Honda CBR1000RR SP

ELECTRONICS Got the lot: ride-by-wire, multi-mode traction control, torque control, engine braking, cornering ABS, quickshifter/autoblipper and semi-active suspension STYLING The Blade’s weight loss includes shrink-wrapping the bodywork. Wind protection is minimal BRAKES Brembo monoblock radial 4-pot calipers and 320mm discs, with Bosch’s cornering ABS saving front-end slides SUSPENSION The first semi-active Honda uses hi-tech Öhlins 43mm NIX forks and TTX36 shock ENGINE Based on 2008-onwards unit, up 11bhp to 189bhp and down 2kg with new cam timing and lighter internals BRITAIN’S TOUGHEST ROAD TEST B-ROADS Four hours between the trees on the bumpiest backlanes MOTORWAYS Head down for four more hours of straight-line speed IN TOWN Dodging traffic lights, traffic jams and traffic wardens ECONOMY Extracting the max mpg and tank range WHEN HONDA’S 2017 Fireblade looks back over the 12 months since its debut, it might wish it could forget most of them. Especially where its racing results…