daveinlim Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I'm looking for a new bike. I'll be communicating year round and would like to use it for a few weekend blast. No interest in long journeys or trackdays. My commute is about 90 minutes, half is A road, dual carriageway and motorway. The other half is fighting through central London commuter traffic. So I'm looking for a do it all bike and don't want to spend much so about £4k or so is the budget. After short listing a few bikes I think a cbr600f from 2011 onwards would do the job. I'm sure a few here must have had these. What's your thoughts, anything I should look out for on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullscreenaging Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) Keep an ear out for ticking coming from the right hand side of the engine. This is where the CCT resides. Also not sure if the headers on the 2011 are stainless. If not look for signs of thinning. Mine were not stainless and I ended up with holes in them. They rust from the inside out. Mine was a 2002 bought in 2006 and rusted through in 2008!! Other than that they are bulletproof in my experience. Edited July 20, 2022 by fullscreenaging 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 The 2011 model had nothing in common with the old CBR600F. It was based on the Hornet. The engine is from the later RR CBR, and just like the Hornet it comes from its in a lower state of tune. It's not a bad bike by any means, but it's really is a hornet with a fairing on. The hornets were pretty reliable apart from the odd rectifier issue. So it's a pretty solid bike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinlim Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 hours ago, bud said: The 2011 model had nothing in common with the old CBR600F. It was based on the Hornet. The engine is from the later RR CBR, and just like the Hornet it comes from its in a lower state of tune. It's not a bad bike by any means, but it's really is a hornet with a fairing on. The hornets were pretty reliable apart from the odd rectifier issue. So it's a pretty solid bike. Thanks for your imput. It's an every day bike I'm after so if it's a bit of a wolf in sheep's clothing then that's ok. Something reliable and relatively comfortable is what Im after. It's not an rr or similar more track focused bike that I'm after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy sugger Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 The engine is basically the same as the one in my cbf. They can be a bit vibey at certain revs, and I'm still looking at ways to reduce the affect on my handlebars via different bar weights, but overall they are a good bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Four grand opens up a lot of scope for alternatives to a mid range race rep style bike like the CBR 600 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinlim Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 11 hours ago, fastbob said: Four grand opens up a lot of scope for alternatives to a mid range race rep style bike like the CBR 600 . I've taken the plunge on a CBR 600. It's getting a service and a new MOT and it'll be ready hopefully next week, get a few miles on it while summer is still here. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 3 hours ago, daveinlim said: I've taken the plunge on a CBR 600. It's getting a service and a new MOT and it'll be ready hopefully next week, get a few miles on it while summer is still here. You'll soon get sick of commuting on that buzzy little thing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinlim Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 16 hours ago, fastbob said: You'll soon get sick of commuting on that buzzy little thing . Maybe, but there's only one way to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 5 hours ago, daveinlim said: Maybe, but there's only one way to find out. Like ask the opinion of a load of experienced bikers on a forum ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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