Next month's International Motorcycle and Scooter Show (15-24 November, NEC, Birmingham) will serve up a selection of the most eagerly awaited 600cc sports bikes from the world's leading manufacturers. Honda, Kawasaki, and Yamaha will reveal new middleweight sports machines--traditionally the UK's most popular market--with the UK debuts of their CBR600R, ZX-6R and R6.

600cc sportsbikes have dominated UK sales, selling more than any other category in four out of the past five years. Honda's CBR 600 is this year's current top-selling model, recording more than 2,041registrations during the past 10 months.

Eyeball bulging performance, cutting edge styling and space-race technology, characterise today's 600cc sports bikes. This year's Show is the first time there will be a three-way fight for the launch limelight in this highly competitive market. Lightweight and highly manoeuvrable, yet easy to ride and fuel efficient, 600cc sports bikes offer an everyday option to a rider wanting a practical yet sporty looking machine. All three models have taken their looks from the machines that compete in the Moto GP series - the biking world's equivalent of car racing's F1.

Fans of super sports bikes will also be spoilt for choice at this year's Show with the debut of Suzuki's all-new GSX-R1000--one of the fastest road bikes around--and Ducati's highly acclaimed 999R, the replacement to the legendary 916 which dominated the World Superbike Championship during the 1990's. Aprilia also debut their revised RSV Mille--a carbon copy of the bike campaigned in this year's World Superbike Championship.

"Sports bike fans should not miss this year's Show with not one but at least three new 600cc models being debuted in the UK for the first time," said Irene Yedd, Managing Director of show organisers Motorcycle Industry Exhibitions Ltd.