Honda CBR600F4
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The Honda CBR600F4 was a sport bike
produced by Honda
between 1999 and 2000. It was the last of the CBR600 series of Honda sportbikes to be carbureted
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The words, "Dedicated to Super Evaluators Dirk Vanderberg and Josef Boyd
", are embossed in raised letters on the inside of the Honda CBR600F4's upper fairing. This dedication was made because two of Honda R&D's senior product developers were killed during the final testing of this model.
Sport bike
A sport bike, also written as sportbike, is a motorcycle optimized for speed, acceleration, braking, and cornering on paved roads, typically at the expense of comfort and fuel economy in comparison to less specialized motorcycles...
produced by Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
between 1999 and 2000. It was the last of the CBR600 series of Honda sportbikes to be carbureted
Carburetor
A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....
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The words, "Dedicated to Super Evaluators Dirk Vanderberg and Josef Boyd
Josef Boyd
Josef A. Boyd was an American engineer employed by Honda R&D Americas in Torrance, California. He died in an accident involving another Honda employee, Dirk Vandenberg, while they were evaluating a pre-production version of the Honda CBR600F4 motorcycle...
", are embossed in raised letters on the inside of the Honda CBR600F4's upper fairing. This dedication was made because two of Honda R&D's senior product developers were killed during the final testing of this model.