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GSXR6 vresus zxr400 - this is my opinion therefore am right, an it is gospel or godspell.
Of the two bikes the 4 is the better speced bike for suspension and brakes, both bikes IMO need suspension tweaking to fit the weight of the rider in full kit. The gixxer is a bit of a budget bike, parts wise. Think that the watercooled bikes shocks aren't rebuildable. All the 4 I've had were. Is the 6 much quicker that the 4? The 4 of that ear are really compact and have such mass centralisation that the handling is really good even with worn shocks. The mass centralisation thing was learn later if you look at a zx10 size compared to 4, the size is similar. Also I chose the Nissin brakes over tokico every day. I am a fan of suzukis, and a bit brand biased but the gsxr did have a certain buyer image that I thing that they will never shake. The 600 was the cheapy.
If I were going to make the jump, I'd go for the 750, higher VED bracket but similar wieght bike
If I was going to go for a bike that handled better than a 4 I would go for an early 600rr as the were the best handling bikes of the time.