2012 Honda CBR1000RR Review: The Twenties Crisis…

Unchanged since 2008, the Honda CBR1000RR should have evolved significantly to meet the competition. Especially since 2012, the Fireblade saga celebrates its 20th anniversary! Unfortunately, the crisis requires, Honda renews its Hypersport almost as it is… Test.

Honda CBR1000RR 2012 tech. Sheet

Engine

• Type : 4-cylinder in-line, 4-stroke, twin ACT, 16-valve, liquid-cooled

• Displacement : 999.8 cc

• Bore and stroke : 76 x 55.1 mm

• Food : Electronic injection PGM-DSFI

• Compression ratio : 12.3 to 1

• Engine torque : 112 Nm at 8,500 r / min (86 Nm at 7,000 r / min in France)

• Power : 178 hp at 12,000 rpm (106 hp at 11,000 rpm in France)

Dimensions

• Length : 2,077 mm

• Width : 826 mm

• Saddle height : 820 mm

• Ground clearance : 130 mm

• Caster angle : 23 ° 18 ‘

• Trail : 96.3 mm

• Wheelbase : 1,407 mm

• Weight : 200 kg all filled (Av: 52.5% / Ar: 47.5%) / 211 kg with C-ABS

• Fuel tank capacity : 17.7 liters

• Front tire : 120/70 ZR17M / C (58W)

• Rear Tire : 190/50 ZR17M / C (73W)

Cycle part

• Frame : Double aluminum composite beam Diamond type

• Fork : Inverted Showa "Big Fork Piston" (BPF) 43 mm, adjustable in preload, compression and rebound

• Rear suspension : Pro-Link with "Balance Free Rear Cushion" shock absorber adjustable in preload, compression and rebound

• Front brake : Dual 320 x 4.5 mm floating discs, 4-piston radial calipers (electronic C-ABS optional)

• Rear brake : Single hydraulic disc ø 220 x 5 mm with single piston caliper (electronic C-ABS optional)

Transmission

• Final drive : By chain

• Clutch : Multidisk in oil bath

• Gearbox : 6 reports

Instrumentation

• Dash console : 100% digital with Counter, odometer, two partial trips, engine temperature, gear engaged, average and instantaneous consumption, stopwatch (with recording of the best lap and the number of loops covered), shiflight with lighting of the five programmable LEDs every 200 or more 400 rpm before the red zone. Four tachometer display modes: increasing, decreasing, increasing with the maximum engine speed reached, indicated by a bar or current speed indicated by a single bar.

Commercial information

• Price : € 14,490 and € 15,490 with C-ABS (introductory price: € 13,290 and € 14,290 until March 2012)

• Guarantee : Two years parts and MO

• Availability : Immediate in the

• Colors : White "Pearl Sunbeam", Red "Victory" or Black "Graphite"

• Main options available : seat cowl, carbon protections, heated grips

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