My first post here. I need some time sensitive advise, please. I know this is a cbr forum so opinions might be biased, but the best people to ask are owners.

I do about five, or six track days a year and take many 200 to 350 mile rides during the riding season (I live in Vermont). I'm used to riding naked sport bikes: speed triple, bandits, sv650s, but through my track addiction, I've come to understand why the super sports are built the way they are and the advantages they provide at the track.

I want to get a 600 and I'm willing to give up some comfort (I'm six foot and 200 pounds, I work out a lot, when I ride the 600s I know to hold myself up with my abs) However, I don't want to give up my long days on the back roads and the occasional road trip. And, no, I can't have two bikes--it's gotta be one. I've ridden the 09 cbr and found it to be fairly comfortable, but it's down in features compared to the zx6. I know the zx6 out performs it powerwise, but that's less of a concern to me than daily comfort--even as a track rider, I admit that I'm still spending 95% of my miles on the road.

The local Kawi dealer doesn't allow test rides So, it's the only 600 I can't test. For those of you who have ridden both the new gen cbr and zx6, how do they compare on the street/long rides? For those you own cbrs, do you find them comfortable enough on all day rides? Anyone light toured on one?

Thanks in advance!

 

They are almost identical seating positions. The kawi has better performance, the honda has better reliability. Those are the major differences.

 

Whichever you can afford and are most comfy on.

 

BTW kawi sucks