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
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.
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?
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!
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
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
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...
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.