Add the internet, a ton of marketing, and a plethora of motorcycle options and people all seem to be screaming contradictory things at the top of their lungs. Motorcyclists (and humans) are an opinionated bunch after all. But the reality of riding a 600cc sport bike every day had a lot of nuance to it that somehow all the reviewers failed to capture. I thought I could absorb a lot about riding motorcycles by reading about them, taking them for test rides, or even borrowing them for a day or two. I wanted to get this article down for one reason: Riding a 600cc sportbike every day pleasantly surprised me. Everyone should ride one of these motorcycles once in their lifetime.

Sportbike, supersport, crotch rocket, 600cc, sixxer… whatever you want to call it.