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Honda CBR 750F

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

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.