News – Prospective: what avenues for the future Honda Hypersport motorcycle? – Used HONDA

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Prospective: what avenues for the future Honda Hypersport motorcycle ?

News - Prospective: what avenues for the future Honda Hypersport motorcycle? - Used HONDA

Hard blow for Honda: following the exciting redesigns of the Yamaha R1 and Kawasaki ZX-10R and in anticipation of the arrival of a new and very promising Suzuki GSX-R1000, the CBR1000RR becomes the least developed Japanese hypersport motorcycle… According to rumors, the winged crest will react in 2017 by drawing one, or even two new models, …

Hard blow for Honda: following the exciting redesigns of and and in anticipation of the arrival of a very promising one, the CBR1000RR becomes the least evolved Japanese Hypersport motorcycle … According to rumors, the winged crest will react in 2017 by drawing a , even two new models, potentially derived from the "MotoGP of the road" .

From wagon to late train for the Honda superbike…

Despite and the appearance of a recognizable among other things to its high-end suspensions and brakes, the Honda CBR1000RR is lagging behind its rivals in the Superbike category, both in terms of pure performance and technological content..

Well filled – but a bit stingy in sensations -, its 180 hp 4-cylinder first pulls "a short hair" in a segment where the 200 hp bar has become the norm.

Likewise, the absence of any electronic assistance – with the exception of ABS – makes the Fireblade a real dinosaur at a time when ride-by-wire, driving modes, traction controls and others are becoming more widespread. adjustable anti-wheeling from the handlebars, derived from racing motorcycles…

So: outdated, the Honda Hypersport? In fact, not that much: its fabulous chassis and magical balance erases many of its flaws, including. And frankly, 180 hp is more than enough to stretch the arms of a lambda biker between two vibrators … and to reach 90 km / h between two radars !

But when the pace really picks up, the elegant Fireblade slows down: despite its additional 20 hp, the new R1 is for example more obvious to take to the limits – those of the pilot, in any case! -, in large part thanks to its advanced electronics and its sharp cycle part. Same observation for the ZX-10R, in order to combine performance and – relative – ease of piloting.

In short, it is high time for Honda to react, especially as the arrival planned for the stuffed electronics and equipped with a 4-legged variable valve estimated at 200 hp further precipitates the aging of the CBR1000RR. !

When the long-awaited Suzuki comes out, the Honda Superbike will receive the sad status of the least efficient and perfected Japanese motorcycle in its category. A shame for the most important manufacturer in the Japanese archipelago, whose history is precisely marked by technical and sporting achievements with its sports motorcycles !

CBR1000RR radicalized? New RFV1000? Both, my captain ?

Even if the sports motorcycle market is at half mast, Honda cannot stand idly by in the face of this situation: its prestigious reputation would suffer. Although expensive to produce, Hypersport motorcycles remain incomparable technological showcases for manufacturers, a concentrate of their know-how and their spirit of innovation..

According to several sources, including the Japanese magazine Young Machine – often well reviewed on local trends – Honda is therefore working on a new motorcycle to succeed the current CBR1000RR.

Logically, this novelty announced for 2017 would be full of "state-of-the-art" electronic equipment (IMU inertial unit, traction and engine brake controls, injection maps, etc.).

The 999.8cc in-line 4-cylinder would see its power climb to 200 hp, perhaps by adopting at the same time a variable admission to keep punch at mid-range. Revised towards performance, the cycle part would adopt "WSBK" inspired peripherals such as a separate cartridge fork, a shock absorber adjustable in all directions and monobloc radial brake calipers. 

In short, heavy for a motorcycle on the contrary probably very light: insofar as the current version admits a reasonable 201.2 kg on the scale (200.5 for the SP), the next vintage could be displayed below the threshold. symbolic of the two quintals.

Honda will he take the opportunity to take the step of electronic suspensions, so far mainly adopted by European hypersports (Aprilia RSV4, BMW S1000RR or Ducati Panigale) and on the luxurious "M" version of the R1 2015 ?

Such a technological step forward would undoubtedly be a radical way of asserting its return to the forefront….

Other tracks also suggest that Honda is working in parallel on another project, much more ambitious: a new sport powered by a V4, a variation of the "MotoGP road", but less exclusive.

A more affordable motorcycle than "Marc Marquez’s grinding wheel with turn signals", whose distribution by dropper (around 200 copies worldwide) and the astronomical price (188,000 € without the sport kit at 13,000 €!) Has necessarily left amateurs on their hunger.

Nicknamed "RVF1000", this hypothetical sports car would revolve around the 90 ° V-shaped 4-cylinder of the "road RCV" and its perimeter aluminum frame, but in less elaborate and "hand-sewn" versions than the original model below.

For cost constraints, the frame of this RVF1000 would for example not be welded by hand as on the RC213V-RS, while the most expensive elements would be abandoned: exit the superb swingarm rolled under the armpits, the titanium screws. , the self-supporting saddle or the aluminum tank TIG welded by the best Honda workers.

Will this RVF1000 also be fitted with a single-sided swingarm in order to bridge the gap to its glorious predecessor, the RVF750 RC45 with a 750 cc V4 engine released in 1994? Will it be marketed in addition to the CBR1000RR with inline 4-cylinder engine, or will it instead replace the Fireblade line? ?

To date, answering these questions precisely is impossible since no "real" image of this RVF1000 or official statement concerning it is available. In other words, this bike may only exist in the imagination of engineers at HRC, the famous Honda competition department. !

Only small clue validating its existence: Honda would have filed a request to file the name "RVF". The whole question now is whether the winged crest really intends to use it, and especially when … To be continued on MNC: stay tuned !

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