VOL. 53 ISSUE 49 DECEMBER 13, 2016 P71
Honda believes in low weight
over peak power…
"If we decided to make a bike with 300
horsepower, we could. If we wanted
to make one with 200 horsepower, we
could. But to be honest, you couldn't
use a 300-horsepower bike and people
can't use all of 200 horsepower! What
do you feel first on a bike? The first
time you lean it over, its agility. A
30-pound weight reduction makes a
bike that is far more fun than a bike
with 300 horsepower."
-Masatoshi Sato,
Project Leader of Honda's new
CBR1000RR
Sato-san says low weight is more
important than horsepower. That's a
shift in thinking from Honda.
Three international shows, and a ton of new bikes have got us all
revved up for 2017. Here's a brief recap of what went down.
STORY BY JON URRY
