2009 CBR 600RR Yoshimura RS-5 Slip-On...
Waiting for Buttonwillow Raceway’s 1.9-mile West Loop to dry under a thick layer of Central Valley fog, it’s easy to mistake this 2005-spec CBR600RR for the ’04 model parked alongside it. Walking around the new bike with a fresh cup of coffee, differences are subtle. The ’05 bike’s new plastic skin is a little sleeker, tailored to cheat the wind and reinforce its resemblance to the CBR1000RR as well as Hondas RC211V MotoGP weapon. Up front, the inverted 41mm fork, radial-mount four-pot Tokico calipers and 310mm rotors are de rigueur for any hardcore ’05 600-classer.
The most significant changes, however, are harder to see.
Two years ago, Honda’s first RR-spec 600 was maligned for a 445-pound wet weight—30 pounds heavier than an equivalent Yamahas YZF R-6. For Hitoshi Akaoka,...
2004 Honda CBR 600rr Technical Stats
Specifications 2004 Honda CBR600RR
Engine Type 4-stroke liquid-cooled In-line four cylinder
Displacement 599cc (36cid)
Bore x stroke 67.0 x 42.5mm
Compression ratio 12.0:1
Valve System chain driven double overhead cams, 16 valves
Induction Dual stage fuel injection- PGM-FI
Ignition Computer-controlled digital transistorized with three-dimensional mapping
Starting Electric
Horsepower 115 hp @ 13,250 RPM
Torque 44.5 lbs. / ft @ 11,250 RPM
Transmission Close-ratio six speed
Frame Type Aluminum, extruded
Rake / trail 24.0 degrees / 3.7 inches
Wheelbase 54.7 inches
Suspension- Front 45mm HMAS cartridge fork with spring-preload, rebound- and compression damping adjustabtility
Suspension- Rear Unit Pro-Link HMAS single-shock with spring-preload,...
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Racing roots
The CBR600RR has been developed and inspired by the Honda RC211V MotoGP bike. The same physical aspect of the CBR600RR and RC211V is intentional. Under the eyes are MotoGP technologies that were made available for the first time on a motorbike production such as the Pro-Link rear suspension and dual-phase fuel injection (PGM-DSFI). Both were taken directly from Honda MotoGP bike. If it is not uncommon for street bikes to use the technology race, it was the first totally new technologies have found their way to the production line in the same year they made their way to professional Race grid. The bike receives the “RR” the designation of “race replica” because of the emphasis on race characteristics as one of braced...
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2008 Honda CBR 600RR Sportbike Review
We believe that our CBR600RR is the best on the planet. But do not take our word for him. This is the class dominated in almost all the 2007 shooting, and has raised more than moto of the year “honors that we can count on. And his success on the circuit was equally impressive, winning the AMA Formula Xtreme championship three years later. Look closely and you can see its DNA everywhere MotoGP: Unit Pro-Link ® rear suspension, Honda electronic steering damper, the centre-exhaust system and located in the center fuel tank. besides, you get a red line 15000 rpm, double phase fuel injection, HMAS inverted front fork, radial-mounted front brake calipers and master cylinder radial activated. All this with...