Overview
The CBR1000RR Fireblade holds an unchallenged leadership position as the sportsbike that offers the best balance of sports performance and rideability on both track and road. For 2010, our designers and engineers have focused on sharpening its track-ready image. The resulting developments, while not major changes, heighten enjoyment of the machine’s high quality and clean sports profile. They also add to the ownership experience by increasing the pride in riding this extremely desirable machine, whether revving it up on trackdays or honing your skills on the curves and twists of your favourite roads.
Sharper styling and revised shape
The 2010 Fireblade styling adds further highlights to the motorcycle’s pared-down and purposeful design. The rear fender has been sharpened and a clear-lens tail-light added and the indicators and licence plate holder have been integrated into a compact and convenient assembly which can now be easily detached from the rear fender unit for closed track riding. The low-slung exhaust features a new, redesigned muffler with a top-quality aluminium finish. Designed for excellent handling, the front cowl is short and compact; incorporating acutely styled dual ram-air intakes and striking line-beam headlights. Its styling emphasises the bike’s dynamic performance while maximising its aerodynamic efficiency.
Optimal Superbike Performance
In designing the sophisticated four-piece aluminium frame for the CBR1000RR Fireblade, Honda engineers aimed to perfect the delicate balance of strength, rigidity and lightness required for top superbike performance. Allowing agile, confident handling, it also facilitates the positioning of all other components for mass centralisation. The gull-wing shaped swingarm is long, giving maximum traction. It is complemented by our innovative Unit Pro-Link rear suspension, developed in the laboratory of MotoGP racing. At the front, a fully adjustable 43mm HMAS cartridge-type front fork contributes to confident control. Together these systems provide assured road holding on both road and track. The Fireblade also features our second-generation HESD Steering Damper which automatically tailors damping force according to bike speed. This enhances high-speed stability by minimising sudden steering changes, and also enables light, easy steering at low speeds.
Electronic control combined ABS
The revolutionary Electronic control combined ABS system allows riders to brake naturally and confidently without disturbing the smooth, intuitive control that is so essential to sports riding. A typically short wheelbase means that a sportsbike can be prone to pitching forward under extreme braking. Honda’s electronically-controlled “Combined ABS” minimizes the pitch tendency, enhancing balance and stability while providing the ABS and CBS advantages of smooth, easy braking and wheel lock prevention. Exhaustive testing on road and track has shown that this electronically-controlled “Combined ABS” enhances control while retaining cornering feel. For riders of all skill levels, it offers a confidence and skillbuilding option that significantly improves enjoyment of the Super Sport riding experience.
