I recently bought an 05 CBR600RR. The title and vin both confirm it’s an 05 and. However, it has regular/non inverted forks and the plastics look more like the ones from an 03-04.
Did all 05s have inverted forks/updates fairings? Are there any other differences between the modle years I can check? What do y’all think about the situation?
It's likely either an 05 that was crashed and rebuilt with previous generation parts, or a previous generation that was stolen and had a clean 05 vin stamped on it.
"In 2005, the CBR600RR received a major revision with new bodywork, fully adjustable inverted front forks, disc brakes with radial-mounted four-piston calipers"
How can I tell if it’s a stolen bike with a faked vin or just some Franken-CBR? Are there any noticeable differences between the 03-04 and 05-06 frame or engine? Will the earlier bodywork bolt up to an 05?
That swingarm is a 2003-2004 piece as well; the 2005-2006 swingarm has a slightly different mold that has a raised portion.
Under the passenger seat should be a decal on the subframe plastic that has some codes on it; one is a paint code and it can reveal the year of the bike since most paint schemes only exist for one model year
My personal opinion is that the 05-06 600rr's are the best looking out of them all!!!
I have an 03 myself and once I discovered the different front fairing on the 05/06 I didn't even want to look at my 03 anymore! I hated the black air intake pieces on the front and I wanted to do the change once I found out the swap was possible. I still have plans on doing 05/06 fork swap and also probably change the front master cylinder as well.
That's definitely an 03/04 model. I still have mine in Black and silver. Look at your frame stamp. The swingarm, plastics, air intake, and even the exhaust are different from the 05/06 models.
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