I TOTALLY TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE LAST BLOKES COMMENTS I TOO HAVE THE WORLD MOTORCYCLING RATINGS AND HE IS DEAD RIGHT SO I CHOSE A THUNDERCAT AND HAVE NEVER LOOKED BACK!!!!!! ANOTHER THING WAS FORGOTTEN THE THUNDERCAT HAS A LONGER TANK RANGE AND MAKES A SUPER TOURER AS WELL AND ALSO HAS A 10/10 FOR COMFORT. THE WHOLE IDEA ABOUT MOTORBIKING IS LIKE WHAT PAUL BLEZZARD SAYS (HE IS A GOOD MOTORCYCLING JOURNALIST) IS TO ENJOY YOUR BIKE AND THE SCENERY, WHATS THE POINT IN SPENDING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE ON LONG LONG JOURNEYS, ONLY TO GET BACK CRAMP IN WHICH ON A PROVEN EUROPEAN RIDE, (THE CBR600 PROVED THIS) WHEREAS THE THUNDERCAT GETS YOU THERE FEELING COMFORTABLE, AND JUST AS QUICKPLUS YET!!! ANOTHER FACT THE THUNDERCAT HAS A LONGER TANK RANGE AND CHEAPER INSURANCE THAN THE CBR600. ALSO BACK IN THE 70,s AND 80,s HONDA HAD A TERRIBLE RATING YAMAHA HAS NEVER!!!! IT SOLD THE BEST 250 I.E. RD250, DT250, YAMAHA HAS NEVER EVER SOLD A CRAP BIKE, PLUS YAMAHA HAS RACE PROVEN WINNERS SO ITS REPUTATION HAS SAILED AND SOLD HIGH FOR MANY MANY YEARS NOW. WHAT ABOUT THE YAM,s SPEED GOD R1. THE BEST BIKE FROM HONDA HAS GOT TO BE THE ONE AND ONLY CBR1100XX (BLACK BIRD) SO DEFINATLEY THE 600 CLASS HAS GOT TO BE THE YZF600 THUNDERCAT AS THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN THE 600CC CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!