INTERVIEW
P90
2017 HONDA CBR1000RR SP PROJECT LEADER MASATOSHI SATO
N
ine years in the making, the
brand new Honda CBR1000RR
sent tongues wagging at the
Intermot Show in Cologne, Germany,
last month. Loaded with electronics,
more power, less weight, and sharper,
meaner styling, the CBR1000RR SP
(and the race-orientated SP2 spin-off)
promises to bring the Big H right back
into the superbike game it once totally
dominated.
We caught up with the 2017 Honda
CBR1000RR SP's Project Leader,
Masatoshi Sato, to get the low-down
on his new baby.
Masatoshi Sato is the man charged by
the world's largest motorcycle company in
bringing it back to superbike greatness.
Let's ask him the hard ones…
STORY
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BY
JON
URRY
GAME MASTER
