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The Honda CB600F (known as the Hornet in Europe and Brazil and 599 in the U.S.) is a standard
The Honda CB600F Hornet was introduced for Europe in 1998. It was based on the CB250F that was restricted to at its home-market (Japan) because of local laws (this bike was released only in Japan from 1996 or 1997 until 2015, when it was succeeded by the CB300F). The bike has a six-speed transmission. Its suspension consists of a single shock in the rear and a conventional telescopic fork in the front until it was succeeded by an upside-down fork in 2005. Its brakes are dual-disc, Nissin twin piston in the front and single-disc, Nissin single piston in the rear. It was given the diameter front wheel and , 180 section rear wheel setup from the Fireblade.
As a sport-oriented motorcycle that provides an upright riding position, it is considered a standard or "
Honda Hornet 600 reviews
- MCN road tests of the Honda Hornet 600 {{DEFAULTSORT:Honda Cb600f CB600F Standard motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 1998
motorcycle
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manufactured by Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
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. It is powered by a liquid-cooled inline-four engine
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, originally a detuned version of that in the Honda CBR600 sport bike, which currently produces around . The 'Hornet' name was not taken to North America as AMC
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, and its successor, Chrysler
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, had trademarked the name with the AMC Hornet.
History
The Honda CB600F Hornet was introduced for Europe in 1998. It was based on the CB250F that was restricted to at its home-market (Japan) because of local laws (this bike was released only in Japan from 1996 or 1997 until 2015, when it was succeeded by the CB300F). The bike has a six-speed transmission. Its suspension consists of a single shock in the rear and a conventional telescopic fork in the front until it was succeeded by an upside-down fork in 2005. Its brakes are dual-disc, Nissin twin piston in the front and single-disc, Nissin single piston in the rear. It was given the diameter front wheel and , 180 section rear wheel setup from the Fireblade.
As a sport-oriented motorcycle that provides an upright riding position, it is considered a standard or "naked bike
The six main types of motorcycles are generally recognized as ''standard'', ''cruiser'', ''touring'', ''sports'', ''off-road'', and ''dual-purpose''. ''Sport touring'' is sometimes recognized as a seventh category or integrated with the ''touring' ...
".
In 2000, Honda updated the Hornet, changing the front wheel for a to help corner stability and increasing the strength of the brake pass-over system on the front, making the brakes stronger. However, Honda did not increase the size of the fuel tank. A faired version, the CB600FS, was also introduced in 2000.
In 2003, Honda gave the CB600F version a make-over, with a larger fuel tank ( as opposed to the former ), and 'sharper' styling. The CB600S faired version was discontinued.
In 2005, the instrument cluster was modernised, and more importantly, it was fitted with inverted front forks, to improve road-holding and cornering stability.
Honda took the Hornet to the United States and Canadian market for the 2004 and 2006 model years. It was called the ''599''.
The highly revised CB600F model came out in April 2007. The engine of the new motorcycle is a detuned version of the engine available in the 2007 CBR600RR giving a maximum output power of approximately .
In 2011, the model got a facelift
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. The headlight assembly was changed and the instrument cluster uses LCD
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display. This bike shared many of the same componentsswingarm, fork, frame, engineas the Honda CBR600F
The Honda CBR600F is a CBR series ' four-cylinder sport bike made by Honda. The first model of the CBR600F was sold from 1987 to 1990 and is known in the US as the Hurricane. In Austria and Mexico, a smaller version, called CBR500F, was offered. ...
that was reintroduced in 2011.
In November 2013, at the EICMA
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show, Honda
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debuted the all-new CB650F naked bike
The six main types of motorcycles are generally recognized as ''standard'', ''cruiser'', ''touring'', ''sports'', ''off-road'', and ''dual-purpose''. ''Sport touring'' is sometimes recognized as a seventh category or integrated with the ''touring' ...
and CBR650F sport bike, to replace the outgoing CB600F Hornet in 2014.
In 2022, Honda announced the new Honda Hornet (CB 750 S) as the successor to the CB600F Hornet in Europe.
Specifications
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*Honda Hornet (disambiguation) Multiple Honda motorcycles have had the moniker Honda Hornet:
* Honda CB250F, sold exclusively in Japan
* Honda CB600F, sold as ''599'' in USA, ''Hornet'' in Europe and Brazil
* Honda CB900F
The Honda CB900F is a Honda motorcycle made in two itera ...
Notes
External links
Honda Hornet 600 reviews
- MCN road tests of the Honda Hornet 600 {{DEFAULTSORT:Honda Cb600f CB600F Standard motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 1998