2009 CBR 600RR Yoshimura RS-5 Slip-On Exhaust

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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, large project leader for the ’05 CBR600RR, saving weight was a priority from the beginning, but it had to be lighter in all the right places. “One of our main goals,” Akaoka says, “was to improve feel through transitions.” A simpler, lighter muffler and rear subframe help on both counts, saving weight high in the chassis where you notice it most. Akaoka found extra ounces everywhere. Thinner walls in the main spars and elsewhere took 3.6 pounds out of the ’05 frame without compromising rigidity. The Unit Pro-Link swingarm’s upper shock mount is cast in rather than bolted on, saving a few ounces and making the mechanic’s life easier in the bargain. The shock itself is shorter and lighter, with an aluminum adjuster replacing last year’s steel bit. A gull-wing–style top triple clamp allows shorter, lighter fork tubes. The front axle is shorter and lighter. So are the footpeg and handlebar mounts.

Among obvious differences in the ’05 bodywork are less conspicuous ram-air intakes under the headlights.
Strategic intake and exhaust tweaks aim at a more usable power curve: fatter in the middle without giving anything away on top. Honda’s Dual Stage Fuel Injection feeds each cylinder with a pair of new injectors—one in the roof of the airbox and another in each intake port—to deliver more fuel in less time. New intake ports accelerate fuel and air through a narrowed venturi section, filling the CBR’s cylinders more quickly than before. Revamped to match changes on the intake side, the lighter 4-into-2-into-1 exhaust system helps them empty in a hurry as well.

Since we couldn’t drag our Superflow CycleDyn rear-wheel dyno up to Buttonwillow for the festivities, we can’t tell you how the ’05 engine stacks up versus its predecessor. We did bring our Intercomp SWII scales along, though. Complete with the same 4.8 gallons of fuel as last year’s bike, the ’05 version weighs in at 430 pounds—11 pounds lighter than our ’03 test bike. That’s a significant difference on paper. It’s a bigger difference out on the track.

Ergonomics are essentially unchanged. The CBR is a better fit if you’re 5-foot-8 rather than 6-foot-3. Aside from a predictable shortage of legroom, this latest version is a surprisingly humane track tool. Midrange is a relative term to an engine that revs to 15,300 rpm, but there’s more of it here. Serious power kicks in just beyond 8000, building in a potent rush to nearly 14,000 revs with no obvious peaks or valleys in between. High revs and small cylinder volume make high-revving 600s the biggest challenge for Honda’s fuel-injection engineers, but you’d never know it from riding this one. With the tach needle between 7000 and 14,000 rpm, Honda’s new EFI sends a virtually seamless flow of power through the smooth-shifting six-speed. Credit some of that to a separate ignition map for each gear.

Looking for damp stretches between the puddles, CBR steering is dead-neutral, with the usual mix of quickness and stability. Honda’s testing crew had 3mm more fork tube showing above the top triple clamp than stock, so our bike turned a little quicker than it would have right out of the box. Despite the lack of a steering damper—Akaoka-san told us a 1000RR-style electronic HESD unit was unnecessary—the CBR600RR never felt even vaguely nervous. You notice the 13 missing pounds a little bit everywhere. After threading Button-willow’s stinky-fast esses a few times, you want to buy Akaoka-san an ice-cold Asahi. Quick transitions take far less muscle on the new bike. We never complained about its predecessor’s brakes, but this year’s CBR1000-spec calipers are astonishing: powerful enough to scrub off triple-digit speeds with a calm two-finger squeeze and not a trace of fade.

But how did Akaoka and company add all that to the new RR’s repertoire while adding only $200 to last year’s $8599 bottom line? They save money elsewhere. The rear fender stay that was four pieces of aluminum and plastic in ’03 is now two pieces of fiber-reinforced plastic for ’05. The four bolts that held the top shock-mount are four less parts to pay for and put together. The list goes on far longer than we can. Akaoka-san could have come up with the best 600 in the world, but if it came with a $10,000 price tag, Honda wouldn’t build it because you wouldn’t buy it.

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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, rebound- and compression damping adjustability
Tires, Front / Rear Tubeless radial; 120/70ZR-17; 180/55ZR-17
Brakes- Front Dual 310mm discs with four-piston calipers
Brakes- Rear Single 220mm disc with single-piston caliper
Seat height 32.3 inches
Fuel Capacity 4.8 gallons
Dry weight 370 pounds
Performance 10.63 @ 130.22mph
Top speed 165mph
MSRP cost $8499.00 USD

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 swingarm, the centre-exhaust system, and more aggressive position conduct. The 2003 model carried over to 2004 technically unchanged, but with new color schemes.

2005 revision
2006 CBR600RR 2006 CBR600RR
2006 CBR600RR

Unit Pro-Link swimarm

In 2005, the CBR600RR has received a major overhaul new body, fully adjustable inverted front fork, a whole way of inspiration with disc brakes fitted radial four-piston calipers, and a brand new aluminum frame, swingarm and rear impact. The mid-range power has also been increased. These changes and other improvements to the engine and exhaust system all came together to save CBR600RR weight of nine books, but Motorcycle USA.com measured the 2005 model as 22 pounds (10.0 kg) lighter that the 2004 model. [1] MSRP for the 2005 model was U.S. $ 8799. Except for new color schemes, model 2006 is unchanged from the 2005 model and has an MSRP of $ 8999 U.S..

2007 overhaul
2007 CBR600RR at the International Motorcycle Show

2007 CBR600RR at the International Motorcycle Show
2007 CBR600RR at the International Motorcycle Show

On 6 September 2006, Honda has revealed a whole new CBR600RR for the 2007 model. [1]
“The CBR600 the most radical overhaul since the introduction of RR in 2003 is highlighted by a brand new engine, chassis and body which translates into a smaller, lighter, more powerful CBR600RR with a class leading power weight and unsurpassed performance. [2] ”

Honda sport bike medium underwent a complete and total overhaul for the year 2007 with the reduction of CBR600RR weight that their primary objective. The result was 20 pounds (9.1 kg) weight reduction dry on the 2006 model, 361 pounds (163.7 kg) to 341 pounds (154.7 kg).

In the redesign of the CBR600RR lightness and increased performance, Honda R & D engineers began with the engine. The new engine is the smallest and lightest engine super sport class by a significant margin – its designers have used positioning attention of all internal components to achieve significant reductions in driving length, width and height And reducing weight by 2 kg (4.4 lbs) compared to the 2006 model of the powertrain. While the new engine is smaller and lighter than its predecessor, it also offers more performance, up to manufacture claimed a 118 hp (88 kW) to 13500 rpm. At speed, this figure is considerably increased by the very effective central ram air duct into the nose of the bike.
2007 CBR600RR at the International Motorcycle Show

2007 CBR600RR at the International Motorcycle Show
2007 CBR600RR at the International Motorcycle Show

Enroulée around this small but powerful engine is an entirely new framework, which is much lighter, thinner and more compact than 2006 600RR. The frame is manufactured using what Honda calls Fine Die-Cast (FDC), which allows them to build a lighter without compromising the strength or rigidity. The reflexes of the new bike are sharpened by its 22 mm (0.87) wheelbase shorter, and by the designer focuses on strict mass centralization. Despite the short wheelbase, the 2007 model of the swing arm is actually 5 mm (0.20) longer than 2006, made possible by the more compact dimensions of the new motorcycle engine.

The suspension of the 2007 model was postponed almost unchanged from the 2006 motorcycle, with the same 41 mm (1.61) inverted fork at the front, Honda and single unit Pro-Link rear suspension configuration of the depreciation rear wheel. The machine 2007 lightweight and a better chassis setup allows the postponement of suspension to perform much better than the old model. The new three-wheel spokes of cast aluminum are also lighter than the 2006 bike, which contributes to improving the performance of the suspension. The brakes dual function mounting 4 radial piston calipers clamping double 310 mm (12.20) discs in front, and a single piston caliper pressing a 220 mm (8.66) disc at the rear . Hidden below the top executive is an updated version of the Honda electronic steering damper (HESD), who also available on the CBR1000RR. This latest iteration of the HESD offers a faster response and operation more transparent than ever.

The smallest, edged sharply higher new front fairing is dominated by large central ram air duct, which feeds the AirBox through an opening in the steering head of the framework and is separated from the sides of the fairing on a significant gap which Honda claims is in the air for management purposes. The tail section is also much smaller and sharp, riding atop a restyled seriously under-seat silencers.

In 2007, Honda CBR600RR has been made available to dealers in the USA in spring 2007 at an MSRP of $ 9499 U.S.. The motorcycle carried with only changes colors for model year 2008.

[change] Competition

2007

For model year 2007, the CBR600RR compete with the Ducati 749, a completely redesigned Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, Suzuki GSX-R600, the Triumph Daytona 675, and Yamaha YZF-R6. 2007 shootout comparisons of major media organizations motorcycle claimed the CBR600RR to place first in the super class sport bike. [3] Major print and online publishers rent bicycles for its powerful engine and leader in lightweight class. [4]
2008

For model year 2008, the CBR600RR continues to compete with the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, a revised version GSX-R600 Suzuki, Triumph Daytona 675, and a revised version Yamaha YZF-R6. There is currently no shooting results of the comparison.

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 the new paint and graphics for 2008 so more 600 hot on the trail or on the street.