2002 Honda CBR600F4i

Summary:

You can't get much better sports bike on the road

Faults:

Scraped it a bit when off-roading in a field in France.

Nothing.

General Comments:

This bike is easy to ride.

Fast, lightweight, therefore fun to ride. You can snap it through bends with ease.

The seat is uncomfortable after 100 miles, you can get aftermarket seats from USA (i.e. Corbin) which helps.

Looks good and futuristic 6 years on.

This bike was good for riding all over France, that's where the 'sports tourer' element comes in.. It is a bike that has a great riding position. It's just a top bike - ride one and see.

Gear changes seem to be more frequent on this 600 than my old VFR 750, which had more torque in all rev ranges, so you will have to change up and down more on the CBRf4i - then you get a bigger bike and it's heavier and less nimble - so it ain't that big a deal.. Get one, you will love it. Most 600's are similar unless you are Valentino Rossi or his mum or someone like that.

Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 21st May, 2008

2003 Honda CBR600F4i

Summary:

Excellent build quality!

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong at all. Excellent machine... unlike my ZX6R!

General Comments:

If you're thinking of getting a sports 600, then this is the only bike you will need. It isn't as mad looking or as racey as the latest tackle, but don't let this stop you from trying one. Some people say it's a 'Sports Tourer' now that the CBR600RR is available, but they are the type of riders that you can go around the outside of with your knee down, Sports Tourer indeed!!!

Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 16th January, 2005

11th Jul 2011, 10:26

Re: some comments on the CBR 600 F4i / F Sport. I bought mine in South Africa from the original owner. I saw the bike in the Honda workshop; the owner said it had a misfire on cylinder 2. Anyway, to cut a very long story short, the fault was traced to the fuel pressure regulator valve, which sits on the fuel injector rail and returns fuel to the petrol tank. It is a sealed unit, so it was replaced with a new one. On disassembly/uncrimping, there was no obvious hole or tear in the rubber diaphragm. I can only assume that the valve was sticking open and allowing fuel into cylinder 2, which eventually flooded. Cylinder 3 also over fueled.

I had been on chatrooms to try to resolve this, but it seems to be a unique problem.

CHRIS.

In reply to 11th Jul 2011, 10:26

28th Dec 2012, 19:04

I have a CBR 600 F4i and it is misfiring. It doesn't do it when it's cold, but as it warms up it starts to misfire, and gets worse the warmer it gets, and only misses when I'm not getting on it. I pulled the spark plugs and it seems to be the number 2 and 3 that are having the problems. It sounds like I'm having the same problem you were having. Was your bike misfiring like I described?