Honda Fireblade SP 2015 in the PS performance test

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Honda Fireblade SP (2015) in the PS performance test

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Marc Márquez burns the world. But the Honda Fireblade SP falls behind. What does the wing empire think? And how does it fare in the PS performance test?

It was urgent. I had to ride the Honda F.speak ireblade SP. How can it be that the mighty winged empire on the one hand shows full ambition in MotoGP and uses incredibly sophisticated machines, and on the other hand simply watches how other series super athletes humiliate the Fireblade ?! What’s going on there?

Honda Fireblade SP (2015) in the PS performance test

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Fireblade SP: "Do you want to be a Wappler?"

The Fireblade interrupted me: “Do you want to be a Wappler?”, “Not necessarily”, I answered truthfully, “but the safe speed exiting the curve has its charm. Somehow you for more courageously and loosely when no one is waving the imaginary club of plaster of paris. In addition: Marc Marquez is definitely not a Wappler. I cannot say whether he is actually a talent of the century, since the incredibly sophisticated Honda MotoGP electronics make it difficult to take a critical look. Emotionally, I think he would not have come this far so quickly without driving aids, because you don’t learn how to manually dose a plus 240-hp-thousand in the permanent limit range overnight – not even the Marquez. Without electronics, Dottore Valentino would have done a terrible job – at least in the first season. "The Honda Fireblade SP sighed:" If I understand that correctly, even you are already asking for electronics for me. "

I nodded apologetically: “Beloved Honda Fireblade SP, I’m so proud to be out with you. Not only because I value your appearance and your charisma beyond measure, but also because I blindly trust you. You are the commercial high-end of the grand piano empire and mature down to the last detail. If I dig into the radius at a deep lean angle, there is a point where the front wheel begins to lubricate very easily. I feel this point more clearly than on any other machine and – when I have a good day – I can leave the limit area with a little pressure on my dragging knee without both of us having to give up the fast line or even sledding into the gravel. That gives me a lot, that makes me happy. Personally, I don’t think falling is a shame, but the schnitzel just tastes better for me if I haven’t rolled around in the dirt somewhere beforehand. Apart from the fact that your beautiful dress shouldn’t get dirty anyway. "

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Fireblade SP: "Are the Yamaha and the Bavarian better?"

Delicate, very sensitive. When I very briskly operated the then brand-new 125cc Varadero at a Honda presentation years ago, three official Japanese Hondians gathered around me and wanted to know what I think of the machine. I reveled in the highest tones and they hung on my lips and nodded pleasantly. The scene changed dramatically when, when asked about the comparison with the Yamaha TDM 125, I replied: “You can’t compare that. The TDM has a sharp, very lively two-stroke engine, which, of course, tears a lot harder … “I got no further. They all turned on the heel as if on command and just left me standing. Wordless. Honda and Yamaha, that’s real competition, not funny, that’s where the fun ends. That is even worse than Austria and Germany. Like Finland or Sweden, BMW is only marginally perceived in this context. In this respect, I now opened relatively innocently with the S 1000 RR: “Well, Honda Fireblade SP, the Bavarian superbike is technically in a different league.

In terms of mechanical grip, you’re still fully involved, your geometry is perfect and the Ohlins stuff is phenomenal, but the S 1000 RR has incredibly sophisticated electronics that deliver at least a few hundredths, sometimes even tenths, in every curve. All in all, this results in a killer lap time – without any great risk. And then the 20 hp plus and the 10 kilos minus. To answer your question: yes, the BMW S 1000 RR is better than you on the racetrack, and the new Yamaha YZF-R1 pretty much certainly is too. I haven’t ridden Japan’s new super sports icon yet, but Graf Seitzmo was thrilled. 199 kilos, 200 hp, MotoGP electronics. Don’t get me wrong, for me personally you are a blast, a crazy iron, a goddess, but I don’t understand why they let you swim against the trend. Honda is the electronics giant par excellence. They have motorized unicycle stools that are steered by shifting their weight and humanoid robots that can dance. I think, in an emergency, they even have spooky breakdancing for the Radetzky march. And to you, dear Honda Fireblade SP, they give less than nothing. "

I: "When do they plant the V4 for you?"

The Honda Fireblade SP whispered, “You’ve been thinking about it for a long time. But supersport is currently as important in sales as beef fillet in vegan delicatessen stores. Maybe that’s about to change again. But the signs are not favorable. All over the world – with the exception of Paradise in Germany – there are increasingly strict laws and more efficient surveillance. In first gear I walk 150 km / h. That is easily enough to withdraw the country road license. But I have five more courses ready. And then – as you said with sober coldness – I am no longer the fastest and strongest. "

I interjected: “But you are still the most beautiful to me!” “Yeah, I know,” continued the Honda Fireblade SP, “but the point is that Honda blows a killer marie into MotoGP because you are there can show the whole world that you build the best machines, but concentrate in series production on motorcycles that can be sold in large numbers. So not on supersport, but on small, handy stuff for the dominant Asian market. And so that the Europeans don’t completely despair, they get machines like the Crossrunner, the True Adventure and the DCT series in the A2 segment. "

I: "The engineers throw themselves at the sword?"

Now the economic is one side, pride and honor the other. Many Honda engineers will see this in a similar way and will struggle with the fact that the technology leader simply watches as the competition pushes superior material to the start.

“That’s right,” said the Honda Fireblade SP, “there are actually engineers who freak out inside because they have to tinker with a 250cc, while the arch-opponent Yamaha is bringing a street-ready MotoGP offshoot. They coped with the BMW rocket more easily. Europe cannot touch their pride. You are already watching closely what Bayern are doing, but they see themselves as only having competition in their own country. In this respect, the new Yamaha YZF-R1 is of course a red rag, an attack on honor. And thus a powerful ammunition for those voices in the wing empire who demand an outstanding V4 racing machine with road approval. And it is only a question of whether economic reason or pride wins. The technical fundamentals and solutions for a series-produced thousand meter that pushes the boundaries a little higher and shakes the competition have long been in the drawer ready for production. I have a feeling that Honda will hit back terribly soon. And in the meantime I will hold the position. "

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Then she wanted to know: "Are you missing something?"

By no means! The 181 PS and 114 Nm strong in-line quad of the Honda Fireblade SP zips me through the world so vehemently that I can never waste a single thought on even more power. On paper, 200hp is better than 180, and for those drivers who are really fast, it may make a difference on the track on the straight, but on the road it doesn’t matter. Nobody will get to the Pass of Good Hope faster because it has 200 instead of 180 hp. And in terms of handling, steering precision, steering behavior and the ratio of stability and maneuverability, the Fireblade is still absolutely top. However, in full operation it requires a pilot who understands his craft. It does not offer any assistance. Whoever opens the gas has to know what he is doing. A clear matter in terms of personal responsibility. 

I’m good at that. I clutch hard with 100 things in second gear, step into the gallery and sing the folk song: “It wheels, it wheels the Fireblade as long as the earth rotates!” But this lack of electricity corresponds to the spirit of the times no more. And neither is the state of the art. I said to the Honda Fireblade SP: “I like it very much that you are still pure and pure. Quasi a miracle of mechanics. But there is one little thing that I don’t think is great: the brake. So not the braking effect and also not the ABS – both are great! – but the spongy pressure point on the lever. I do not like it. I already know that the clear recognizability of the pressure point is not so important with a racing ABS because the electronics take on the part of the feeling, but I somehow miss that, and in my eyes a robust pressure point would look extremely good on you. "Then I put on the helmet, put in the A, and we launched an attack at its finest. Fireblade, you are so beautiful, so strong and so killer screen – you old-fashioned piece, you!

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Measured values And conclusion

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The power was measured on the crankshaft. Measurements on the Dynojet roller test stand 250.

Readings

The Honda Fireblade SP delivers its pressure above 5000 rpm in a usable manner. The also audible torque jump in front of it is a bit annoying.

Conclusion: "The Honda Fireblade SP holds the position"

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Zonko and the Fireblade end their little dispute in sensitive unity – with an attack at its best.

There will be Hondians who fall into a crisis of meaning and struggle with their fate because the Honda Fireblade SP has been overtaken by the new Supersport rockets. BMW and Yamaha are launching devices that not only have MotoGP-like electronics, but are also 10 kilos lighter and 20 hp more powerful. For me personally, the 181 PS Blade is by no means too weak, and I admire it for its reluctance to use electronics. Pure, unadulterated, wild iron. The question that remains: when will the winged empire unpack the V4 missile?  

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