The 600cc Sports Bike You’ve Forgotten In 2025
Let’s face it: 600cc sports bikes are no longer as hot as they were. Most of us now want more comfort and usable power over steep ergonomics and peaky power that needs the full tachometer. As a result, many on-sale supersport machines no longer get the love they used to get. Among these, one bike in particular gets the least love. Here’s who.
The Suzuki GSX-R600 Is The 600cc Sports Bike You’ve Forgotten
There are a few 600cc sports bikes on the market in 2025. We have the CBR600RR that is super duper outdated and has no modern bits whatsoever. But there is a modern version of it overseas, which is why it’s not the most forgotten. The Kawasaki ZX-6R also doesn’t meet the cut for this reason, as it got a minor overhaul in 2023.
That leaves us with the most forgotten 600cc sports bike today: the Suzuki GSX-R600. Don’t be surprised if you didn’t even know it was still on sale today; Suzuki doesn’t do anything to market the sports bike other than announce some basic color changes. That’s been the case for nearly 15 years now. Not to mention, with new middleweight sports bikes in the picture, there’s just no real reason to look at the $11,999 GSX-R600.
The Suzuki GSX-R600 Is Still Quite A Capable Machine
Although its MSRP is hard to justify, the GSX-R600 has some solid pros if you’re an enthusiast. What are these, you ask? Pure performance and riding dynamics. Starting with the former, the 599cc, four-cylinder engine boasts over 120 horsepower–something we rarely see on today’s middleweights. Add to that a sky-high redline, and you can even see speeds of upto 176 miles per hour on the semi-digital dash. It’s not even an exaggeration; we’ll put the video proof above.
Then, you have the riding dynamics. The suspension comes from Showa, the chassis is aluminum, and the wheels have grippy rubber. That, combined with the aggressive ergonomics, means you can seriously set the racetrack ablaze. And no, there are no electronics watching your back, so you’ll learn way more than any modern middleweight.
