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Honda CBR 750F

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Make Model

Honda CBR 750F Hurricane (Super Aero)

Year

1988

Engine

Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder.

Capacity

748 cc / 45.6 cu-in
Bore x Stroke 70 x 48.6 mm
Cooling System Liquid cooled
Compression Ratio 10.5::1

Induction

Carburetors

Ignition 

Electronic
Starting Electric

Max Power

 105 hp / 76.5 kW @ 10500 rpm 

Max Power Rear Tyre

 77 hp @ 9500 rpm

Max Torque

50.6 lb-ft / 7.0 kg-m @ 6500 rpm  

Transmission 

6 Speed 
Final Drive Chain
Frame Diamond

Front Suspension

Hydraulic telescopic forks

Rear Suspension

Swing arm

Front Brakes

2x disc

Rear Brakes

Single disc

Front Tyre

110/80-17

Rear Tyre

140/70-18
Rake 26°
Trail 104 mm / 4.0 in
Dimensions Length 2170 mm / 85.4 in
Width 720 mm / 28.3 in
Height 1185 mm / 46.6 in
Wheelbase 1480 mm / 58.2 in
Seat Height 770 mm / 30.3 in
Ground Clearance 135 mm / 5.3 in

Dry Weight

199 kg / 438 lbs
Wet Weight 224 kg / 493.8 lbs

Fuel Capacity

21 Litres / 5.5 US gal
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Released in 1987, the CBR75O Hurricane closely resembles the 1000cc model that came out in the same year, the major differences being the 750 model had the forks, brakes and callipers from the VFR75O. In 1988, the bike was remodelled to produce a visual clone of its' one-litre bigger brother - perhaps this is what sounded the death-knell for the bike ('more cubes is best')?

Which is a shame, as this is a very easy bike to ride. No surprises, smooth for touring or city commuting. I used it every day and it was just totally reliable and predictable and went where you pointed her. Could be a tad soft in the rear two up, but otherwise a comfy ride.

Pegs and controls are 'all in the right places and fall easily to hand' (to paraphrase a well-known magazine of years gone by) and the riding position was relaxed, meaning long stints on the road weren't a problem.



The CBR has a 21 litre tank with 3 liters in reserve. You could get up to 300kms riding conservatively before having to switch or refuel. Loaded up with heavy gear or pillion or pushing the bike hard would see that drop to around 250 - 270 depending how hard I worked the bike.

The gauges are easy to read and a fuel gauge on a bike of this age is a bonus.

The CBR750 is not an outright speedball , but fast enough on the pickup to pass cars in the blink of an eye and keep them back where they belong, even loaded up with gear.

The gearbox is reasonably smooth apart from the usual clunk into First gear, first thing on a cold morning. That said, it pays to be deliberate going up into Second as it is all too easy to find neutral instead. Brakes are great and require little effort to haul the 200kg (dry) weight up.