1997 GSX-R600 is a winner. Yes it's an extremely capable sports/track bike but it's also reliable and can be pressed into everyday or even holiday duty too.

Used Bike
Niall's Spin - Triumph TT600 (2002-03)
Originally released as a challenger to the supersport crown held by the CBR600 and R6, the Triumph TT600 never really lived up to it's potential
Used Bike
Niall's Spin: Kawasaki ZX-6R (1995 - 2005)
Niall gives his verdict on a decades worth of Kawasaki ZX-6Rs
First Ride
Honda CBR600RR C-ABS launch test review
Honda’s mostly-under-the-skin revised CBR600RR has one very significant addition for 2009 - an ABS braking system. But can ABS really sit comfortably on a supersport bike?
New Bikes
Ducati launch 848 EVO, with claimed 140bhp
Ducati have given their supersports machine an upgrade and a new name. It's goodbye to the 848, boo. Say hello to the 848 EVO. Yay, more power, better brakes!
First Ride
2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R first ride review
It may only look like a small update, but there’s a lot more under the skin of the new ZX-6R. With a new look comes a more refined attitude
General
The Best 600 On The Planet - Crutchlow's Championship winning R6
NO ARGUMENTS, FOR THESE ARE THE NUMBERS: 140BHP, 158KG, £45,000 and more points than anyone else in the World Supersport championship. Meet Cal Crutchlow’s R6
General
How to really ride any kind of bike
From street bikes to two-strokes, 600cc sportsbikes to supermotos, different bikes require different techniques. Whatever you ride, get the best from your bike with the help of the finest riders on the planet
Road Test
Longest Test: Yamaha YZF-R6
Our undisputed king of the Supersport class for 2009, Niall Mackenzie explains why he wouldn’t swap the YZF-R6 for anything else...
General
No cross-plane crank for 2010 Yamaha YZF-R6
Major changes predicted for Yamaha's supersport gem, but we won't see R1-style cross-place crank
General
Discuss: Chinese bikes will take over from Japanese
Oriental, non-Japanese bikes are set to become the new Rice Rockets?
Road Test
Spot the Difference - 2008 Supersport 1000 Test

The latest batch of thousand cc superbikes are so fast, efficient and similar to each other that it’s now almost impossible to tell them apart. Niall and James put forward the argument that in 2008, it really doesn’t matter which model you ride anymore...

Road Test
Road Test: 2004 Supersports Test - 1000'S

Take sixteen of the best sportsbikes in the world to a circuit for three days, put them on identical tyres, add thirteen journalists from ten different countries and you have the most comprehensive test ever.

General
Road V Race - Supersport
Road and race 600 supersport bikes face-off
General
600 Evolution 1985 - 2003

The Rise and Rise of the 600

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