RIDE REVIEW I 2023 HONDA CBR1000RR-R SP FIREBLADE 30TH ANNIVERSARY
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This has to be the best-looking
superbike on the market today.
(Below left) That's a
truly excellent motor
in there. Pity it's
choked to oblivion
with emissions
rubbish. (Below right)
An Akrapovic silencer
comes stock on
this bike. How
cool is that?
Isn't that nuts? We're going on eight
years since the largest motorcycle
company on the planet won a race in the
series that actually sells its motorcycles.
So, you can't blame them for making
street riding a definite second to race
-
track performance.
But, oh man, is this bike pretty or what?
I'd have one just to put in my living room
to stare at those iconic 1990s white,
purple, and blue colors. Just beautiful.
The attention to detail is typical Honda—
little things like a perfectly uniform gap
between the tank and the bodywork that
runs underneath it, the neat inbound
winglets, and the uncluttered appearance
of the cockpit all scream Honda quality.
Each time you look at the bike, you find
something new to like and gaze at. This
bike is pure garage porn.
