• Home
• Honda
• XR600R
• 1997

Honda XR600R 1997 Parts & Accessories

First introduced in 1985 to replace the XR500R, the Honda XR600R quickly established itself as a dominant air-cooled heavy-class off-road motorcycle. Renowned for its immense single-cylinder power, legendary durability, and open-desert supremacy, the XR600R became a multi-time winner of grueling events like the Baja 1000 under racing legends like Johnny Campbell. Featuring Honda's high-efficiency Radial Four Valve Combustion Chamber (RFVC) engine design, the bike saw significant updates in 1988 with a single carburetor design and rear disc brake, alongside cartridge-fork suspension refinements in 1991. The XR600R remained a core pillar of Honda's big-bore trail and desert racing lineup until it was succeeded by the liquid-cooled XR650R in 2000.

• 591 cc air-cooled RFVC (Radial Four Valve Combustion Chamber) SOHC 4-valve 4-stroke single-cylinder engine producing approx. 46 HP @ 6,000 RPM and 38 lb-ft (51.5 Nm) torque @ 5,500 RPM
• 38 mm Keihin piston-valve carburetor with primary kick starter and manual decompressor lever
• Semi-double-cradle high-tensile steel frame with oil-in-frame dry-sump lubrication design
• 43 mm Showa leading-axle cartridge front forks with adjustable compression damping providing 280 mm (11.0 in) wheel travel
• Pro-Link single Showa rear shock absorber with fully adjustable spring preload, compression, and rebound damping providing 280 mm (11.0 in) wheel travel
• 240 mm single hydraulic disc brake with dual-piston caliper (front) and 220 mm single hydraulic disc brake with single-piston caliper (rear)
• 5-speed manual transmission with heavy-duty wet multi-plate clutch and chain final drive
• 21-inch front (80/100-21) and 18-inch rear (110/100-18) spoked aluminum rims with knobby off-road tires
• 128 kg (282 lbs) dry weight / 134 kg (295 lbs) wet weight with a 10.0-litre (2.6 US gal) fuel tank capacity