Manufactured from 1987 to 1996 in the U.S., and to late 1999 in the rest of the world, the Hurricane went through only three major revisions. In 1989, the bike received a cosmetic makeover with a complete redesign of the front fairing. Honda made improvements to the bike's front suspension, and added larger tires to help with the bike's heavy weight and to accommodate radial tires. Improvements were also added to the bike's cam chain tensioner in an attempt to remove the annoying cam chain rattle some riders had reported. The 1989 model also had its power slightly increased, and it gained weight. In 1992, the bike's looks were overhauled with a more streamlined and modern-looking bodywork. The biggest change was the introduction of DCBS, Honda's dual
combined braking system. Honda's first street motorcycle with a combined braking system (then called Unified Braking) was the 1983
Gold Wing GL1100. This system was derived from a 1970s
RCB1000 world endurance race bike. The DCBS system was introduced to assist rider braking. The front brake lever operates two of the three pistons on the front calipers but also proportionally applies pressure to one piston of the rear brake caliper, while using the rear brake will engage one piston in front calipers and two pistons on the rear. Since then DCBS has evolved into a very popular addition to many Honda touring motorcycles. No major changes were made after 1992. A touring model was briefly launched that offered a larger screen and hard panniers. The CBR was weighed by
Cycle World at tank empty and wet for California model. Honda claims a dry weight of , and wet. The seat is high and the wheelbase is . The engine is housed in a steel box section perimeter frame, air-assisted 41 mm telescopic front forks and an adjustable monoshock at the rear. The front brakes are twin 296 mm discs using three piston Nissin calipers on later models (two piston calipers 1987–88), the rear is a single 256 mm disc, and DCBS are used on all models after 1992. == Engine ==