Noticed the other thread had not come up with the correct answer for "what does F stand for?" musch less my following question

what does CBR mean...?

CBR means....*drumroll*...

Cross Braced Racing

Now, you know.

 

I thought it was Crack Baby Rocket

 

I believe anything I read...but how/where did you find that out?

 

At a local Honda shop....one of the mechanics was talking about it....had some in-house Honda manual and showed me where the designation meant.

 

Fugging awesome--I LOVE HONDA.

 

If I'm not mistaken, I believe CB is the engine designation code for the inline engines for which these bikes are equipped, and the R means it's the race version of the motor.

 

The CB letters were used since the early 60's for any Honda that was the street, sport version. Like the CB 305 Super Hawk, CB 100, a low pipe single cyl.street bike, etc. It may mean "crossed brace racing" now, but that would be a new name for the old "lettered" system.

 

+1 you couldnt be more right Blue Fox
and again here we go with the meaning of cbr lol

 

CBR= CB, engine designation- inline 4. R- racing technologies learned from the race track used in manufacturing of Hondas new productin streetbikes. F- is for the formula 1 fairing style incorporated into the new production bikes of that 1st year "1987" each generation of CBRF series F1 in 87 to 90, then F2, 90 to 95, F3's debut in 1995 till we now have the 4th gen CBR F4, then the fuel injected models of the F4i.

 

I would agree that CB is for the engine design and the R is for racing.