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F stands for what - 4/13/2007 3:32:13 PM    threepee   Posts: 9 Joined: 3/28/2007 Status: offline I own a 99 F4 since it first came out. I always wondered what the F in F4 stands for. I called a bunch of Honda dealerships and they didn't know. My guess is formula. Anyone know for sure. Post #: 1

RE: F stands for what - 4/13/2007 8:32:29 PM    bmg velocity Posts: 1353 Joined: 12/14/2006 Status: offline I did a search...and the first question should be what does CBR stand for. No one seems to know... I do... _____________________________ Does not want to debate insurance co.'s or bad drivers for at least a decade or 10. Want to argue the merits? You are a one man show. Sorry no takers here. (in reply to threepee) Post #: 2

RE: F stands for what - 4/13/2007 8:35:44 PM    CRAZY Posts: 147 Joined: 10/5/2006 Status: offline if you knew, you would have posted it (in reply to bmg velocity) Post #: 3

RE: F stands for what - 4/13/2007 8:37:52 PM    bmg velocity Posts: 1353 Joined: 12/14/2006 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: CRAZY if you knew, you would have posted it Wrong...I do know... Just waiting to see if anyone else does.... I'll give this post a day...see if anyone comes up with the correct answer. I DON'T  know what F stands for... _____________________________ Does not want to debate insurance co.'s or bad drivers for at least a decade or 10. Want to argue the merits? You are a one man show. Sorry no takers here. (in reply to CRAZY) Post #: 4

RE: F stands for what - 4/13/2007 9:33:16 PM    78sharpshooter   Posts: 32 Joined: 8/23/2006 Status: offline IT STANDS FOR FOUR AS IN FOUR CYLINDER. I believe this designation started in the early or mid seventies when some CB models had the same displacement but one model was a twin and the other a four. (in reply to bmg velocity) Post #: 5

RE: F stands for what - 4/13/2007 9:36:44 PM    ajlong Posts: 223 Joined: 1/31/2006 Status: offline Here's my guess.  I think that the CBR F4 stands for: CB, I not sure what the CB truly means, but it's from the original bike, the 1969 CB750 Four.  The Four was later shortend in the seventies to the CB750F.  The F stands for Four cyclinder.  Then the R (Race, Racer or something like that) was added with the intoduction of the 1987 CBR600F, or the Hurricane.  The F2, F3, F4, F4i (injected) are the engine generations of the Four cyclinder 600 series.  I dunno, just a guess. _____________________________ To many mods to list.... To many mods yet left to do. (in reply to bmg velocity) Post #: 6

RE: F stands for what - 4/13/2007 9:38:18 PM    ajlong Posts: 223 Joined: 1/31/2006 Status: offline Man, you posted 3 minutes before I finnished my post. lol _____________________________ To many mods to list.... To many mods yet left to do. (in reply to ajlong) Post #: 7

RE: F stands for what - 4/13/2007 11:26:28 PM    DWT74 Posts: 167 Joined: 2/28/2007 Status: offline F%*K, lol, the F is a category like a storm the higher the stronger. What ive read before, that could be b.s., i do know the CB means inline four as told on another thread on here. just my$.02 worth. (in reply to ajlong) Post #: 8

RE: F stands for what - 4/13/2007 11:49:27 PM    78sharpshooter   Posts: 32 Joined: 8/23/2006 Status: offline CB doesn't mean inline four...... (in reply to DWT74) Post #: 9

RE: F stands for what - 4/14/2007 1:48:13 AM    ajlong Posts: 223 Joined: 1/31/2006 Status: offline I can hardly wait for the F5. _____________________________ To many mods to list.... To many mods yet left to do. (in reply to 78sharpshooter) Post #: 10

RE: F stands for what - 4/14/2007 8:48:05 AM    DWT74 Posts: 167 Joined: 2/28/2007 Status: offline Then what does it mean if it doesnt mean inline four (in reply to ajlong) Post #: 11

RE: F stands for what - 4/14/2007 10:07:58 AM    krash Posts: 1259 Joined: 5/9/2006 Status: offline C-B-R  City Bike Racer I do believe, I know it is City Bike, not sure about the racer part.  the F for four, sounds plausible (in reply to DWT74) Post #: 12

RE: F stands for what - 4/14/2007 10:55:23 AM    VALKYIE   Posts: 293 Joined: 4/29/2006 Status: offline The F does not stand for FOUR, or anything like that. The F is a designation that honda assigned to the bike. The first CBR F1 was designed to meet the wants of the average street rider and those that want to open it up on the weekends at the racetrack. Honda wanted to find that perfect blend of trackbike and streetbike. The CBR for some years was the perfect match for both type of riders until Yamaha in the late 90's came out with three different bikes, the R6 streetbike, R6 supersport, and the R6 sporttourer. Three different bikes for three different types of riders while honda only had one bike and the was the F4. To compete with Yamaha honda revamped the F4 and came out with the F4I which had better handling, fuel injection, and internals mods. For these reasons the new F41 is no longer honda's choice for a race ready bike and the 600RR was introduce some time ago. Honda saw that poeple wanted a bike that was built for the track and they gave it to the people. Hope this history lesson clears everything up. (in reply to krash) Post #: 13

RE: F stands for what - 4/14/2007 12:00:59 PM    city worker Posts: 1983 Joined: 12/28/2005 From: Big Bear Lake, Calif, USA Status: offline CB is the engine designation of an inline 4, R was added later when they started to produce a race replica for the mass market and the technologies learned from the race tracks, hence CBR the "F"came from I believe the F1 racing back in the day, F-4 means 4th generation of the F series, F4i is 4th gen with Fuel injection hence the "i" _____________________________ (in reply to VALKYIE) Post #: 14

RE: F stands for what - 4/14/2007 1:29:09 PM    78sharpshooter   Posts: 32 Joined: 8/23/2006 Status: offline look here http://www.themotorbookstore.com/3519.html The F stands for 4 cylinder as there were models with the SAME DISPLACEMENT but some were twins and some were 4's. (in reply to city worker) Post #: 15

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