Latest News about Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade [2014]

An aftereffect of the Rossi-Marquez scrap from two seasons ago, the penalty points system for MotoGP has been scrapped

Yoshimura has launched a new range of exhaust systems for the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR. Called Alpha T Street, this slip-on exhaust system improves the exhaust note while improving the torque spread.

The latest test in MotoGP carried over some things from the previous test in Malaysia, and it threw up at least one surprise.

New leaked patent drawings have revealed Honda’s plans of launching an extremely performance-focussed superbike powered by a V4 engine.

Honda was one of the first manufacturers to introduce forced induction in motorcycles in the 1980s. While the trend eventually lost steam, leaked patent drawings now hint that Honda seems to have commenced development on a new supercharged powertrain.

We have been waiting for the new generation Honda Fireblade since Obama started his presidency and the second term is nearly over! We finally have the 2017 Fireblade and it does pack the punch we expected out of it, albeit a soft one. 90 per cent of the parts on the 2017 ‘Blade are new and it also gets the much-needed electronics.

Honda gave motorcycling enthusiasts a reason to smile with the unveiling of the 2017 CBR1000RR SP and the track-focussed version, the CBR1000RR SP2 at Intermot 2016 in Cologne, Germany. These new generation models will go on sale in early 2017 along with a base version which will debut at the EICMA Show, next month. Featuring a host of electronic aids and technological updates, the 2017 CBR1000RR is the most advanced Fireblade in the model’s 25 year history. Here is a detailed photo gallery of the Honda CBR1000RR SP and the SP2.

Honda has unveiled two race spec versions of its next-generation superbike, christened CBR1000RR SP and the CBR1000RR SP2 at the 2016 Intermot Show in Cologne, Germany.

Honda fans rejoice, the all-new CBR1000RR is almost here. Honda has been teasing us with a number of short ‘episode’ teasers and has also given us a reveal date of October 4, 2016 - the first day of the Intermot show. While the Japanese company has revealed very little in its teasers, leaked spy-shots have almost completely revealed the motorcycle.

As we told you before, several spy shots over the last week have spoiled Honda’s big reveal of the upcoming CBR1000RR. However, that has not stopped the company from releasing its line of teaser episodes for the upcoming supersport superbike. This second teaser reveals very little and a lot at the same time.