For those of you who are on the fence on what 600cc supersport motorcycle to choose from I highly recommend reading this review of the 2007 Honda CBR600rr by MotorcycleUSA.com. Not only is the 2007/2008 CBR600rr the lightest stock 600cc supersport in it’s class but it is hands down the most comfortable supersport motorcycle on the market, even today! You will find yourself able to pull wheelies with ease on this bike because it has such stout mid-range power. I personally own a 2008 Honda CBR600rr (Same as the 2007) and can attest to it’s power, comfort and reliability. I’ve ridden on this bike all day and hated to put it away. With the redesign of the cbr600rr in 2007 , Honda raised the clip-on bars 10mm, so you will never have wrist discomfort which will allow you ride this bike as long as you want without any wrist discomfort.

Many people falsely believe the Suzuki GSXR 600 and 750 are the most comfortable supersport bike for the streets but what they don’t realize is the Suzuki GSXR has low clip-on bars (Lower than the 2007-2012 Honda CBR600rr) which will end up giving you wrist and hand discomfort on long trips. If you look at the bar height on the 2007-2012 Honda CBR600rr you will see the clip-on bars sit just above the triple tree, all of the other supersport bikes the clip-on bars sit below the triple tree meaning that the rider will have more of his upper bodyweight putting pressure on the wrists and hands. You can always add helibars (bar risers) but at a premium cost and it’s not always an easy mod to do because sometimes you have to replace all of the lines because the stock lines may not be long enough to suit the new clip-on bars, just something to keep in mind. The 2007-2012 Honda CBR600rr was engineered to accommodate the raised bars.

Another thing to keep in mind is the 2007-2012 Honda CBR600rr is the only 600cc supersport motorcycle with a built-in electronic steering damper (HESD) that enables the bike to ride smooth as butter at all speeds. Most other supersport bikes have a hydraulic steering damper and most are not built in, meaning that you will have to add an aftermarket steering damper such as an Olins steering damper that needs to be installed across the triple tree which prevents you from having access to the center triple-tree hole that you could have otherwise used to install a GPS dock (like I did on my bike) The bike is so powerful and smooth on the highway but yet also rides smooth at low speeds around town. I highly recommend this bike to anyone that is looking for performance and comfort on the streets. -CycleCruza

Also keep in mind the 2007 and 2008 cbr600rr is faster than 2009-2012 cbr600rr (Honda reduced the top end due to emissions):
MotorcycleUSA’s 1/4 mile time for 2007 cbr600rr = 10.60 @ 133.7 mph Read Here!!
MotorcycleUSA’s 1/4 mile time for 2011 cbr600rr= 10.98 @ 128.8 mph Read Here!!

Other bike:
MotorcycleUSA’s 1/4 mile time for 2011 Triumph Daytona 675r = 10.61 @ 132.3 Read Here!!

Read the MotorcycleUSA review HERE!