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Honda CB900F
Manufacturer	Honda
Also called	Honda Hornet 900; Honda 919
Parent company	Honda Motor Corporation
Production	2000 - present
Class	naked bike
Engine	919cc liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder
Power	80 kW (109 PS) @ 9,000 rpm
Torque	91 N·m @ 6,500 rpm
Transmission	6 speed
Wheelbase	1460mm 57.5"
Dimensions	L: 2125mm 83.7"; W: 750mm 29.5";
Seat height	795mm 31.3"
Weight	Template:Auto lb (dry); Template:Auto lb (wet)
Fuel capacity	19liters 5.02gallons
Related	Honda CB600F; Honda CBR900RR

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About the Honda CB900F / 919

The Honda CB900F (also called the 919 in the U.S. and Hornet in Europe) is a "standard" or "naked" style motorcycle based on a sport bike engine but with a more upright seating position and revised engine and gearing, providing performance and comfort between a typical sport bike and a cruiser. It was introduced in 2000 and its last model year was 2007. It was replaced by the Honda CB1000R.

The CB900F is powered by a retuned Honda CBR900RR engine, developed by Tadao Baba, one of Honda's Large Project Leaders. The motor is a transversely mounted, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected Template:Auto cc-cu in in-line 4-stroke 4-cylinder DOHC engine that produces around 100 hp (75 kW).^{[citation needed]} The engine utilizes cast camshafts and pistons instead of the pricier forged items. For greater midrange punch, the CB900F's camshaft profiles are milder and compression is slightly lowered. Four Template:Auto mm fuel-injection throttle bodies take the place of the CBR900RR’s Template:Auto mm carburetors. Redline happens at a 9,500 rpm and the bike has a six-speed transmission.

A steel, square-tube backbone frame supports the engine as a stressed member. In front, a cartridge fork (adjustable beginning in 2004) guides the wheel, while a single shock, adjustable only for preload,(& rebound dampening beginning in 2004) connects with the aluminum swingarm and carries the weight in back. Its brakes are dual-disc in the front and single-disc in the rear.

Instrumentation consists of an analog speedometer and tachometer and basic indicator lamps, incorporated under a tinted window, and a single tripometer.

While the CB900F comes sans centerstand, one is offered as an accessory for 49-state models, although it can be fitted to a California model.^{[citation needed]} The bike's rake is 25°, trail is Template:Auto mm, wheelbase is Template:Auto mm, and seat height is Template:Auto mm. It has a tested dry weight (minus fuel only) of Template:Auto lb and a tested wet weight of Template:Auto lb.^[1]

Honda has had a CB900 model since 1980 in North America and an even earlier CB900F model in Europe. A Template:Auto cc-cu in carburetted version called the CB600F exists. The US models can not use the Hornet moniker due to the name being trademarked by the American Motor Corporation.^{[citation needed]}