Honda’s litre-class naked motorcycle, the CB1000R,
made its global debut in 2007 and hasn’t received any major upgrades since. The
long-in-the-tooth motorcycle is set to be updated in the 2017 EICMA which opens
9 November, according to a report in MotorcycleNews.com.
The current generation CB1000R uses a 998cc liquid
cooled inline-four engine which is based on the 2007 CBR1000RR Fireblade and
outputs 123.3 bhp of power at 10,000 rpm and 99 Nm of torque at 7,750 rpm. This
powerplant is mated to a 6-speed transmission actuated by a hydraulic clutch.
The bike features a diamond type aluminium frame
with engine as the stressed member, and an aluminium single-sided swingarm. The
wheels are held to the frame by 43 mm fully-adjustable Honda Multi Action
System (HMAS) cartridge-type forks at the front with 120 mm of travel and an
adjustable monoshock at the rear with 128 mm of travel.
The braking duties are taken care by dual 310 mm
discs with sintered metal pads at the front and a single 256 mm rear disc, both
with combined ABS. Since the bike lacks proper electronics package apart from
the ABS, expect Honda to implement the electronics system derived from the 2017
Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, including riding modes, traction control and wheelie
control into this bike.
The engine is also likely to be upgraded, with
bumped up power and torque figures to rival modern litre-class naked bikes. The
updated CB1000R will compete with the Kawasaki Z1000, Suzuki GSX-S 1000, BMW S
1000 R and the likes.
