HONDA CBR600F (1989-1990) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CBR600F was a 600cc four-cylinder motorcycle part of the CBR series made by the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer. The first model of the CBR600F was known as the Hurricane in the US market and was sold between 1987 and 1990.

The CBR600F, along with the CBR750F and CBR100F, was Honda's first inline four-cylinder, fully-faired sports bike, with the style influenced by a European trend toward a smooth and fully enclosed fairing like the Ducati Paso.

Also, The Japanese maker made available a range of subsequent models designated as the CBR600F2, F3, and F4i, while in 2011, Honda released a more modern model with the same name.

The 1990 machine featured a single cradle steel frame that housed a 37 mm Showa telescopic fork with air assistance and non-adjustable TRAC on the front and a Pro-Link monoshock with seven-position preload adjustability on the rear that acted as suspension.

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

In the power department, the 1990 Honda CBR600F took its muscles from a 598cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine fitted with four Keihin carburetors and delivered an output power of 85 hp at 9,500 rpm and 59 Nm (44 lb-ft) of torque at 8,500 rpm.