Honda’s CBR600F2-F3 Started A 600-Class Dynasty That Stretched For Nearly A Decade, Both In The Showroom And On The Racetrack.
This bike is completely original.
Mileage: 15874
The F3 looked similar to the F2, but similarities were only skin deep. Both the engine and chassis were revised. The 1995 F3 featured another bump in carb size, up to 36mm. With the addition of ram-air induction, new fueling and breathing requirements were necessary to serve up another five horsepower over the older F2. This included a system of hoses to maintain the same pressure in the float bowls and the airbox; otherwise, when airbox pressure rose above ambient, there would be no fuel flow through the main jet. Compression was bumped to 12.0:1 and the intake runners shortened by 5mm to increase intake velocity. A new exhaust was also part of the mix, as was a new low friction coating on the piston rings and crank bearings. Honda revised the ignition system to help control detonation with the higher compression engine. All these engine changes allowed a bump in both the rev limit, to 13,300 rpm, and peak power, to about 90 hp at 12,000 rpm.
The F3 had upgraded front rotors, now measuring at 296mm, and a new 5-inch-wide rear wheel. The rear suspension had a revised linkage rate and a beefier swingarm pivot, while the fork received new triple clamps. Weight stayed about the same despite all the improvements, mostly due to little things like plastic headlight covers and a few other similar changes made to offset small weight gains in other areas.
