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2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP – Proving Patience is a Virtue

The expect is over. The about anticipated motorcycle of the INTERMOT show is hither, the 2022 Honda CBR1000RR SP.

We have seen the spy photos of this new superbike, nosotros take seen leaked details on this superbike, and we've mused endlessly about this new superbike. And now, we tin can finally supercede that theorize with fact.

Beginning off, the rumors were true. The 2022 Honda CBR1000RR SP sheds a massive xv kilograms off its majority, which translates into a 441 lbs mass at the curb. Ability has also been increased by nigh 11hp, for a total of 190hp at the crank.

Honda says that these two figures combined mean a xiv% increment in the Honda CBR1000RR'due south power-to-weight ratio. That's pretty phenomenal, when you consider that nether the new fairings is still mostly last year's bicycle.

The power increase comes from a higher compression ratio on the superbike'south inline-iv engine, in addition to a revised cam timing. Weight reduction comes from ample use of magnesium (engine covers) and titanium (muffler and fuel tank).

The chassis has been refined every bit well, with the balance of the frame tweaked and the swingarm stiffened. Brembo brakes take been added (naturally), and a new radiator design means the bodywork can exist much narrower than before.

Equally impressive as that is, Honda'due south main stroke though might be the inclusion of Öhlins semi-active suspension on the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP, which sets a new bar amongst the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers in the liter-bike infinite, and more favorably pits Honda against the European brands.

Plain aiding that fight is the fact that Honda has brought a total electronics suite to the 2022 Honda CBR1000RR SP, which includes a traction command system and engine braking direction. At the centre of that is a v-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU), equally was rumored.

Every bit you lot tin can tell, Honda has washed a great deal to refine and build upon its current superbike blueprint to stay relevant in the sport cycle game. Though, today'south news confirms our previous suspicion that the 2022 Honda CBR1000RR would not be an entirely new blueprint.

While it will remain to be seen how consumers respond to today's evolution sans revolution, on the race track Honda is leaving fifty-fifty less to chance. Accordingly, a second model will be available for racers and runway enthusiasts, the 2022 Honda CBR1000RR SP2.

The limited-production Honda CBR1000RR SP2 is being offered with competition in mind (don't call it a homologation special), and it features larger valves and lighter Marchesini wheels that are made from forged aluminum.

The large question now for both of these machines is price. Honda is advisedly using with its new Fireblade the "SP" designation, which in the past has been a more premium model in Honda'south lineup.

Equally such, nosotros would await the 2022 Honda CBR1000RR SP to continue to control such a premium, even more so in regards to the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP2.

While the MSRP remains "TBD" according to American Honda (wait a price tag s of $20,000), we do know that we tin can expect to see the new Honda CBR1000RR SP in US dealerships by March 2022, with the Honda CBR1000RR SP2 in dealerships by May 2022.

You lot can get them in whatever color you similar, every bit long as its the HRC Tri-Color paint scheme. Expect to see a base model Honda CBR1000RR debut after this yr, at the EICMA show in Milan, Italian republic.

2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP

Source: American Honda

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