You can lay behind the screen and it will do 150mph but if you stay below 7000rpm it's a great commuter. You complain about it being soft, this is easily fixed with "600RR" (not sure the year) springs and oils. Not expensive. @@pudmoto
Just bought this as my first bike today! I got the black edition with only 4800 km on it. CAN’T WAIT to ride it, thanks for the review and greetings from the Netherlands!
Brilliant reviews. I've watched a lot of your videos on the Honda CBR600F. Picking mine up from Yorkshire in 2 weeks. So excited! A big thanks to your great reviews 🎉❤😊
Funnily enough i found your channel whilst doing research on this bike around october time. Glad i did tbh because you got me back into watching motovloggers which i had stopped doing years ago because they got rather boring imo. I had my heart set on this bike until recently when i decided to go for the 2024 CBR 650R that comes out this month
Picked up a 2011 example as my first “big bike” after riding 50cc or 125 for the past 10 years. No regrets. Lovely bike, easy to ride, with the punch you want to have some fun!
I just purchased today a 22 Yamaha R7 60th addition. Stepping up from a 125cc Lexmoto LXS. Can’t wait until next week until the bike is ready for collection. Great vid again Pub keep them coming 👍🏻
The 600F was a great little sporty but comfortable do it all bike (quite like the VFR750/800 but with a slightly more sporty edge), it had 95% of the RRs performance and handling and it was only really at the track and pushing it were you'd find the RRs advantages, plus it was quite a bit more comfortable and the RR was the most comfortable of the middleweight super sports bikes of the time (the R6, ZX6, GSX-R600 and the Ducati 749) , I know the CBR650 is meant to be the modern version but IMO it's a poor attempt and lacks the character, performance and handling of the older F..
I think the CBR650 is actually heavier than this one aswell. Yeah totally agree I think the real performance differences will be way more apparent when out on track on the RR.
Ive had 2 of these over 4 years. Can sit on motorways and have plenty of power for overtaking.will sit at 100mph and not vibrate too much. Ive used it to commute in London and its perfect. No snatchy throttle etc . Lower power at low revs so it is easy to ride in crawling traffic. Front heavy helps that. 6 pot linked brakes are good enough. 100bhp is enough gor daily use. Id highly recommend this over the 650r
Sounds as though my certainly agree in terms of the things i included in the review, all these points definately point towards it being a really nice manageable bike for new riders stepping up plus still having alot going for it for more experienced brethren
I had the chance to commute on a cbr600f4 for a few weeks, lovely little bike, very confidence inspiring and was super easy to wheelie lol. But you cant beat displacement, my zx12r is a nutter and feels similar to a cbr600f4
I’ve had one of these for 8 years. I’ve test ridden all the bikes that came after it and none are as good. The modern equivalent don’t have adjustable suspension and have a bit less power. Plus the riding position on this generation is perfect.
Good review and loveley looking bike. I just ordered a new CBR650R and waiting patiently for it to arrive. First bike after 30 year break. Wanted inline 4 as the sound and power delivery suites me. I am 5' 4" with a 28" inside leg. I can get balls of my feet down ok and its an 810mm height. I think its more about the width of the seat at the tank that makes the difference. Keep up the content and hats off to you sir for doing a review in the lovely British weather 👍
Oh wow what a beautiful bike to get you back into riding! And yeah the inline 4 is just sexy af hahah it just doesn't get old hearing the sound when you hit them high revs!!! Cheers mate haha felt committed to the review once i started haha gotta show the realities of riding in the uk
@@pudmoto it was a treat to myself, midlife crisis style. Did a couple of years when younger only having a bike for everything, rain snow wind etc. This time it will be for dry days above 10 degrees 😄.
Great review Pud! I think these are deffo sports tourers as like you say they're comfortable and softer suspension where as the 600rr is a full on track monster so everything is just more lol, The brakes being soft and not having much bite is an easy fix mate... hel braided brake lines and some track/fast road pads and it should pull up real sharp then but it could also be due to not enough heat in the pads and tyres as well especially in the beautiful English weather we have haha, pilot power sports 3 are supposed to be decent in the wet as are diablos.
Yeah 100% tourers, I think i will do the changes to the brakes and tyres first to be honest because it can be quite noticable at times, Yeah i suppose the weather reaaaally doesn't help in this lovely soggy country hahah
Oh yeah it absolutely is, stripped back abit because it would be too much of a competitor to the cbr600rr. Which is ultimately why they stopped making them. Cause people were opting to buy this much cheaper machine
I started life on the brand new SV650 black naked in 1999 and there's a reason it became so popular. The rest of the bike perfectly matches the capability of the engine, and it's very forgiving of new riders. Like you Pud I rode through winter and it never let me down once. Sadly we soon parted thanks to some shithead tea leaf. So I changed to the yellow 650s. We were together for a few years. I tried the new VFR VTECH for a couple of hours, and it felt like riding an elephant. It was easy to manage, but felt as wide as a car compared to a skinny v-twin. The only problem with the SV 650, as brilliant as they are, and as easy to get along with, they are underpowered. It won't take new riders long to envy bigger bikes. Great review Pud, it sounds like an awesome bike and impressive for the age. It make me wanna ride again. But what was the price?
Oh absolutely mate, i've heard very similar things about the SV650, absolutely brilliant bikes and people fall in love with them very easy but the lack of mega power certainly turns people away from them, shame really. Thanks alot mate, plan on doing way more review style videos, especially if I can get my hands on some more bikes, need a dealership sponsor haha. Price I paid back in August was £4,100
@@pudmoto £4100, wow. I paid that for my brand new SV in 1999! Times have changed. Yeah I soon got bored, and really wanted to upgrade, but there weren't any alternatives until you get to the 1000cc level and they were bloody expensive. If you want or need advice on reviews and getting free gear, I can help out a little. I had a hugely popular website back in the day, it was in the top 2,000 sites in the UK and I was harassed constantly for endorsements and reviews.
They certainly have mate! Yeah to be honest most of what we gotta consider now is the insurance on top too, mega prices. That would be massively helpful, i'd love to get some advice on how to start the process
I do love these, I always wanted a 600F but my gf wont let me get a 3rd bike :( So I'm looking for garages to rent :D gonna be like "yeah im off to hang out with the bois" before I ride to my secret garage to pull out the secret bikes.
@@pudmoto Always loved the blue and white but I can only ever find them in the red. However saying that I would probably wrap the coloured panels in my colour of choice anyway haha.
Id absolutely love to make it a track steed, maybe down the line if funds increase and i can afford another bike haha. Cafe racer version sounds interesting!
@@alivekicking6247 the normal phrase is a wolf in sheep's clothing which would represent a bit of a beast that doesn't look scary As this bike is an easy to live with sports bike that looks faster than it is the roles are reversed
@ThreeB78 I know the saying; you can also reverse it. A low powered BMW 320, for example, with M3 badges, is a sheep in wolves clothing. A modern hot hatch or Audi RS4 without badges is a wolf in sheep's clothing. The term is not really relevant either way for this bike or any bike really. Easy to live with certainly doesn't make it a sheep. It's a wolf in wolves clothing, which would be a lot more accurate.
I bought my 600F last year after 12 years of no motorbike. I must say it’s cracking bike and plenty powerful enough for what I want these days being a 60year old fart. Love mine
Yes bro , can’t fault my cbr tbh ridden a few bikes and I just gelled with the Honda more I’m 6.1 and don’t feel cramped up or anything, bonus I can just about keep up with my dads zx6r , had back end slip out but pulled it back in , so deffo need better tyres on them , but I’ve only done 2600 miles so far , nice to see a full video bro weather should start getting better after this month deffo get group ride sorted , as always bro keep smashing it 👊🏻✌🏻
For sure mate, i've had a few slips myself so will wanna upgrade tyres at some point. I'm back now mate, 2 long form vids per week!! Absolutely! I genuinly still have your sticker haha
Have a 2012 dr-z 400, love the simplicity. Gave confidence to get tools and develop some skills. Favorite bike is the 600f4i, and if can ever get an insurer to take one on here (before all bikes that era are banned), I definitely plan to own one.
Oh absolutely, this bikes has done the same for my confidence and skills. An f4i would be awesome! More powerful than this badboy, would be insane to own one!
@@jamiedean5106 London, no garage. Seems biggest issues, though also self employed and only had fully unrestricted license a year. Still, late 30's, 18 years car license, and could not get a quote from over a dozen insurers directly. A lady said "there is just no market for it". While know of a 24 year old, 600RR, first big bike paying £1250 fully comp (I'm paying £1500 3rd party only for a dirtbike). But they are out of London, garaged. Better demographic. I managed to get a quote on an R7 recently, £3300 3rd party only, they wouldn't give one for fire and theft.
Had mine 5years now, so reliable, fitted a link pipe to remove the cat and resonator, the Honda apro end can and a Woolwich remap, 97bhp at the rear wheel, pops and bangs lovely and a flame every now and then. Cracking bikes but defo needs to be screamed
Oooooooo that sounds sexy! Kind of making me want to do the same to mine, it does need to be screamed though for sure, but when you hit them high revs and it pulls it feels awesome!
