Arrow Exhaust Yamaha YZF 600R

Advantages: Underrated, brakes, engine
Disadvantages: brakes, headlight, exhaust downpipes

...I bought a N registered Thundercat as a replacement for a Kawasaki GPZ500S for use primarily for instructing but also for decent runs out when the weather was nice. The Thundercat replaced the "fox eye" headlight FZR600R, at the same time Yamaha brought out its bigger brother the Thunderace (to take on the Honda Fireblade). It got good reviews from the press but the main problem the media had was, that although the Thundercat was a match for its biggest rival the Honda CBR600 on the road, it couldnt match it on the track due to its softer front end. This was rubbish really as the first thing any racers did, who were serious about the Thundercat, ditched the standard front end and put racing shocks on. It also took the world supersport chamiponship. (If I remember rightly in the hands of Fabrizio Pirovano) But the damage was... Read review

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Advantages: Eye catching style, Very good feel, Powerfull 600cc engine, Greate Storage Capecity
Disadvantages: hard to find one

...Yamaha YZF600R is a Dream Bike, and it looks so stylish and strong bike. Anybody can fall in love with it in first sight! ya...its right. I really love this bike. Its a 600 CC SuperSport Motorcycle. Its inline 4 cylinder engine and 90 bhp (67 kW) the YZF600R Thundercat is a comfortable and road minded sports bike. Sumitomo One piece brakes also make it a good choice for track racing. The bike has one of the most comfortable seats and riding positions and good underseat storage area giving room for the toolkit, disklock and a decent lock and chain, and mine also had an alarm unit fitted which took up some of that space. the YZF600 is good safe choice which wont disappoint. I would recommend this bike over the R6 for a beginner's bike, because it will help you get a good feel of sportbikes before going to something... Read review

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Advantages: Its light, it goes, it stops, it looks great and it scores an A+ in all these categories!!
Disadvantages: Its total race position, so if you want to do a lot of miles, you're gonna get wrist ache, and they dont like to go slow either!!

...My first encounter with the Yamaha was back in 2001, when i took one out for a test ride from our local shop. It was V registered, red and awesomely fast. Unfortunately it was also £6000, so i was totally outpriced and went off home with my tail between my legs and a persistant niggle in the back of my brain telling me to sell those kidneys and get that bike! I bought a cheap 1984 GPz900r and ran it till it died then went on to a 1996 ZX9R. it was lovely, incredibly fast but very heavy and difficult for me to move around. The R6 never left my system and found the hankering was getting too much to bear so after re MOT-ing my zx9r having only done 250 miles on it since the previous one i decided that now was definitely the time for change. Off i went down the bike shop, and there it was. The most fantastic blue (thats the most important... Read review

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