Coming to the middleweight super sports
class is the 2020 Honda CBR600RR, shown in a teaser video on the Honda Japan
website. The 2020 CBR600RR retains the underseat
exhaust from the previous models but now sports a front end and graphics
reminiscent of the 2020 Honda CBR1000RR-R.
From the scant details on the website, the
CBR600RR derives power from a 599 cc, liquid-cooled inline-four as before, but
Honda says the electronics, by which we assume riding aids such as ride modes
and traction control, are upgraded. This could also mean stuff like cornering
ABS and slide control, features found on the bigger CBR.
LED lighting is obvious from the RR-R
derived front end as well as the central air intake between the headlights. The
rear end is very much the same as Honda’s racing machines in MotoGP and the
World Super Bike Championship.
As befits a race oriented machine, the
road-going bits such as turn signals, mirrors, tailpiece and passenger pegs are
easily removable. More details will come to light on August 21, and we can’t
wait to see what Honda has in store for the super sports class.
