The dealer said it was made in Italy? Is this true? Any other places, and which city.

Don't know what city, but it is true. Look on the right side of the frame towards the front of the tank and you'll find a sticker with the VIN and what I assume is the manufacturing date. Made in Italy by Honda Italia.

You can also find a couple of parts with Ducatti stamps on them if you look close enough - a pretty interesting fact if you park next to a Duc and the owner starts talking too much.

Roma!

We were lucky with the earlier bikes...........The '98 and '99 600's were made in Japan :lol:

You've got a Ducati reg/rect in there.

Actually Ducati kicked the ass of one of my sockets the other day. Went to remove the reg/rect and there was a LOUD crack noise and pieces of my socket were falling down through the bike. Bolt hadn't even budged.

Now that's quality.

Now that's quality.
You talking about the bolt or your tools? :lol:

The bolt, dur.

That bolt is ALL Honda !! :lol:

The dealer said it was made in Italy? Is this true? Any other places, and which city.

Hi, yes it's true.
599 was built in Atessa, Abruzzo, Italy
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Many other models are also built here.
CBF600N
Hornet 07
CBF600
CBF1000
CB1000R
and many scooters
Montesa Honda Spain produces: Transalp700, Varadero1000, FMX650, Deauville
I have had a Honda Vigor built in Spain and quality was poor.
Now i have CBR600F 2002 built in Japan and it's a great bike
Greetings from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Silvano

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Now i have CBR600F 2002 built in Japan...Greetings from Lucca, Tuscany, Italy...
Caio Silvano! When did they start building the cb600 in Italy?

here you go...this will tell you everything you need to know via the VIN number

http://www.ronayers.com/fiche/200_0435/vin_table/vin_table.cfm?man=ho&groupid=4250&parent=4240

Hi everybody,
i seen through Honda Brasil website that 599 is also built there as "CB600F Hornet".
http://www.honda.com.br/web/index.asp?pp=motos&id=70

Why does Honda not import 599 for you from Brasil instead from Italy?

Silvano

Thanks for that link. Interesting. I don't speak Portugese(my sis in law
is Brasillian so she can translate) but i thought it was strange, the page is
labeled 2007 Hornet and in the text it says 2007 and the bike in the pic
has the 2007 bronze hue but it is clearly a '04 model.(??) Is something
lost in translation or is it time for some new glasses for me. I will be 40
this year :shock: :cry: 8)

Wow you're old yero. Time to put away these childish motorcycles and start playing Bingo! :P

:lol: :lol:

Thanks for that link. Interesting. I don't speak Portugese(my sis in law
is Brasillian so she can translate) but i thought it was strange, the page is
labeled 2007 Hornet and in the text it says 2007 and the bike in the pic
has the 2007 bronze hue but it is clearly a '04 model.(??) Is something
lost in translation or is it time for some new glasses for me. I will be 40
this year :shock: :cry: 8)
You're right on all counts (except being old…I'm right behind you by just a couple years).

The only thing I find strange is that they went with the 2004 model sans-mini-cowl and with conventional forks instead of the 2005 (2006 in the USA) version. Perhaps the 2004 version is cheaper to produce.

Still, it means that 599 OEM parts should be available for a long time to come. :thumbsup

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nice, the first hornet made for North America, though that was 599001's ride?

I will be 40 this year :shock: :cry: 8)

In my best Nelson voice: "Ha haaaaa!"

Wow. Forty sounds so much older when ya stick it on somebody else! :D

:lol:
They say 40 is the new 30. Bullshit!! Tell yourself whatever you need to.
It's still the same ol' funky ass 40. :lol:
But i'm really cool with it. A bunch of fools didn't make it this far. And i
still look and feel roughly 25-ish. :wink: :D

Getting old isn't all that bad.
My grandfather said -- wisely, I think -- "It's better than the alternative!" :D

FWIW: I'm 39. :P

nice, the first hornet made for North America, though that was 599001's ride?
Well, first serialized for this side (or Canada maybe), the "S.P.A." tags it as made in "Italy"

The dealer said it was made in Italy? Is this true? Any other places, and which city.

Isn't the engine from a CBR600 F3? That would make the engine "made in Japan". So it's like a cross between an Asian and an Italian. That's really what makes it better than other Italian bikes.
:devil This is my 666th post! :devil wait, I'm choking...

Ducati Rectifiers rule!!!!

:lol:
They say 40 is the new 30. Bullshit!! Tell yourself whatever you need to.
It's still the same ol' funky ass 40. :lol:
But i'm really cool with it. A bunch of fools didn't make it this far. And i
still look and feel roughly 25-ish. :wink: :D

age is all about attitude; you can be 40+ chronologically and not be in attitude, or under 40 and an "old soul".

of course, I'm on the north side of 40 . . . .