HONDA CBR600F Hurricane (1987-1988) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CBR600F was a sports motorcycle part of the CBR series in Honda's range, manufactured from 1987 to 1990 and powered by a four-cylinder engine. Also, the bike was known as the Hurricane in the US market, while in Austria and Mexico, the bike maker made available a smaller version called CBR500F.

The original CBR600F, along with the CBR750F and CBR1000F, was Honda's first inline four-cylinder, fully-faired sports bike, with the style influenced by a brief European trend toward a smooth and completely enclosed fairing similar to the one packed by the Ducati Paso.

In addition, the 1988 Honda CBR600F Hurricane came equipped with standard features, such as a fully-faired bodywork, a two-piece dual seat, three-spoke cast aluminum wheels, a blacked-out exhaust system with a black muffler, a rectangular headlight, and a side stand.

For suspension, the bike featured a 37 mm air-assisted Showa telescopic fork on the front and a seven-way adjustable Pro-Link monoshock on the rear for optimum suspension performance and handling.

In the braking department, the bike packed two 276 mm discs with two-piston calipers on the front wheel and a single 218 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel that offered strong stopping power.

As for the power figures, the 1988 Honda CBR600F Hurricane took its muscles from a 598cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 85 hp at 9,500 rpm and 59 Nm (44 lb-ft) of torque at 8,500 rpm.