Segment: Sport / Super Sport
Production years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
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In 2004, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the CBR600RR, a sports bike part of Honda's CBR series that packed the same specifications and features as the 2003 model, except for the addition of an oxygen sensor.
Like the predecessor, the bike was based on MotoGP technology also seen in the Honda RC211V racing machine, with a similar appearance. Also, the model featured a Unit Pro-Link rear suspension, a version of the single rear shock absorber with the upper mount connected to the swingarm that isolated unwanted forces transmitted to the steering head.
In 2005, Honda launched the CBR600R, a middleweight supersport machine that came in the new year with a major revision that included a new bodywork, a fully adjustable inverted front fork, discs brakes with radial-mounted four-piston calipers, a new aluminum frame, a new swingarm, and a new rear shock absorber.
The 2006 Honda CBR600RR, was a street-legal derivation of the supersport machine that dominated tracks around the world. Based on the race track, the CBR600RR kept many of the technologies used by the RC211V, such as the Dual Stage Fuel Injection (DSFI) system, under seat exhaust, and the Unit Prol-Link rear suspension.
In the power department, the 2006 Honda CBR600RR was propelled by a 599cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 117 hp with a peak at 13,000 rpm and 66 Nm (49 lb-ft) of torque available at 11,000 rpm.
