1997 Honda CBR600F3
Miles: 10,995
Clean Title
$4,000
SELLER
Good aesthetic condition.
Was running but now am having trouble getting it started maybe it just needs new spark plugs does power on and was running SS seem in video haven’t done anything to it since then.
Garage kept.
Low miles.
All original.
New Honda Blue coolant.
New Mobil 1 4t racing oil
Brand new yuasa battery.
Petcock rebuilt.
Everything’s here.
RSBFS
This 1997 Honda CBR600F3 immediately grabs your attention because of the paint. (Red loves these crazy colors.) The purple, yellow, and orange scheme is one of those unmistakably ‘90s Honda combinations that people either loved back then or have grown to appreciate with age. Today, it absolutely adds character and, for the right buyer, probably adds value as well. Clean, original period graphics are becoming harder to find since so many F3s were repainted, raced, or modified over the years. This one feels like a surviving time capsule from the era when supersports still had a little personality in their color palettes.
Tad posted a CBR600F3 on Rare back in 2019:
“Produced between 1995 and 1998, the F3 was an evolution of the earlier CBR600 F2. Compared to that bike, it offered adjustable cartridge forks, a Pro-Link rear, and ram-air to feed the engine. The result was a few more ponies from the 599cc inline four and a 454lb wet weight… The CBR600 was never really about the numbers, it was about the complete package, a sort of Goldilocks solution to the Supersport problem.”
That featured example had fewer than 3,000 miles and carried a $3,950 asking price, which felt ambitious back in 2019. Fast forward to today and this bike is listed at $4,000 with just over 10k miles. The market has definitely caught up with these. Clean, mostly original 1990s Japanese sportbikes are not getting easier to find, especially ones that haven’t been stretched, stunt crashed, or turned into track bikes.
Reader Bryan commented on Tad’s 2019 post:
“This bike brings back a lot of memories for me. I was fortunate enough to race a F3 for 3 seasons (95′,96′,97′) at a regional and national level (raced a F2 in 94′). Although the steel frame had a very “hinged in the middle” feeling when ridden at the limit, it offered a great amount of feel at both ends. I switched to a much stiffer framed ZX6 in 98′ and had several crashes early on trying to adapt. However, these frames are very easy to tweak in a fall. Virtually every crash I had on mine, even the most minor low side, would cause us to have to get the frame straightened. Much different than the bikes I raced afterward that had aluminum frames (ZX6, ZX9, R6, GSXR750).”
This example is not currently running, although the seller says it was recently running and may simply need plugs or basic recommissioning. The bike also comes with some recent maintenance including fresh coolant, oil, a new Yuasa battery, and a rebuilt petcock. Cosmetic condition looks quite good from the photos, and the bodywork appears complete and unusually intact for an F3.
And honestly, the biggest selling point here might just be the colors. Modern sportbikes can be faster, sharper, and lighter, but very few have this kind of unapologetic late-90s personality.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
Wheels thatare not silver/gray, white, black or gold are rare. Yeah this pops. I am impressed it is so original. Too bad it isn’t running. Risky having to tackle that. 30 years is a lot on the rubber bits for a bike that was not designed for ethanol fuel. The rubber slides on the carb diaphragms would be a place I’d also look.
for the next owner I hope the rubber covers on the mirrors are good. These mirrors are impossible to get, even though Honda put them on many many bikes. The problem is the rubber degrads and turns to mush. My experience with emgo replcements is the rubber sleeves are too short nd don’t fit correctly. Mama mia wtf…Honda sold so many CBR and VFR bikes that used them that this is a major market blunder. My experience with the mirrors is a decade old so maybe that has been corrected. I digress.
all to say, yeah i like the yellow wheels..