She's amazing

[nick crisp]

I used a 600 for a couple of weeks when my last thou was in for some work. I liked the 600, especially after having been lumbered with a GS500 for a while. I wasn't in a hurry to get the thou back exactly, as the 6 was a good bike, but I've been used to large capacity machines or looney bikes for most of my biking life, so always go back to them. You can't really go wrong with either imo. But I get some pretty long rides under my belt, so the thou is probably a bit better for that. I also like having to work to get the best out of it, again, it's what I'm used to. I'll be looking for a second bike when I've moved, but I wouldn't go for a Fazer 6 to sit with the thou. Too similar in too many ways, despite the lighter weight and revvy-er feel of the 6.

It all depends on what is the most important aspect of your riding. For town and shorter commutes, the 600 has to be a better choice. For tight, twisty B road stuff, same again. But if you want to load it up and do distance work, or on fast, open A road sweeping stuff, the thou is the better bet.

If you want more grunt, then the thou is certainly worth considering. If you'll only have one bike, I think it's the better choice. In fact, with a few mods, I still don't think anything newer really beats it by that much as a do-it-all bike. You have made your 600 handle a lot better - you can do this with the thou too.

But I wouldn't argue against either; they're both good bikes at the end of the day.