How did Honda reduce the weight of the CBR600RR?

How did Honda reduce the weight of the CBR600RR?

In planning the design of the 2007 CBR600RR, the first targeted goal was massive weight reduction. In a class where the lightest bikes are separated by only a few pounds, dropping more than 16 pounds from the CBR600RR required Honda engineers to rethink virtually every piece of the puzzle.

What’s the steering angle on a Honda CBR600RR?

Not so with the 2007 CBR600RR. In fact, the new machine has a steeper steering-head angle than ever before: 23.7 degrees from 24.0 degrees, while steering trail increased from 95.0mm to 97.7mm. So how did Honda get the stability required?

What is the knock sensor on a Honda CBR600RR?

The 2007 CBR600RR also features a new knock sensor that maintains optimum spark advance throughout the entire rpm range while constantly monitoring combustion performance for signs of detonation. Should detonation be detected, the system automatically retards the spark advance just enough to eliminate the problem.

Where is the air intake on a Honda CBR600RR?

To aid the production of this newfound power, the 2007 CBR600RR now sports an impressively large air intake port built into the nose of the front cowl, precisely where the air stream hitting the fairing flows at its strongest. Modeled after the system developed for the World and AMA Superbike-championship-winning RC51]

Where can I buy a 2006 Honda CBR 600 RR?

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Is the Honda CBR600RR being killed off?

It’s a special machine that has touched the hearts of many along the way. As reported by MCN, the CBR600RR will be killed-off as the current bike isn’t able to meet the stringent Euro4 noise and emission regulations that will come into force next year.

Why was the Honda CBR600 called the city bike?

Nicknamed so because of its all-encompassing curvacious fairing. It looked odd, but nobody complained after they rode it. With more power and less weight than the other 600s available at the time the CBR – which stands for ‘City Bike Racing’ – was the first proper 600 supersport machine. A new class was born…

What kind of engine does a Honda CBR600 have?

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the CBR600F was back, and with it came the practicality that the RR models were missing. It used a detuned engine from the RR, housed in an aluminium backbone chassis and made the CBR a more humble do-it-all bike again.