2021 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP | Road Test Review
Built for the racetrack and street legal, the all-new 2021 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP will make you feel like your favorite WSBK hero in the canyons. Photos by Kevin Wing.
There is no place like the paddock. When the lights are about to go green, the tension in the air is palpable, cut only by the stinging scent of spent race fuel. At the center of it all are steely-eyed racers going through their pre-race rituals, diligent crew members swirling around them like electrons orbiting a nucleus. Nothing else compares, but when rolling out of my suburban garage aboard the 2021 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, I can almost hear the grandstand cheers before gridding up in the canyon.
Since the debut of the CBR900RR ? a bike known as the FireBlade in Europe and other markets ? in 1992, we?ve come to know Honda?s superbike lineup through its ever-consistent qualities. A CBR is approachable and well-behaved. A CBR flirts with the horsepower chase but doesn?t go for broke. A CBR balances outright racetrack performance with real-world practicality.
This CBR breaks that mold.
Well-mannered motorcycles seldom make racing history, and the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP was developed with one uncompromising goal ? win at all costs. It follows in the footsteps of Honda?s other road-legal homologated racebikes like the legendary VFR750R RC30 and RVF750R RC45, machines bred specifically for the World Superbike Championship. And for sportbike enthusiasts, the new triple-R ? known ...
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