MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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I still love the 'original' RR.

My Dad had a blue one exactly like this brand new. Still the best looking Jap 600 IMO...maybe even the best looking 00s Jap sports bike.

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That's not an original RR, imho.

The 2003, with RWU forks and the red and black Honda wing paint job is the original RR.
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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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Yeah thye only did the RWU fork one for a short while, then the USD one was a minor face-lift.

Not actually sure which my Dad had.
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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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I remember doing a trackday at Donington in the mid 00's on my 98 Fireblade. I thought I was pretty handy, but some fella's on 600RR's were killing me... on the straights.

I think the original R6 was the first 'proper' 600cc sports bike. It wasn't even attempting to be an everyday bike, then Honda caught up and did it even better a couple of years later with the RR. The late 90's early 00's GSXR600 looked like a sports bike, but didn't have the motor to back it up.
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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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The one you all really want is not the CBR

But

Image2022-05-12_05-15-07 by steveweeks59, on Flickr

Only £4000

Lol looking at prices, I may need to ask for more

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135061802016 ... R-LUjO_JZA
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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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Yorick wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:30 pm
Whysub wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:13 pm Are the wings necessary for handling, or necessary for advertising?
As useful as auto-blipper :D
Why do you say that? I love clutchless downshifts on the race bike, so much so I looked into retrofitting on my roadbike but was a touch expensive...
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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:32 pm The one you all really want is not the CBR

But

Image2022-05-12_05-15-07 by steveweeks59, on Flickr

Only £4000

Lol looking at prices, I may need to ask for more

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135061802016 ... R-LUjO_JZA
Not my cup of tea, but that's a bloody bargain!
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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:32 pm The one you all really want is not the CBR

But

Image2022-05-12_05-15-07 by steveweeks59, on Flickr

Only £4000

Lol looking at prices, I may need to ask for more

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135061802016 ... R-LUjO_JZA
You really selling it? Ceri fancies something different?
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Bigjawa wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2024 7:42 pm Not my cup of tea, but that's a bloody bargain!
You'd need to spend ages cleaning it though and in that state it may never come back. :cry:
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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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Sunny wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:37 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:32 pm The one you all really want is not the CBR

But

Image2022-05-12_05-15-07 by steveweeks59, on Flickr

Only £4000

Lol looking at prices, I may need to ask for more

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135061802016 ... R-LUjO_JZA
You really selling it? Ceri fancies something different?
The only time it's moved this year was today so I could see if it still works. Worked like a charm.

She was saying we should sell it, I wasn't convinced we should, but there's little point keeping it if not being used.
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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:19 pm That's not an original RR, imho.

The 2003, with RWU forks and the red and black Honda wing paint job is the original RR.
This is the one ( not for that money though eh! :shock: )
https://pdq1.com/article/honda-cbr600rr-2003-for-sale
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Re: MCN : the Honda CBR600RR returns to UK showrooms

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For me that is what I see in my head when someone says 600RR.