I'd go for the R6, but then again I'm biased because I have one! Looks way cooler than the gsxr's. Easy to get bits for on ebay as there are so many raced - bought a second hand tank for 40 quid - needs a large dent coaxing out of it, but not too bad!
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IIRC they both rev to the same amount (R6 was supposed to be 18k but then Yamaha admitted to a reading error with their counters, no? So it was actually 16k) so no difference there.
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Not exactly - Yamaha 'jazzed' up it's rpm figures to sell bikes, but if you tested all the current crop of 600's you'll find they all have. The R6 still revs higher than the CBR, GSXR and ZX6R, but not quite the 17.5k they claimed.
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A mate of mine sat on an R6 though, and the tank stuck out too far and obstructed his arms, compared to a GSX-R600.
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Hmm, never had a problem with this. I actually prefer the tank on the R6 because the sides are concave, so it feels like you can really lock your leg into the tank when hanging off. GSXR is more convex, which just doesn't feel as nice.
I also found the seat really low on the GSXR. I know you can play around with the ride height, but I felt oversized (about 6ft) on the GSXR.