History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Honda CBR1000F page on 31 August 2026, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The Honda CBR1000F Hurricane is a sport touring motorcycle, part of the CBR series manufactured by Honda from 1987 to 1996 in the United States and from 1987 to 1999 in the rest of the world. It is powered by a liquid-cooled, DOHC, 998 cc (60.9 cu in), 16-valve inline-four engine. The CBR1000F, along with the CBR750F and CBR600F, was Honda's first inline four-cylinder, fully-faired sport bike.

Manufactured from 1987 to 1996 in the U.S., and to late 1999 in the rest of the world, the Hurricane went through only three major revisions. In 1989, the bike received a cosmetic makeover with a complete redesign of the front fairing. Honda made improvements to the bike's front suspension, and added larger tires to help with the bike's heavy weight and to accommodate radial tires. Improvements were also added to the bike's cam chain tensioner in an attempt to remove the annoying cam chain rattle some riders had reported. The 1989 model also had its power slightly increased, and it gained weight.

In 1992, the bike's looks were overhauled with a more streamlined and modern-looking bodywork. The biggest change was the introduction of DCBS, Honda's dual combined braking system. Honda's first street motorcycle with a combined braking system (then called Unified Braking) was the 1983 Gold Wing GL1100. This system was derived from a 1970s RCB1000 world endurance race bike. The DCBS system was introduced to assist rider braking. The front brake lever operates two of the three pistons on the front calipers but also proportionally applies pressure to one piston of the rear brake caliper, while using the rear brake will engage one piston in front calipers and two pistons on the rear. Since then DCBS has evolved into a very popular addition to many Honda touring motorcycles. No major changes were made after 1992. A touring model was briefly launched that offered a larger screen and hard panniers.

Article Index

Date	Article	Details
28 December 1994	Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision that Nonconforming 1988 Honda CB10000F Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation J.K. Motors submitted information with its petition intended to demonstrate that the non-U.S. certified 1988 Honda CB1000F, as originally manufactured, conforms to many Federal motor vehicle safety standards in the same manner as its U.S. certified counterpart, or is capable of being readily altered to conform to those standards.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: William A. Boehly Topic: Honda CBR1000F
16 March 1995	Decision That Nonconforming 1988 Honda CB1000F Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation J.K. Motors of Kingsville, Maryland petitioned NHTSA to decide whether 1988 Honda CB1000F motorcycles are eligible for importation into the United States.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Harry Thompson Topic: Honda CBR1000F