New face, brakes and clocks for supersport stalwart
Other manufacturers might have abandoned the traditional 600cc four-cylinder supersport class with the FIM’s adoption of its ‘Next Generation’ racing rules allowing a broader array of capacities and layouts but Honda is sticking with the CBR600RR and giving it a range of revisions for 2027.
Some 40 years on from the debut of the original 1987 CBR600F, the latest RR is a very different machine but still carries the same layout and DNA of Honda’s original, which itself had an enviable racing record.
The CBR600RR’s last visual rework arrived back in 2021, gaining a sharper look, and it received a tech-lift in 2024 that brought it into line with European emissions rules and added equipment including a six-axis IMU to add cornering ABS, 9-level traction control, wheelie control and more.
The changes for 2027 are relatively minor, led by a revised front end that replaces the current model’s protruding winglets with more subtle, narrower deflectors that the company says are still just as effective in providing downforce.
Other tweaks are the introduction of CBR1000RR-R Fireblade-derived Nissin radial front brake calipers, replacing the previous Tokico units, and an improved five-inch TFT dash.
The bike’s numbers are unchanged, with 89kW at 14,250rpm and 63Nm at 11,500rpm and it weighs in at 194kg including fuel. In markets where pricing has already been announced, the 2027 model costs the same as the 2026 version.
