CBR600 is a top used buy

Added on Friday, February 26th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor | No Comments

Honda’s legendary CBR600 has been awarded the title ‘Used Machine of the Year’ in the motorcycle trade’s respected British Dealer News awards. The Dealer News Awards, now in their seventh year, are based on votes from 500 motorcycle dealerships across the UK.

The Honda CBR600 was first launched in 1987 and after initial mixed reviews over its `jelly mould’ styling, became a strong seller after its 1991 makeover. Further model updates followed throughout the ‘90s, and in 2003, the sportier RR version put the motorcycle at the forefront of the supersport 600 class, with CBRs taking the lion’s share of championship wins in both the British Supersport and World Supersport championships over the last two decades.

The latest CBR600RR is also at the cutting-edge of development in safety, now featuring the electronically-controlled Combined ABS system – the world’s first ABS system designed specifically for a sports bikes. Estimates put the number of CBR600s sold since 1987 at more than half-a-million, and Honda UK reckon that more than 50,000 CBR600s are in use in this country. Both the Honda CBR600F and RR versions were covered in the ‘Used Machine of the Year’ award.

Steve Martindale, General Manager of Honda (UK) Motorcycles said, “It’s a real testament to the CBR600 range of models, that motorcycle dealers across the country have voted the CBR600 machine their favourite used machine of the year.”

For further information, visit www.honda.co.uk

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