Honda CBF600rr

I've just seen one outside a shop I bought my bike in Orrell, it's a red bike and I am deffo loving it.

Anyones from here??

 

Da da da da da, I'm lovin' it

 

Cbfrench fries ?

 

It was like this, yum

 

I seem to get my 'F's and 'R's mixed up, ty for clearing that up.

 

Wasn't me

But if its the model in your pic, then its a 2003-2004 Honda CBR600RR same model as mine. I dont have the black stickers on my side fairings but they normally come standard with the bike.

I use mine as an everyday commuter bike and I love it but i only have a 125 CG to call from previous bikes.

Little bit more expensive than your normal 636 Ninja's or your R6's but I was happy to pay for the little extra on the looks alone .

 

Fab-u-lous, just looking at them on auto trader, around 2 1/2 k, I can see why. What a bike. Even one at 5 1/2 k!!!
I was watching the 'you tube' clip about different exhaust sounds as well.
I am not a full rider yet, however I am certainly clocking the miles up so far as a 125 rider. "Da da da da dar still loving it".

But it's cold at 6.30am, hehehehe

 

I know the feeling mate, I got mine for 3k with 18k on the clock and got little extras like heated grips etc. This was my first bike over 125cc and they have a more forgiving low end which is great for learning to control the power in low gears, if you get to 7-8k RPM it takes off like you dropped a gear lol.

 

That's a big jump up from a 125

 

I think realistically, when I do move up, i'd be best looking at something around a 400 perhaps?
Only that a 600 might be too much, and I don't know if something like a CBF500 would be much different?
I believe the CBF600 is 4 cylinder, and the 500 is 2. Not sure if this is right. Having only one cylinder atm, i'm sure
there will be a difference at any rate.
I am so enjoying the 'looking' experience.

 

Yeah it was a big jump but I got use to it pretty quickly and I was on the 125 everyday for 5 months so I got some road sense about me and fell off the 125 once or twice, so learned from that haha. The power difference is only as much as you pull that throttle, so I don't go crazy on the throttle at the start and just got use to the bike and I am still getting use to the power. The bike itself I don't feel uncomfortable on it and I cant really speak about the power ranges it has as my only 600CC experience is on that and a few blasts on a R6 and I was trained on a CBF600.

I would say the scariest thing that I found when I first went from my 125 to 600 is the weight of the bike lol it is better that they are heavier cause you want that weight under you and keeping you stable but when you are moving the bike in slow moving or backing the thing up, you do notice it for the first week or 2.

"The power difference is only as much as you pull that throttle" - I would use this on whatever bike you get cause the power difference will be noticeable on a 400-500 from a 125

 

hey thanks. I have ridden a 600 once in Nov as part of my bike lessons.
I must admit I was just in awe with the power, and hopefully respected that too, but was good to know it was there.
Basically loved it as I wrote on here. lol.
On a day to day thing though Id probably be better off on something a bit smaller for economics and the fact I ride my bike most days and most of the day for work. I do care work, so ride between calls. It's great experience and I do feel the changes in the time of the day and the flow of traffic from day to day and the time of day as well.
I just have to buckle down now, bite the bullet and take the bleeding exams. I have the disc, need to just clear my head, and get on with it. But I do find the more I want to do something, the harder it is to start it. lol

 

Yes, I agree that a heavier bike (within reason) is easier to balance.
When I did my DAS in the UK they first out me on a small 125 which I almost fell off of on several occasions. Then I was put on a 500 twin and it felt far more planted and seemed to balance itself better.

 

Probably better to get a UK spec 600 and use the throttle with caution at first.
You get used to the acceleration quite quickly, so if you've been riding for some time, getting a 400 may feel you wanting after a short time...enter @CRM

 

Fixed that for you

I believe the problem is the number of miles under your belt.
There would be a massive difference between someone who has only ridden a few hundred miles on a 125 before jumping on a 600 against someone who has ridden several thousand miles in all conditions on a 125.
Remember kids, the throttle works both ways