Perhaps signalling Honda Racing
Corporation’s (HRC) intent to get serious about the World Super Championship
(WSBK) and more pointedly, the Suzuka 8-Hours, the 2020 Honda CBR1000RR-R SP,
Honda’s flagship superbike, has been launched in Malaysia. Pricing for the
CBR1000RR-R SP is RM 198,800 sans road tax, insurance and registration.
Obviously, Honda is asking you to pay a
lot of money for this track focused machine and the rider gets a commensurate
level of technology and goodies. The short-stroke inline-four revs up into the
stratosphere, producing 213 hp at 14,500 rpm and 112.7 Nm of torque at 12,500
rpm.
Shown recently in Malaysia, the
CBR1000RR-R SP naturally comes with a full suite of electronic riding aids and
second-generation Ohlins Smart-EC suspension. Launch control, wheelie control,
cornering ABS, sport and track mode ABS control amongst others are standard, as
is a Showa electronic steering damper managed by the six-axis inertial
management unit (IMU). Drawing on stylings cues from MotoGP, the CBR1000RR-R
features winglets incorporated into the fairing reduces the bike’s tendency to
wheelie and improves braking stability by adding downforce. Brembo does the
braking for the CBR1000RR-R with Stylema four-piston callipers in front grab
330 mm discs – an increase of 10 mm from the previous model CBR1000RR.
Inside the cockpit, a five-inch
full-colour TFT-LCD screen displays all the necessary information the rider
needs, with changes to engine and suspension configuration made using a
four-way switch on the left handlebar pod. Available only in Grand Prix Red,
the 2020 Honda CBR1000RR-R can be purchased from all Honda Big Wing dealers in
Malaysia.
