// Generation · 2007 — 2013

CBR600RR INJECTION

Complete redesign in 2007: fuel-injected CBR600RR engine, die-cast aluminium frame, 102hp in 173kg. The Hornet grows up — lighter, more powerful, more modern. Full facelift in 2011 with signature twin headlight, LCD display and underbelly exhaust.

88
Buyer score / 100
4
Vintages
9
Changes
2
Overhauls
5
Updates
2
Minor
↘ Changes by category
M
ENGINE
1 change
2007
Fuel-injected CBR600RR engine — 102hp / 64Nm — +6hp vs Gen 1
Fuel injection replaces 4 carburettors — engine maps optimised for urban and sport riding
Major
C
FRAME
3 changes
2007
New die-cast aluminium mono-backbone frame — aluminium swingarm — 173kg dry (−3kg)
Major
2007
Enlarged 19L fuel tank — new 5-spoke aluminium wheels
Medium
2009
Inverted fork gains compression damping adjustment + new 7-way preload/rebound monoshock
Medium
E
ELECTRONICS
2 changes
2009
Improved LCD instrument cluster
Minor
2011
New LCD instrument cluster with analogue tachometer — wider handlebars
Medium
A
AESTHETICS
2 changes
2011
Complete facelift — new twin headlight, LED tail light, underbelly exhaust
Medium
2013
Final model year — replaced by the CB650F in 2014
Honda presents the CB650F and CBR650F at EICMA November 2013 as the official successors to the Hornet 600
Minor
S
SAFETY
1 change
2007
ABS available as option — first Hornet 600 with ABS
Medium