The 2020 Honda
CBR1000RR-R was unveiled at Sepang International Circuit during the 2019 Races
of Malaysia. The CBR1000RR-R replaces the CBR1000RR and features design and
styling taken from Honda’s MotoGP racing motorcycles.
Intended
for competition in the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) that is currently
dominated by the Kawasaki ZX-10RR, the CBR1000RR-R uses a chassis and bodywork
derived from the Honda RC213V-S race replica with 214 hp at 14,500 rpm and 113
Nm of torque at 12,500 rpm coming from the inline-four. Racing technology
features in the CBR1000RR-RR with items such as titanium connecting rods,
forged pistons and finger-follower rocker arms for valve actuation.
The
base model CBR1000RR-R displayed comes with Showa fully-adjustable front forks
with Nissin brakes callipers while the SP version will come with Brembo Stylema
callipers and Ohlins electronic suspension. Riding aids abound on the
CBR1000RR-R with Honda Selectable Torque Control (HTSC), power, engine braking
and wheelie control with the addition of launch control.
The
frame is all new and is designed to be stiffer in the vertical plane with
increased torsional resistance but more compliant in the horizontal axis to
boost grip and feel. Winglets now sprout from either side of the fairing as
aerodynamic aids but we think its utility on the CBR1000RR-R for road use will
be more cosmetic than functional.
There
is no pricing as yet for the 2020 Honda CBR1000RR-R in Malaysia and as to when
it might be available for sale, Boon Siew Honda declined to commit to a date.
However, a source inside Boon Siew said the CBR1000RR-R might make it to
Malaysia “sooner rather than later.”
