Rennie Scaysbrook | November 7, 2016
2017 Honda CBR1000RR First Look: Honda has just taken the covers off the 2017 CBR1000RR range at EICMA today. This is the third and final iteration of the 2017 CBR1000RR range, matching the higher spec CBR1000RR SP and SP2 that were released at the Intermot Show in Cologne, Germany, last month.
The everyday man’s CBR1000RR – for those of us who are not Nicky Hayden.
2017 Honda CBR1000RR First Look
This particular CBR, according to Honda, is more focused on the road rider and not the racer, but it still comes with less weight, more power, and the fitment of the six-axis Bosch Inertial Measurement Unit.
The IMU’s arrival coincides with the full house of electronics for the base model CBR that include ABS, traction control (Honda’s Selectable Torque Control system – the same as the Honda RC213V-S with nine different levels), Rear Lift Control (RLC), Wheelie Control, Selectable Engine Brake (SEB) and the Riding Mode Select System (RMSS) modes. The analogue CBR is now well and truly gone.
Honda is claiming 189hp (at the crank) for the new CBR, measured at 13,000rpm after a complete redesign of the bike’s internals including new cams, cam timing, pistons and magnesium covers. The 2017 model year will be the first in which Honda has a Ride-by-Wire system (called Throttle by Wire – TBW), where the system uses an Acceleration Position Sensor (APS) mounted in the right switch gear to measure throttle grip movement which gets converted into an electrical signal and sent the ECU, then the TBW to give precise throttle control. The throttle itself is programmed by the RMSS, which has five different modes – Level 1 being peak performance and Level 5 being the most restricted.
As for the chassis, Honda is gracing the CBR with the latest generation of the 43mm Showa Big Piston Fork and Balance Free Rear Shock, the swingarm is said to be stiffer and the frame lighter. Honda claims the new CBR will weigh 432lbs wet, ready to ride – a substantial weight saving over the 2008-2016 machine.
Braking the CBR to a stop will be ABS-equipped Tokico four-piston front calipers, with the bike rolling on new Y-shape spoke wheels.
The bodywork now houses LED lighting with two color options: Victory Red and Matt Ballistic Black.
No word yet as to official MSRP numbers.
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