I've been riding the same F2 for the past 17 years and it's still one of my favorite bikes ever. It's fun to come back and watch this video. lots of power (even though I agree it's plenty to have fun) and a thin seat seams funny by today's standards!
I agree just bought my 97 cbr 600 f3 with 5’685 miles in 2017 Two months ago and love it, it’s my 3rd 600 and this thang preforms amazing! here on the Tennessee roads it’s a blast love the looks! Makes great power and handles really good! I’m 37 now and honestly like it better than my YZF600R and gsxr600 Honda has got it right.
I have had mine since new March of 1991. Has 36,000 miles and is still awesome. I hate putting it away ever winter, but I know I need to move on since I am now 57.
I have just bought one of these (Oct 2017). They are brilliant, as a mature rider (38) who has recently passed their test , this is my first bike. For the age, I was gob smacked how smooth and fun this is to ride. I was also taken back to how light it feels. I agree with what they say on this video, being an older bike having no fuel gage etc is a bit of a pain, however it doesn’t take long to get use to knowing when it needs petrol. When the sound changes (to spluttering), turn the gage to the reserve which will then allow you 30 miles to find a petrol/gas station. The power and manoeuvrability is also good for a beginner, very forgiving bikes. I definitely recommend one of these, don’t let the age put you off. Happy and safe riding from the UK.
Great video. I love my F3. There are a lot of nice modern 600s and literbikes out there today, but this bike screams character. I love seeing so many of them still on the road today
I bought a 96 F3 brand new back in the day after earning my chops on a 93 Kawasaki EX 500... But then... I was reborn... I bought a 2002 1100 Blackbird... *HOLYSHIT... I WAS REBORN!* Liter Bikes... *THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE!*
What's interesting is if you expose the airbox you can see two hoses on the front that lead nowhere. It already had two air openings on the fairings which mean they had already planned for the RAM air intake but likely didn't have time perfecting it until the F3 which has nearly identical fairings.
Those are marked "Direct Intake Cooling" on the UK models, always made me chuckle, they do have a slight deviation towards the radiator but It's like that huge space behind the front wheel does nothing... 😂
Own a 1991, less than 30k miles. Ride it every summer. Fastest i have gotten it to was 148 ish (maybe 150?) but it was time to slow down lol. Sweet video!
First bike here too. just bought one from 1993 ran 71500 km. i cant wait to go ride it this summer. in this video though it doesnt have the pillion bar thats on the very end of the tail. i'd like to remove that. any way it can removed? anything else i need to worry about with this bike? i didnt get a service manual with my bike so i dont know when it needs service again.
i went from this bike to a 2009 r6 and it was a gteat bike too, i also loved the gixxer 750 back in the day, and even tho it wasnt a race bike the honda vfr interceptor was a bike i really wanted, hell i had a big wish list, but love readin up on these ol classics. Still great bikes today.
@@culleykaufman2295 hell yea, loved it, listening to it sit out there warming up, thing would fly, even by todays standards, the smokin joes cbr was sweet too, i hear they are worth alot of bread if they in good shape. Back then 600s were it, kinda sad how it is today.
I've been riding the same F2 for the past 17 years and it's still one of my favorite bikes ever. It's fun to come back and watch this video. lots of power (even though I agree it's plenty to have fun) and a thin seat seams funny by today's standards!
hahah yeah the seat part i didnt understand. i found it veeery comfy and mushy. compared to todays standards with is basically just a plank of wood.
I agree just bought my 97 cbr 600 f3 with 5’685 miles in 2017 Two months ago and love it, it’s my 3rd 600 and this thang preforms amazing! here on the Tennessee roads it’s a blast love the looks! Makes great power and handles really good! I’m 37 now and honestly like it better than my YZF600R and gsxr600 Honda has got it right.
25years and still great bikes to this day, i am probably getting one myself the next month or 2, cant wait
I got one, it'll be out the shop tomorrow
+Demario Moses nice, i am getting mine today evening :) 92 red black with only 30.000km
I owned the CBR 600 F2 back in 94, put 14k miles on it in 9 months. Was my 1st bike and I loved it. Then moved up to the 95' CBR 900 RR the next year!
I have had mine since new March of 1991. Has 36,000 miles and is still awesome. I hate putting it away ever winter, but I know I need to move on since I am now 57.
Wow nice
What do you mean move on? You really want to sell it?!
Ride or die ruff Ryder
4 life bike life
I have just bought one of these (Oct 2017). They are brilliant, as a mature rider (38) who has recently passed their test , this is my first bike.
For the age, I was gob smacked how smooth and fun this is to ride. I was also taken back to how light it feels. I agree with what they say on this video, being an older bike having no fuel gage etc is a bit of a pain, however it doesn’t take long to get use to knowing when it needs petrol. When the sound changes (to spluttering), turn the gage to the reserve which will then allow you 30 miles to find a petrol/gas station.
The power and manoeuvrability is also good for a beginner, very forgiving bikes. I definitely recommend one of these, don’t let the age put you off.
Happy and safe riding from the UK.
I hope i will buy one next week
@@Krezo200hi did you end up buying it ? Still riding if so? How is it holding up
@@KhataarFelMataar i bought it and sold it after a few weeks, because sport bikes just hurt me, cant ride with these ergonomics
Great video. I love my F3. There are a lot of nice modern 600s and literbikes out there today, but this bike screams character. I love seeing so many of them still on the road today
I bought a 96 F3 brand new back in the day after earning my chops on a 93 Kawasaki EX 500...
But then... I was reborn... I bought a 2002 1100 Blackbird... *HOLYSHIT... I WAS REBORN!*
Liter Bikes... *THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE!*
LA MEJOR MOTO DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
What's interesting is if you expose the airbox you can see two hoses on the front that lead nowhere. It already had two air openings on the fairings which mean they had already planned for the RAM air intake but likely didn't have time perfecting it until the F3 which has nearly identical fairings.
Those are marked "Direct Intake Cooling" on the UK models, always made me chuckle, they do have a slight deviation towards the radiator but It's like that huge space behind the front wheel does nothing... 😂
Own a 1991, less than 30k miles. Ride it every summer. Fastest i have gotten it to was 148 ish (maybe 150?) but it was time to slow down lol. Sweet video!
how reliable is this bike? did you do cam chain tensioners?
Super reliable
lol "just enough power as you would ever need on the streets" now ya got guys on turbo busas and h2s
First bike here too. just bought one from 1993 ran 71500 km. i cant wait to go ride it this summer. in this video though it doesnt have the pillion bar thats on the very end of the tail. i'd like to remove that. any way it can removed? anything else i need to worry about with this bike? i didnt get a service manual with my bike so i dont know when it needs service again.
Sin duda la mejor moto de los 90tas
That gloss black exhaust!!!!!
What are these bike like on motorways
Honda CBR 600 f2 TOP!!!
Im gonna buy one next week
Man those wheels are sexy
Thanks. !
i went from this bike to a 2009 r6 and it was a gteat bike too, i also loved the gixxer 750 back in the day, and even tho it wasnt a race bike the honda vfr interceptor was a bike i really wanted, hell i had a big wish list, but love readin up on these ol classics. Still great bikes today.
Looks like an episode of reading rainbow
I owned this bike in high school.. it was so fuckin killer, had the white red n blue one, great bike, great times.
I had the red white blue one as well, 1993 600 f2.
@@culleykaufman2295 hell yea, loved it, listening to it sit out there warming up, thing would fly, even by todays standards, the smokin joes cbr was sweet too, i hear they are worth alot of bread if they in good shape. Back then 600s were it, kinda sad how it is today.
Still have one with stage 3
I run with litre bikes