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I believe it was Cross Beam (for CB) and R stood for racer. I know it has been discussed before, you might want to search some of the previous threads also.
If the bike's engine is built to race specs, it gets a further designator "R". CB= Inline-four engine
VF= V-four engine
VT=V-twin engine
GL= Opposed Cylinder Engine