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crush corners in a finer fashion
than it will tour to Austin in April.
It's not seen any major up-
dates since 2008. Think about
that for a second. Remember
when sportbikes got updated
every two years at the very
least? In 2013 the CBR got
41mm Showa Big Piston Forks,
slightly new bodywork and a bit
more grunt, but it's basically the
same bike it was in 2008. Surely
it must be past the use-by date?
Wrong.
That delightfully dry expression
of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' could
not be more adept to Honda's
mini superbike. It's a bike that
does everything well yet nothing
outstanding, which is more than I
can say for most bikes. The build
quality is second-to-none, it's
comfortable enough for medium
mile days in the saddle, is great for
cutting through traffic and bet-
ter for cutting through apexes. A
shorter rider of 5'10" is matched
as perfectly to the 600 as Kate
Upton to a V-neck T. Taller riders
struggle – at least I do – to fit on
board and the ride dimensions
really only make sense for those
of shorter leg, but if all you do is
It's small
dimensions make
Rennie look
massive on the
CBR – even with
all that girth on
top the Honda still
destroys corners.
