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WORLD LAUNCH TEST: 2020 HONDA CBR1000RR-R & SP Words & pics: Simpson (Świat Motocykli) CUTTING EDGE For nearly 30 years, Honda has faithfully defended the idea of “balanced power” in sports motorcycles. Fireblade has always had less horsepower than the competition and, with perfect handling, proved that more is not needed. However, we have entered electronic times, and in them the term “power beyond control” ceases to exist. So Honda banded a unique team that built a unique motorcycle. 66 RIDEFAST MAGAZINE MARCH 2020
ENGINE POWER TORQUE WEIGHT 999 217 113 201 CC Liquid cooled 4-stroke 16valve DOHC, Inline 4 HP @ 14,500RPM NM @ 12,500RPM WET WEIGHT KG “Yes, it’s more powerful than before and yes, it is more physically demanding on track but it’s not a handful to ride and yes it still feels every inch like a Fireblade.” If you’re a regular sportbike nutter, you’ve already caught “Theory R”. It has long been known that the more the letter “R” appears in the name, the faster the motorcycle is. While S generally evokes emotions , R means having fun and going fast. We all know that the “RR” in Kawasaki meant homologation versions for racing motorcycles and BMW once dominated the Superbike class with the S1000RR model, and Suzuki’s GSX-RR is the prototype machine from MotoGP racing. Honda had previously marked the top Fireblade model the CBR 1000RR, so they had no choice but to go a step further with this revolution. Dear Sir or Madam, before you is the motorcycle with the most R’s: The Honda CBR 1000 RR-R Fireblade! THIS IS a revolution The new Fireblade has been booming for the past 5 years. Honda fans were causing the commotion, not the producer himself. The hunger for the rival CBR was so huge that the fantasies of the media and motorcyclists went really far. Most fantasies revolved around changing the arrangement of cylinders from four-row to V-4. Finally, the fourcylinder engine in the V system is dormant in the RC-V racing model, which over the past 9 years brought 8 championship titles in the constructors category. So when Honda presented the new “Fajer” a lament appeared that the engine still has an in-line system. It’s time to reconcile themselves with the fact that the CBR will always be that kind of engine. Maybe someday we will see the successor to the legendary RVF model, but writing about such a possibility, we sail back into the depths of fantasy. Welcome to Earth again, I would like to inform you that the motorcycle you are reading about is a revolution. The biggest change did not manifest RIDEFAST MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 67
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