Honda CBR600F (2000-2007)

now had it for 6 months,bought for £850 in a scruffy state, had been used as a track bike for a while so came with brokern plastics and plenty of scuffs and scars, but was all straight and despite its 44000 miles runs and rides really well does not use any fluids and starts on the button every time, great feed back from brakes and chassis, light and nimble trundle to the shops commute or weekend blast it seems happy do either.im getting mid 40s mpg but the weather has been shit, overall very happy with it,stepping down from a 900 you do notice the lack of grunt but you soon adapt your riding style to suit.recommended.

Bought a 2003 with 17,000. Now 22,000 on the clock. Very nice, smooth engine, fuel injection makes easy winter starts. Only issue is the camchain tensioner has gone a couple of times, this is a known issue though. Cheap to replace. Lack of fuel gauge abit annoying - I tend to reset the mileage counter after each fillup. A little juicy on petrol - about 105 miles before the reserve light comes on. But do i care? No, its very light, makes turning circle and commuting through london a doddle. Engine is smooth and bullet proof. Centre stand very useful. Good feedback through the bars, breaks are nice and reassuring. Suspension not too hard and absorbs what are the british roads. Manages luggage / pillion without issues. Sometimes I wonder if I am better off with a VFR800, but this is possibly better? lighter, cheaper to run, and the fairings are better than you think down a motorway. Highly recommend this bike.

This is a phenomenal bike, the Ultimate machine. But just to be fair lets start with the bad. (There's not much) If not used the battery will go down. When starting the engine revs high for a few mins. The turning circle could be better when weaving through stationery traffic. That's all I got, (And that took some serious brain racking). Now the good. (I'd make yourself comfortable if I were you!!) This is a beautiful bike, stunning to look at, a real head turner. It can suit any style of riding, if your commuting, keeping your revs low and sitting upright with straight arms its perfectly happy and if you choose to bend your arms put your head down and rev the pants out it, it will reward you total power and excitement. Very comfortable for any size rider (and passenger) with loads of leg room. (I'm 6"5) Clear displays with digital speedo/trip comp/reserve fuel gage/clock and clear rev counter and engine temp gage. Both centre and side stand and decent under seat storage makes this bike so practical for everyday use. But its an animal when unleashed with amazing handling. Great security with remote alarm and immobiliser. Stunning reliability and solid body, with servicing this bike will go on forever.

I'm in Australia. Bought this thing (the split seat F4i version, equivalent to the FS in the UK) at 30,000km early in 2010; been riding this thing for 15,0000km since, with just about zero problems. For a sports bike, it is very comfortable posture-wise - leaning forward enough for sports corners, but still upright enough when cruising; it's probably the last of the 600 supersports that was comfortable (I'm 175cm, 80kg). Tall riders (6 foot or more) may find this bike small, but if you're medium like me, it's a great fit. Most of my riding is 200-300km outside metro areas, on weekends. Reliability wise - it's been almost bullet proof. I installed a set of Oxford Hot Hands and cigarette lighter power point (under the seat) - mechanically it was typical Honda - easy to install a relay to control the items I installed above. The fairings are quite easy to remove and reinstall (a service manual off the Internet helps a great deal), giving easy access to most things. Servicing of the bike is quite sraightforward - the fuel tank does have to come off to access the spark plugs, but once there it's fine. I changed my cam chain tensioner (a well known issue on CBR600's in general, but does not affect every bike) once, but the old one was still working fine. The engine "rattle" may just be more a characteristic noise than a problem. Touring wise - it's not as comfortable as a genuine sports tourer, but for a sports bike, it's quite comfortable - I've done 300-500kms a day and not felt sore on my bum or my back. Fuel consumption is around 5-6L per 100km, depending on how you ride it - city use is generally good (5L/100km), on the highway at 110km/h thanks to poor aerodynamics for any bike, it's closer to 5.5L/100km. Still gives a comfortable range of 250km before the reserve light comes on, which is quite a good range if you're in a country like Australia where servos are not necessarily every 10kms ... Engine performance is again very solid - not the torquiest of engines under 3000rpm, but ample enough for general acceleration. Engine spins from 2000rpm smoothly, gets wild at 6000rpm, before going dangerously ballistic at 10,000rpm (redline is about 14,500rpm). If you complain about not having enough power after riding this bike, you need to question your riding, not the bike ... All in all, it's an incredibly fine all rounder, with a good array of features(the dashboard has ample info), such as fully adjustable suspension on the front and back. I fitted an excellent (read affordable!) Renntec sports rack and top box; soft panniers also wrap around the pillion seat quite snugly (I use generic ebay ones; the branded ones I think will work very well too). My last ride was just last week, to the Snowy Ride in the Snowy Mountains - a total 1500kms and the bike did not miss a beat (weather was generally fine, with the odd shower). I felt very comfortable all the way through; the bike took in the long cruising roads very comfortably, but handled the tight roads in the alps just as brilliantly. The biggest test the bike had was a 12-hour ride in unrelenting and blinding storms on the way to the Philip Island Moto GP in 2010 - the bike again did not miss a beat, and the Oxford Hot Hands are STILL working till this day! All in all, if you're after a do-it-all bike that will last almost forever - there's a couple of American riders on the CBR Forum who've been touring on the F4/FS's to beyond 250,000 MILES with no major engine rebuilds ... this is one bike you will not regret. Yes it was "bland" when new, but people forget it was a Honda, which means it's "ideal" now. Find a well serviced one, and go for it.

Bought this as my first bike after passing DAS. Have loved every second on the thing; use it daily as a commuter all year round (yes, even at -20°C) as well as weekend blasts around the Scottish scenery. Has performed faultlessly for over 20k miles, and would be a 5* bike if only it didn't suffer from Death-rattle - cam chain tension lifter has been replaced 5 times now. Wish I could afford a new one.

I have a 1997 Cbr 600 f and to honest I use it all year round and treat it like a bitch I leave it outside all year.It starts and gets to the places i need to go, good solid engine regular servicing is the trick.

Purchased my FS2 "2002 FSport" as my first step off of the 125 :D wow what a machine. I use this for my daily commute. It looks like a racer but is still comfy, show it some bends and it feels so agile. Point and Squirt is great fun, I still havent red lined it mainly through fear of sliding of the back, lol. A truely amazing and great handling machine with plenty of power on tap.

As my first big bike i couldn't of made a better choice to start with, it's comfy and easy to ride like a tourer but get the tacho needle up above 8-9 thousand rpm and you'll be able to keep up with it's rivals i.e. the R6, ZX6R and the GSXR600. Althought it is extremely easy to handle i would recommend a steering damper if you live in a village surounded by pot hole covered roads because as soon as you hit the power band you get some god aweful steering wobbles but the damper accompanied with a good set of tires and there shouldn't be anything in the way of giving you a superb ride and because it's honda the bike should be able to keep it's performance long after any of it's rivals!

my cbr 600f gets me to work round the track fun need down sundays anything you want. I admit i want a bigger powered bike but my cbr 600 is not going to leave my garage! it might just get a few friends.

great all round bike. top build quality, super reliable.