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The latest patent application drawings from Honda seem to indicate the Japanese company is planning an electric Fireblade, albeit with high bars. But don’t get too excited or outraged yet! Most traditional motorcycle manufacturers have toyed with the idea of electric motorcycles for years. Some have produced electric scooters, mobility scooters, trials bikes and trail …
The 2020 Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR-R will join the 200hp+ club with MotoGP winglets and an engine and frame inspired by the RC213V. Ahead of the EICMA motorcycle show unveiling tonight (5 November 2019) in Milan, the company has released full technical details of its iconic sportsbike. Power to the people The most important detail for …
Rather than new models or a radical V4-powered Fireblade as widely tipped, Honda showed up at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan with a range of updated CB models including a more off-road-oriented CB500X (pictured). 2019 CB models Honda’s mid-sized CB range has been very popular in Australia for years, especially the more recent 500 …
The rumour mill is buzzing again with tips that Honda will replace the Fireblade superbike in 2019 with a V4 to compete with the Ducati V4 Panigale. Of course, it won’t be a CBR1000RR as in the Japanese Young Machine magazine cover above, but more likely a VFR1000RR, although they could retain the venerable Fireblade name …
Honda Australia has announced the arrival date and prices for the 2017 25th Anniversary edition of the CBR1000RR Fireblade and the SP. They will arrive in May at $22,499 (plus on-road costs) for the anniversary edition and $28,499 for the CBR1000RR SP. They will arrive in Victory Red (above) or matte black. That compares wth the current …
The 25th anniversary Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade has been confirmed for Australia to join the Fireblade SP and SP2. It was unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan along with updated four-cylinder CB650FL and CBR650FL and the radical X-ADV adventure scooter. Honda Australia has not yet confirmed pricing or scheduled arrival dates for any 2017 …
Honda has finally caught up with the sports bike hi-tech parade with its 2017 Fireblade SP and SP2 revealed overnight at the INTERMOT show in Cologne. It’s been seven years since the Fireblade had any updates apart from cosmetics and an SP edition. Now it comes with a wide range of electronic rider aids including …
Honda is expected to unveil a lighter, more powerful and more technological advanced CBR1000RR Fireblade at the INTERMOT auto show in Cologne on October 4, 2016. Excuse us if we don’t get very excited, but lighter, more powerful and more hi-tech just doesn’t seem to cut it anymore as worldwide sales in the sports …
Honda CBR900RR Fireblade set a precedent for lightweight superbikes in 1992 when it was introduced, but these days it lags behind the rest of the class, particularly with electronics. Now the Japanese manufacturer is playing catch-up with its planned 2017 CBR1000RR Fireblade featuring Ohlins semi-active suspension and Bosch Inertial Measurement Unit and ABS. Despite all …
Honda has released Fireblade models in special livery before, but never a one-off special edition with so many performance as well as cosmetic upgrades. The CBR1000RR SP Fireblade features special “factory engine internals” which surely means a boost in power and torque, although they are giving away few details and no power figures. It also …