Motorcycle specifications HondaCBR 1000 RR Fireblade 2013 Just a clarification...

on the most beautiful images of his life! This old '80s hit suits this 9th evolution of the Fireblade just fine. Indeed, the big CBR can't help but think back to its former glory, now seriously blunted by the competition. Powerful, docile like a Honda and an excellent road bike, the Fireblade could no longer be considered a benchmark for the sport: Italy and Germany now hold the front rank.
Its major redesign in 2008 gave Honda engineers 4 years to restore its prestige and spirit. But in this case, it's the mountain that gives birth to a mouse.

visually, the changes are just enough to identify it as a new version, without really altering its silhouette. Yet it's far more dynamic than the controversial previous version, with its squashed nose and straight panels. The more angular forkhead houses new, sharper headlamps and redesigned forced-air intakes. As on the VFR 1200, the hoof is set apart from the rest. New colors and that's it for the design workshop.

"4 years of waiting... They must have built a crazy engine in all that time! "We've been hearing about a V5 for almost 10 years; we've been hoping for a V4 worthy of a hypothetical RC 60 for 15 years. Too bad, we'll just have to wait and see. The CBR's in-line 4 is unchanged in design and power. There's still 178 horsepower in the CBR's bowels. This is very comfortable power, but frankly less than the best in the category, and delivered in a very linear fashion, as is the case with most of the winged brand's products. Only the PGM-FI injection system has been given a few tweaks, to make the engine more usable and even smoother in response to the throttle. In short, an engine with even less relief, but more controllable on the road. It's still backed up by an anti-dribble clutch derived from that of the RCV 212.

"Hey oh, isn't it just the face that's changed on the CBR? What was the point of waiting 4 years?" Calm down, we're getting to it. First, under the bubble, where a fully digital dashboard has been installed. It displays a large bar-graph for engine speed, with 4 display options (1/ Normal, with black bars gradually filling the bar-graph - 2/ Reversed, with bars gradually fading to the the red zone - 3/ Peak, normal display + a segment persisting for a few seconds indicating the maximum rpm reached - 4/ Single segment, for a single rpm indication bar). There's also a chrono with 4 display modes. What's more, this instrument cluster can also provide information on fuel consumption and other ride information. There's also a new 5-LED shitflight system, just like on F1 steering wheels.
Honda has given its Fireblade a nice digital toy. A little light when the competition offers traction control, 2 electronic aids that have invaded the market, but which Honda didn't see fit to install on its sporty spearhead.

let's move on to the real technical advances. They are to be found in the chassis, and the most obvious is the adoption of new 12-spoke wheels. Slim, elegant and sporty, they are also more rigid. The front wheel relies on the same 320 mm discs clamped by 4-piston radial calipers, and features the latest-generation upside-down forks. A Showa BPF model, i.e. the large-piston model that has already been used on Suzuki and Kawasaki sports bikes. At the rear, we discover the Balance Free Rear Cushion shock absorber.
In the body of the shock absorber, we find not one but two internal tubes. This second tube eliminates the need for secondary valves, and provides smoother damping as the oil no longer works at high pressure. The result is not only more stable damping, but above all, greater traction.
The other major feature of these new suspensions is the accessibility of the adjustment screws: compression and rebound are immediately adjustable on the top of the elements.

this CBR 1000 RR Fireblade offers its share of efficient suspension and rider info, but is no longer the class scarecrow it was in the 90s. A BMW S 1000 RR, a Kawasaki ZX-10R or a Ducati 1199 are far sharper and a step above. The spirit of Total Control is still there, and so is the Honda brand. But the dream is no longer there. With the exception of the 2013 HRC color scheme, sparkling with the spirit of RC 30 and/or Endurance TT Legends.

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