2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP and CBR1000RR SP2 Review, Specs, Price

The all-new 2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP and CBR1000RR SP2 Review, Specs, Features, Price.

The 2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP has been completely redesigned and given some serious performance upgrades. This limited-edition machine is fully street legal, but it’s really at home on a track day. Compact, slim, and light, it’s also the first CBR offered with throttle-by-wire technology, and that makes a whole realm of engine performance choices available. The engine is all new, with a 13:1 compression ratio, new pistons and new cams.

In addition to the stunning SP, Honda is offering an even more exotic CBR1000RR SP2 in extremely limited numbers for the most serious enthusiasts and professional racers. The 2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP2 is the pinnacle of Honda superbike technology, whether in your garage or on the grid!

Honda’s CBR1000RR is a legend among Superbike riders and the 2017 SP models are clearly the best we’ve ever offered. They’re a racer’s dream, featuring a wide array of upgrades to help make any track day a success.

Superbikes are special machines, offering levels of power, handling, and refinement no other streetbikes can match. And for 2017, there are two new Superbikes that are even more of a standout: The all-new Honda CBR1000RR SP and CBR1000RR SP2.



2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP and CBR1000RR SP2 Specs:

- New Thin Film Transfer Display: TFT means an instrument display that’s lighter and easier to read than previous LCD designs. It’s a first for Honda, and it’s making its premier on the new 2017 CBR1000RR’s.

- Full LED Lighting Package: Headlights, tail lights, turn signals—the CBR1000RR SP’s have a full street-legal lighting package, and it’s all done with lightweight, efficient, cool LEDs.

- Slimmer Ergonomics: The new CBR1000RRs are much slimmer in the tank/seat junction area, and also in the upper cowl (more than 12mm trimmer per side). This improves aerodynamics, and the narrow tank makes it easier to tuck in.

- Brembo Monobloc Front Calipers: The CBR1000RR SP’s race-proven, radial-mount Brembo monobloc calipers are light, but they provide exceptional stiffness and excellent braking performance.

- Titanium Muffler: MotoGP bikes use titanium for their mufflers, and so do the new CBR1000RR SP and SP2. It’s a significant weight savings.

- New Gyro-Assisted ABS: Every new CBR1000RR SP and SP2 comes standard with anti-lock brakes. But these brakes go one better, including rear-wheel lift control (think hard stopping here), along with a special cornering program that takes lean angle into account.

- Throttle-By-Wire: The CBR1000RR's new throttle-by-wire system works in concert with our Honda Selectable Torque Control. With the two, you get your choice of three engine power-delivery modes, plus two which you can custom program yourself. Track day? Casual street ride? Rain in the forecast? With the push of a button, you can select the appropriate torque and power delivery to the rear wheel.

- Revised Twin-Spar Frame: The CBR1000RR's get a revised frame for 2017, fine-tuned for lateral rigidity. We’ve made the spars’ sidewalls thinner, and then we boosted the swingarm’s torsional rigidity by ten percent. By working with both structures in concert, you get a chassis that offers precise, responsive handling.

- 13:1 Compression Ratio: Typically, you’d only see a compression ratio this high on a pure racebike, yet the CBR1000RRs bring it to the street. Honda’s advanced engine management system and sophisticated cylinder-head design make it possible. What does it mean for you? More power everywhere!

- Titanium Fuel Tank: The CBR1000RR SP’s thin-wall titanium fuel tank is a first for the series. Full, the tank weighs almost 4.5 pounds less than our previous model, yet still offers plenty of operational range. Racing exotica comes to the street with this beautifully crafted piece.


2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP, Base MSRP TBD, Features:
- 999cc Liquid-Cooled Inline Four-Cylinder
- Öhlins Electronic Control Suspension
- Gyro-Assisted ABS

2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP2, Base MSRP TBD, Features:
- 999cc Liquid-Cooled Inline Four-Cylinder
- Öhlins Electronic Control Suspension
- Gyro-Assisted ABS
- Cylinder head with larger intake and exhaust valves
- Light, forged-aluminum Marchesini wheels

2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP and CBR1000RR SP2 Price:
- Honda CBR1000RR SP, Estimated MSRP under $20,000
- Honda CBR1000RR SP2, Estimated MSRP under $25,000

017 Honda CBR1000RR SP and CBR1000RR SP2 Review Video

Source:
1. honda.com

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