| Honda CB600F/Hornet/599 | |
| Aka: | Honda Hornet (Europe and Brazil) Honda 599 (United States) |
| Manufacturer: | Honda |
| Production: | 1998–2013 |
| Successor: | Honda CB650F |
| Class: | Standard |
| Engine: | 5991NaN1, liquid cooled, inline four |
| Related: | Honda CB900F Honda CBR600F3 Honda CBR600RR |
The Honda CB600F (known as the Hornet in Europe and Brazil and 599 in the U.S.) is a street motorcycle manufactured by Honda. It is powered by a 599cc liquid-cooled inline-four engine, originally a detuned version of that in the Honda CBR600 sport bike, which currently produces around 102lk=inNaNlk=in. The 'Hornet' name was not taken to North America as AMC, and its successor, Chrysler, had trademarked the name with the AMC Hornet.
The Honda CB600F Hornet was introduced for Europe in 1998. It was based on the CB250F that was restricted to at its home-market (Japan) because of local laws (this bike was released only in Japan from 1996 or 1997 until 2015, when it was succeeded by the CB300F). The bike has a six-speed transmission. Its suspension consists of a single shock in the rear and a conventional telescopic fork in the front until it was succeeded by an upside-down fork in 2005. Its brakes are dual-disc, Nissin twin piston in the front and single-disc, Nissin single piston in the rear. It was given the 16inches diameter front wheel and 17inches, 180 section rear wheel setup from the Fireblade.
As a sport-oriented motorcycle that provides an upright riding position, it is considered a standard or "naked bike".
In 2000, Honda updated the Hornet, changing the 16inches front wheel for a 17inches to help corner stability and increasing the strength of the brake pass-over system on the front, making the brakes stronger. However, Honda did not increase the size of the fuel tank. A faired version, the CB600FS, was also introduced in 2000.
In 2003, Honda gave the CB600F version a make-over, with a larger fuel tank (17L as opposed to the former 16L), and 'sharper' styling. The CB600S faired version was discontinued.
In 2005, the instrument cluster was modernised, and more importantly, it was fitted with inverted front forks, to improve road-holding and cornering stability.
Honda took the Hornet to the United States and Canadian market beginning for the 2004 and 2006 model years respectively. It was called the 599.
The highly revised CB600F model came out in April 2007. The engine of the new motorcycle is a detuned version of the engine available in the 2007 CBR600RR giving a maximum output power of approximately 102bhp.
In 2011, the model got a facelift. The headlight assembly was changed and the instrument cluster uses LCD display. This bike shared many of the same componentsswingarm, fork, frame, engineas the Honda CBR600F that was reintroduced in 2011.[1] [2]
In November 2013, at the EICMA show, Honda debuted the all-new CB650F naked bike and CBR650F sport bike, to replace the outgoing CB600F Hornet in 2014.[3] [4]
In 2022, Honda announced the new Honda Hornet (CB 750 S) as the successor to the CB600F Hornet in Europe.[5]
| 1998-1999 | 2000-2002 | 2003-2004 | 2005-2006 | 2007–2013 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locations | ||||||
| Model ID | Europe (CB600F Hornet) | Europe (CB600F Hornet) & North America (599) | ||||
| Engine | ||||||
| Engine Type | 599cc liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC inline-4 | |||||
| Bore/Stroke | 65x | 67x | ||||
| Compression Ratio | 12.0:1 | |||||
| Max Power Output | 94.69bhp at 12,000 rpm | 94bhp at 12,000 rpm | 95bhp at 12,000 rpm 80.4hp(rear wheel) | 102bhp at 12,000 rpm | ||
| Max Torque | 62.76abbr=on1abbr=on @ 9,500 rpm | 61.78abbr=on1abbr=on @ 10,000 rpm | 63abbr=on1abbr=on @ 10,000 rpm 41.7lbft (rear wheel) | 63.5abbr=on1abbr=on @ 10,500 rpm | ||
| Valve Train | DOHC; four valves per cylinder | |||||
| Carburetion | Four 34mm slanted flat-slide CV | PGM-FI electronic fuel injection | ||||
| Ignition | Computer-controlled digital with electronic advance | Computer-controlled digital transistorised with electronic advance | ||||
| Drivetrain | ||||||
| Transmission | Six-speed | |||||
| Final Drive |
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| Chassis/Suspension/Brakes | ||||||
| Front Suspension | 41mm telescopic fork; 125mm travel | 41mm telescopic fork; 120mm travel | 41mm telescopic fork; 110mm travel | 41mm inverted telescopic fork | ||
| Rear Suspension | Single shock with seven-position spring-preload adjustability; 128mm travel | |||||
| Front Brakes | Dual full-floating 296mm discs with twin-piston calipers. | Dual full-floating 296mm discs with twin-piston calipers. ABS optional. | ||||
| Rear Brakes | Single 220mm disc with single-piston caliper. | Single 240mm disc with single-piston caliper. ABS optional. | ||||
| Front Tire | 130/70ZR16 | 120/70ZR-17 radial | ||||
| Rear Tire | 180/55ZR-17 radial | |||||
| Dimensions | ||||||
| Rake | 25.5 degrees | 25 degrees | ||||
| Trail | 96mm | 99mm | ||||
| Wheelbase | 1419.86mm | 1424.94mm | 1420mm | 1425mm | 1435.1mm | |
| Seat Height | 795mm | NaNmm | 800mm | |||
| Dry Weight | 176kg (388lb) | NaNkg (-2,147,483,648lb) | 401lb | 404lb | 173kg (381lb) | |
| Wet Weight | 446lb | 198kg (437lb), ABS: 203kg (448lb) | ||||