Honda CBR 600 RR Sports Bike

If 2007 gave any clue, the CBR®600RR has only just begun to write its legacy in the annals of 600-class performance. Crowned the Best Middleweight of 2007 by both Cycle World and Rider magazines, the CBR600RR oozes MotoGP-bred tech. Dual Stage Fuel Injection, Pro-Link® rear suspension, HESD electronic steering damper, wicked new colors for 2008 there's no other 600 like it. And there never will be.

Honda VFR8008 Sports Bike

Universally considered one of Honda's most illustrious race-bred sportbikes, the Interceptor® is also arguably one of the best all-around streetbikes ever made. Featuring a fuel-injected, VTEC-equipped V-4, aluminum chassis, comfortable, all-day ergos and an all-new color scheme for '08, this is a machine, though born of the track, whose razor-sharp performance is equally at home on any paved surface.

Honda CBR1000RR Sports Bike

There's nothing like a literbike when it comes to awesome performance. But for 2008, Honda's taking that level of performance—and handling—to a whole new level. New engine. New chassis. MotoGP-style exhaust. The all-new CBR1000RR is a Superbike that handles like a 600, but is built to dominate the Superbike class.

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Type 4-stroke, inline 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC
Bore x Stroke 70.0 mm x 48.7 mm.
Engine Displacement 749 cm3 (cc).
Compression Ratio 12.5 : 1.
Carburetion Fuel injection.
Oil Capacity (overhaul) 2.9L (0.8 US gal.).
Ignition Type Electronic ignition (fully transistorized).
Starter System Electric.
Lubrication System Wet sump.
Transmission 6-speed constant mesh.
Primary Drive Ratio 1.761 (74 / 42).
Final Drive Ratio 2.647 (45 / 17).
Frame Type Twin-spar diamond (aluminium-alloy).
Rake/Trail 23.8 degrees / 98 mm (3.9 in.).
Suspension Front Inverted telescopic, coil spring, oil damped, spring preload fully adjustable, compression damping 2-way fully adjustable, rebound damping fully adjustable.
Rear Link type, coil spring, oil damped, spring preload fully adjustable, compression damping 2-way fully adjustable, rebound damping fully adjustable.
Wheels Front 17M/C x MT3.50, cast aluminium-alloy.
Rear 17M/C x MT5.50, cast aluminium-alloy.
Brakes Front Radial mount, 4-piston calipers, 310 mm disc, twin.
Rear Single, 1-piston caliper, 220 mm disc.
Tires Front 120/70ZR17M/C (58W), tubeless.
Rear 180/55ZR17M/C (73W), tubeless.
Fuel tank 17.0 L (4.5 US gal.).
Overall length 2,040 mm (80.3in.).
Overall Width 715 mm (28.1in.).
Overall height 1,125 mm (44.3in.).
Wheelbase 1,400 mm (55.1in.).
Seat height 810 mm (31.9in.).
Dry weight 165 kg (363 lbs.).

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Honda CBR1000RR

The engine was designed specifically with an eye toward handling as well as horsepower and torque. Since the power plant represents a large percentage of a motorcycle's mass, the engine must be configured to assist the handling process, not hinder it. For decades, Honda has championed the concept of mass centralization, that is, concentrating the component masses as close to the motorcycle's center as possible. The CBR1000RR elevated that concept to a higher plane.

Honda CBR600RR

Wrapped around this tiny but powerful engine is an all-new frame, significantly lighter, slimmer, and more compact than that of the 2006 600RR. The frame is produced using what Honda calls Fine Die-Cast (FDC) technology, which allows them to build a lighter frame without compromising strength or rigidity. The reflexes of the new bike are sharpened by its 22 mm (0.87 in) shorter wheelbase, as well as by the designer's focus on strict mass centralization. Despite the shorter wheelbase, the 2007 model's swingarm is actually 5 mm (0.20 in) longer than that of the 2006, made possible by the more compact dimensions of the new bike's engine.