The Hornet CB600F swarmed into the naked middleweight pack in 1998, with a 95 bhp powerplant squeezed into a mono-backboned frame,
  carried by fat FireBlade wheels. In 1999 pulses really started racing with its very own race series - the Hornet Cup. Today's high
  performance Hornets create just as much of a buzz on the track as they do on the road.
 

Engine  
  Engine Type  Liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC inline-4  
  Engine Displacement  600cm3   
  Bore & Stroke  65 x 45.2mm  
  Compression Ratio  12.0 : 1   
  Carburation  34mm slanted flat-sided CV-type x4   
  Max. Power Output  95 bhp at 12,000 rpm   
  Max. Torque  63Nm at 10,000 rpm   
  Ignition Computer-controlled digital transistorised with electronic advance  
  Starter  Electric   
  
Transmission  
  Gearbox  6-speed  
  Final Drive  'O'-Ring sealed chain  
      
Dimensions and Weight  
  Length x Width x Height  2,100 x 710 x 1,070mm  
  Wheelbase  1,420mm  
  Seat Height  790mm  
  Ground Clearance 140mm   
  Fuel Capacity  17 litres (including 3.3 litre reserve)  
  Dry Weight 178kg   
      
Wheels, Suspension and Brakes  
  Wheels Front 17 x MT3.50 hollow-section triple-spoke cast aluminium  
  Wheels Rear  17 x MT5.50 hollow-section triple-spoke cast aluminium   
  Tyres Front  120/70-ZR17 (58W)  
  Tyres Rear 180/55-ZR17 (73W)   
  Suspension Front 41mm telescopic fork, 120mm axle travel   
  Suspension Rear  Monoshock damper with 7-step adjustable preload, 128mm axle travel   
  Brakes Front 296mm x 4.5mm dual hydraulic disc with dual-piston callipers, floating rotors and sintered metal pads   
  Brakes Rear  220mm x 5mm hydraulic disc with single-piston