Your guide to picking the right 600

In the latest issue of MCN, out Wednesday October 9, we’ve got the test every sports bike rider must read – which bike is fastest for Mr. Average?

We took eight of the best-selling middleweights and invited Stefan Bartlett, MCN’s Managing Editor in charge of road tests to try them for size.

We took Yamaha’s R6 and Thundercat, Honda’s CBR600FS and F, Kawasaki’s ZX-636R and ZZ-R600 and Suzuki’s GSX-R600 and GSX600F to Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire and let Bartlett put them through their paces.

Bartlett is a competent road rider, but he’s definitely not a knee-down hero. So which of our selection rewards a rider like him on the ” real-world ” Tarmac that Bruntingthorpe so cleverly mimics? You’ll have to turn to page 16 to find out…

PLUS, in the latest issue of MCN:

*The first ride on Aprilia’s 2003 Mille RSV-R.

*12-page World Superbike special – ALL the latest news, ALL the inside gossip on who’s riding what, when and for how much, special pictures of Colin Edwards and Troy Bayliss post-Imola, the truth behind the birth of the 916 and Steve Hislop on his life in racing.

*The full story on the bringing down of Britain’s biggest gang of bike thieves

*The Vincent is reborn

*Top designers cast their votes for best looking bike of 2003

*Suzuki reveals the 2003 colourschemes fro its GSX-R600, GSX-R750 and Hayabusa

*In our New Bikers section we analyse finance and look at how you can grab yourself the best deal

*Yamaha’s TDM gets reviewed in our long term test

*If you’re thinking of lashing out on a Kawasaki ZZ-R1100, you might to wait until you’ve read our Buying and Owning section

*Ducati riding gear, new Michelin tyres, Suomy lids, garage security and Velcro-on dreadlocks (the new ” ears ” , apparently) slide under our New Products microscope

*There’s our What’s On section for things to see and do over the next seven days, your letters and your FREE copy of MCN Bike Mart – the place to buy or sell your next bike.