Middleweights
Specifications
| HONDA CBR600RR | KAWASAKI ZX-6R | SUZUKI GSX-R600 |
| MSRP | $9599–$9899 | $9099–$9399 | $9399 |
| ENGINE |
| Type | Liquid-cooled, transverse, | Liquid-cooled, transverse, | Liquid-cooled, transverse, |
| Displacement | 4-stroke four | 4-stroke four | 4-stroke four |
| Bore x stroke | 599cc | 599cc | 599cc |
| Induction | 67.0 x 42.5mm | 67.0 x 42.5mm | 67.0 x 42.5mm |
| PGM-dsFi with 2 injectors/ | EFI with oval subthrottles, | SDTV EFI with subthrottles, |
| cyl., 40mm throttle | 2 injectors/cyl., 38mm | 2 injectors/cyl., |
| bodies | throttle bodies | 40mm throttle bodies |
| CHASSIS |
| Front suspension | 41mm inverted cartridge | 41mm inverted cartridge | 41mm inverted cartridge |
| fork, 4.7 in. travel | fork, 4.7 in. travel | fork, 4.7 in. travel |
| Rear suspension | single shock absorber, | single shock absorber, | single shock absorber, 5.1 |
| 5.1 in. travel | 5.2 in. travel | in. travel |
| Front tire | 120/70Zr-17 dunlop | 120/70ZR-17 Bridgestone | 120/70ZR-17 Bridgestone |
| Qualifier pT g | BT-015F J | BT-016F M |
| Rear tire | 180/55ZR-17 dunlop | 180/55Zr-17 Bridgestone | 180/55ZR-17 Bridgestone |
| Qualifier pT g | BT-015R J | BT-015RM |
| Rake/trail | 23.7 deg./3.8 in. (98mm) | 25.0 deg./4.3 in. (110mm) | 23.5 deg./3.8 in. (97mm) |
| Wheelbase | 53.8 in. (1367mm) | 55.3 in. (1405mm) | 55.1 in. (1400mm) |
| Weight | 413 lb. (187kg) wet; 384 | 444 lb. (201kg) wet; 417 | 441 lb. (200kg) wet; 414 |
| lb. (174kg) dry | lb. (189kg) dry | lb. (188kg) dry |
| Fuel consumption | 38–40 mpg, 39 mpg avg. | 35–42 mpg, 39 mpg avg. | 38–40 mpg, 39 mpg avg. |