Test: Honda CBR 600 F

Sports bikes are selling poorly

Squeak of sales of the sports segment, it is known. There are two more motorcycles or. they have accounted for the lion's share of Japanese motorcycle sales in three years, they sold last year, but this year is not looking much better by the fall. As such, the F is currently a welcome upgrade to Honda's offering as it meets the needs of most sports riders.

Animated letter F

The F is nothing new in the Cebeerk world as it sold successfully from the late 2006s to 600 (at least that's what Wikipedia claims, I really don't know by heart). The CBR XNUMX F has always been a sports bike, but it has been adapted a little more. everyday, even tourist use... It has a taller steering wheel, a more comfortable seat and increased comfort for both driver and passenger. It's the same with last year's new product: the passenger remarked that she had never driven so well on any "road"... The seat is pleasantly comfortable, the pedals are low enough to keep our knees out of our ears, and the less racing position didn't make us bump into helmets all the time, which happens to super athletes.

Workmanship, good components

What I liked the most about the bike, with its sharp lines, was that despite the F, it was a real CBR and not some cheap vintage car packed in modern packaging. Okay, I wouldn't even expect this from Honda, but they are on the market. To summarize, the motorcycle is very high quality and is equipped with very good components. The sound is absolutely real and resembles nothing more than the touring Honda CBF. The dashboard is fully digital and in addition to speed and speed, it also shows the engine temperature, fuel level, current or average consumption and time, only the current gear is not displayed.

Higher RPMs are required to fully utilize the power.

A four-cylinder engine with a precise gearbox is a true example of a smooth yet powerful machine. Feels good under normal use four thousand revolutions, but for a more decisive overtaking it will have to turn higher, which, of course, is expected given the volume. Torque deficit This is especially noticeable when driving in pairs, so a (great) transmission needs a bit more work. But don't expect an explosive hit, even at the highest RPMs - it's not RR but F.

If you are tempted by sports bikes, but (yet) you are not going to destroy the tires on the Tomb, this is by far the best choice. Really the only one!

text: Matevž Gribar photo: Саша Капетанович

• Basic data

  Sales: Motocentr As Domžale

  Base model price: € 8.990 XNUMX €

• Technical information

  engine: 599-cylinder, in-line, 3 cc, liquid-cooled, 4 valves per cylinder, electronic fuel injection

  Power: 75 kW (102 km) at 12.000 rpm

  Torque: 64 Nm at 10.500 rpm

  Energy transfer: 6-speed gearbox, chain

  Frame: aluminum

  brakes: front two discs 296 mm, twin-piston calipers, rear disc 240 mm, single-piston calipers

  Suspension: 41mm front adjustable inverted telescopic fork, 120mm travel, rear adjustable single damper, 128mm travel

  Tires: 120/70-ZR17M/C, 180/55-ZR17M/C

  Growth: 800 mm

  Fuel tank: 18,4

  Wheelbase: 1.437 mm

  Weight: 206 kg

• Test errors:

We praise and reproach

driving position

solid passenger comfort

streamlined, powerful enough engine

workmanship

driving performance

Mirror

no display of the selected gear

lack of torque at low revs