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Upgrade Honda CBF 1000

Upgrade Honda CBF 1000
Honda CBF 1000

It sells like sliced ​​bread. Can be found in the top places in comparison tests. And passed the 50,000-kilometer long-distance test without a breakdown. Really difficult to improve such a jack-of-all-trades even further.

Andreas Holzer

07/03/2008

Hmmm, that swings! The CBF 1000 dances from curve to curve as lightly as a feather, easily changing the lean angles as the pilot and the course of the road like it. A short straight. The row four pushes forward powerfully and effortlessly. Then briefly tap the brake and into the next nest of curves.

Anyone riding the Honda CBF 1000 for the first time will immediately be enthusiastic about the uncomplicated handling. A real mix of success: the four-cylinder of the super sports car Fireblade tamed to 98 hp, blessed with sufficient torque, nice and crisp translation and housed in a no-frills chassis. Works almost perfectly. It is difficult to improve the thousands with a manageable amount of effort. At most, athletically ambitious pilots will find larger fields of activity due to a lack of sufficient lean angle and damping reserves? In addition to the 1000-point evaluation, there is a separate box for them with test impressions and measured values ​​for spring elements and exhaust pots from the 50,000-kilometer long-distance test (MOTORRAD 2/2007). Touring and everyday riders, on the other hand, get the most out of the bestseller with just a few resources.

Even Honda seems to be struggling to make further improvements. In any case, since its appearance in 2006, the CBF has been produced almost unchanged. The only facelift: an anti-vibration kit for the fairing from model year 2007. Those who are interested in a used machine and are looking around after the first model year should therefore carefully examine the crack-prone half-shell.

tire

Honda deserves great praise for the choice of tire size: Contrary to the trend of recent years, the Japanese soled the rear of the CBF with a comparatively narrow 160 tire. A good decision that you will appreciate after just a few corners.

With the standard Michelin Pilot Road tires (around 230 euros), the Honda is really well dressed. Handy and neutrally, it circles all radii, and neither does it annoy the erection moment nor other nasty things such as banging the handlebars. The French touring sport tire always remains good-natured and predictable, even if it is no longer quite on the level of the more modern competitors in terms of grip. With good self-damping, the Michelins are ideal for all those who like to be a little more comfortable on the move.

The Italian alternative is called Diablo Strada (around 235 euros) and comes from Pirelli. This makes the CBF similarly uncomplicated and light-footed. The Pirellis don’t roll as comfortably, but they offer more liability reserves. Your big hour comes when it gets wet. Then they cut confidently and precisely through the masses of water and give the pilot a great gain in safety.

When it comes to wet grip, the best pairing for the Honda is not much worse and superior in all other respects: Metzeler Roadtec Z6 (around 235 euros). It is the reference: great adhesion, high stability, great handiness. In addition, only a small set-up moment when braking in an inclined position or on bumps and balanced, safe cornering. Touring drivers and sports pilots are equally satisfied with this pairing.

+4 points in chassis for 235 euros
Metzeler Roadtec Z6

Brake pads

At around 80 euros, the front set of pads from Carbone Lorraine costs almost the same as the originals from Honda? in most cases, accessories are cheaper. But the pads brake very well? 9.2 m / s² in the mean deceleration compared to 8.9 m / s² in series production, measured in direct comparison on the Kleber test site. This means that the CBF equipped with CBS comes to a standstill about one and a half meters sooner when the brakes are fully applied from 100 km / h. In addition, the Carbone Lorraine bite a tad faster and convey a direct and transparent braking feeling. The results might have been even better if the CBF had also received the retrofit pads at the rear. Unfortunately, they were not available at the time of the test.

+2 points in security for 80 euros

Windbreak

Although the height of the Honda windshield can be adjusted, the protective effect is not optimal. Depending on the size of the driver and the seating position, the windshield generates more or less loud turbulence, which can be quite annoying, especially on longer motorway journeys. The MRA Varioscreen provides a remedy for just under 120 euros. On the one hand, it is quick (in about ten minutes) and easy to assemble, and on the other hand, it works much better than the Honda shield. Even in the lowest position of the spoiler, the wind noise is quieter, only the shoulders and the upper part of the helmet are hanging in the wind. If the adjustable deflector is in the highest position, the wind pressure is significantly lower and only a low-frequency hum can be heard.

+2 points in everyday life for 120 euros

Shock absorber

The Wilbers shock absorber (429 euros, bottom left) has a 22-fold rebound adjustment and hydraulic spring preload (plus 199 euros extra), which has to be omitted with the original part from Showa (right). In addition, the retrofit variant is much more responsive and offers noticeably more cushioning. Due to the six millimeters more length, the rear is raised about one and a half centimeters, which provides more freedom of lean angle. A maximum increase of three centimeters is possible on special request. The standard fork set-up works well to a large extent, but if you still want a further improvement, you can use the fork set from Wilbers (99 euros, top left) or Wirth (around 98 euros, right). The Wirth springs respond a little more finely and offer more comfort, while the Wilbers parts are harder and provide more feedback. Both have larger reserves.

Addresses

Honda Motor Europe (North) GmbH, 63069 Offenbach, Sprendlinger Landstrasse 166, Telephone 069 / 8309-0, www.honda.de

tire
Michelin Reifenwerke AG Co KGaA, 76159 Karlsruhe, phone 0721/5303349, www.michelin.de
Metzeler + Pirelli, Pirelli Deutschland GmbH, 64747 Breuberg, Hochster Strasse 48 ?? 60, phone 06163 / 71-0, www.metzelermoto.de, www.pirelli.de

Brake pads
Carbone Lorraine, K-F-Z GmbH, 89231 Neu-Ulm, Telephone 07131/9709050, www.carbonelorraine.de

Spring elements
Wilbers Products GmbH, 48527 Nordhorn, phone 05921/727170, www.wilbers.deWirth-Federn, 21274 Undeloh, Oster-Diecksfeld 23, phone 04189/811020, www.wirth-federn.de

Exhaust mufflers
Bos Auspuff GmbH, 49828 Neuenhaus, phone 05941/4793, www.bosauspuff.de
Hurric, Fechter Drive Motorsport GmbH, 73235 Weilheim / Teck, Michael-Becker-Strabe 22, phone 07023/95230, www.fechter.de
Remus, A-8572 Barnbach, Dr.-Nieder-dorfer-Strabe 25, phone + 4331426900-00, www.remus.at

Conclusion

+8 points in the overall ranking for 435 euros

It doesn’t take much to be the Honda CBF 1000 Bringing one step closer to perfection: a set of Metzeler Roadtec Z6, brake pads from Carbone Lorraine and the Varioscreen from MRA. Everything else is an accessory, which the sporty drivers in particular will find the most liking. You are guaranteed to look forward to a somewhat tighter chassis and more ground clearance.

Mufflers

The sporting talents of the CBF 1000 can be increased significantly with more tightly coordinated spring elements. The accessory mufflers deliver a bass sound.

BOS slip on oval
For 739 euros, the Bos pots increase the peak performance a little and smooth out the small torque dent at 4700 rpm. Basically, the light dampers (5.3 kg, series 9.3 kg) are of very high quality, although the fit could be a bit better. They sound bassier in idle, and not too aggressive in the high registers.

Hurric ED “RAC 1 ??
On the test bench, the differences to the original system are minimal? one horsepower plus with the same maximum torque. At 499 euros, the Hurric dampers are among the cheapest, with the quality of workmanship clearly lagging behind the other accessory systems. Assembly is also more difficult. The hurric dampers weigh 7.6 kilograms and bubble nice and deep when idling, but make a really loud noise from above.

Remus Revolution GP, ​​titanium
The fit of the Remus dampers is perfect, assembly is easy and the design is much faster than the original. At 5.5 kilograms, they are among the lighter accessories. Two horsepower more peak power and a smoothed torque curve complete the offer. At 1136 euros (aluminum 956 euros), however, the titanium system is quite expensive, and the volume also increases significantly.

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