Sharper looks, stronger performance and astoundingly responsive control. From its compact new proportions to its breathtaking response to every rider input, everything about the new 2008 CBR1000RR Fireblade stakes out a new standard in motorcycle performance that will stand as a milestone in the history of litre-class Super Sports development.
With such advanced features as its mass-centralised fuel tank, Unit-Pro-Link rear suspension, radial-mount front disc brakes and revolutionary Honda Electronic Steering Damper handed down from Honda’s famed RC211V MotoGP champion, the CBR1000RR Fireblade has always delivered stronger, more versatile performance coupled with lighter weight in the pursuit of Total Control on both track and street. Representing the next leap in this proud tradition, the new 2008 CBR1000RR Fireblade features an even more compact, midsized form, phenomenally lighter weight in the design and manufacture of its frame, engine and chassis components, and innovative performance-enhancing developments like a new underslung exhaust system and new ‘assist’ slipper clutch that make it faster than ever, easier and more comfortable to extend one’s riding capabilities on the street, and more of a dominating form on race circuits the world over.
New Features
Refined and renewed with lighter weight, sharper, more responsive performance and the electrifying feel of Total Control, the new 2008 CBR1000RR is packed with a long list of new impressive design and development innovations that will assure its domination of road and track for years to come.
New Styling Features
- New lighter, more compact and curvaceous bodywork design places stronger emphasis on high-performance function over form.
- Lighter-weight, more mass-centralized design emphasised by radically shortened nose and tail embodies the highest Super Sports performance.
- Shorter, more compact nose cowl positioned closer to the steering head for lighter, more responsive handling.
- New, more aggressive-looking line beam headlights and cowl design.
- New rear-view mirrors with integrated indicator lights.
- New, more compact and aggressively stylish instrument panel design.
- New ram air ports integrated into front cowl replace central intake above radiator for more efficient induction of cooler air at front of machine.
- Smaller, lighter and more compact seat and tail cowl take design cues from the RC212V MotoGP racer, made possible by new underslungmass-centralised exhaust system.
- Manual, toolbox & small HACE U-lock fit in compact locking tail cowl storage space.
- Tail light/licence holder integrated into slim, one-piece resin moulding hanging under tail cowl.
New performance features
Engine
- New 2.5kg lighter, more compact engine features 1mm bigger bore and 1.4mm shorter stroke for stronger power delivery.
- Redline extended from 12,250min-1 to 13,000min-1.
- New separate cylinder block with lighter new sleeveless JCP (Jet-flow Circulation Plating) cylinders replaces current integrated cylinder/upper crankcase and ceramic composite sleeves.
- Lighter new titanium intake valves with dual concentric valve springs for precise actuation at high revs.
- Lighter, higher-strength forged pistons with 1mm larger bore and same weight for higher, faster revving capability.
- Newly developed Assist Slipper clutch achieves smoother, less abrupt engine-braking downshifts and quicker, more efficient re-acceleration.
- Cable-actuated clutch provides lighter, more comfortable action and more responsive feel.
- New taller and narrower radiator enhances engine cooling efficiency while reducing fairing width.
- Compact, new underslung exhaust system improves mass centralisation while optimising cornering clearance for sharper, more responsive handling.
- Electronically controlled intake and exhaust valves for reduced intake noise and enhanced performance.
- Lower exhaust noise and emissions achieved while still reducing weight.
Chassis
- Overall weight greatly reduced relative to both current model and competition, for the strongest power-to-weight ratio in the litre-displacement Super Sports class.
- New chassis design further improves mass centralisation for significantly sharper, more competitive control and enhanced handling ease. 600cc-class handling backed up by litre-class power.
- New 4-piece cast aluminium frame achieves lighter weight while being fully 30mm narrower for greatly enhanced riding ease and manoeuvrability.
- New frame construction reduces width while significantly increasing rigidity (lateral +13%; torsional +40%; vertical +30%).
- New shorter and more compact cast aluminium seat rail.
- New, lighter-weight hybrid extruded/pressed aluminium swingarm features new gull-wing design and 15mm longer effective length while maintaining essentially same wheelbase.
- Swingarm-integrated Unit-Pro-Link rear suspension system with fully adjustable HMAS damper essentially unchanged from current model.
- Front fork span reduced by 10mm (from 214mm to 204mm) for quicker response to turning inputs. Front fork offset increased by 2.5mm (from 25 to 27.5mm) for optimised balance of handling performance. Front axle holders feature new, more centred design that increases rigidity while maintaining light weight.
- New hollow-section triple-spoke wheels feature thinner spoke castings for reduced weight (F: -240g; R: -370g).
- New, 101g lighter RK X-ring drive chain.
- New front disc brake callipers feature one-piece monoblock construction for lighter weight and increased rigidity. New chrome-plated aluminium pistons replace steel units for lighter weight and enhanced durability. Unsprung weight reduced by a total of 430g.
- New brake rotors feature 6-point floating mounts, compared to current 10-point configuration, for lighter weight. Variable rotor hole sizes improve braking feel while reducing weight.
- Front brake lever ratio modified slightly for enhanced braking response. New front brake hoses also of lighter construction.
- New, smaller and lighter second-generation steering damper adapted from CBR600RR. Mounts behind steering head rather than above it.
- New, more compact 7AH battery is over 1kg lighter than conventional 10AH batteries. Modified starter ratio and revised starter motor characteristics ensure torque and starting capacity maintained with less current draw.
- New aluminium sidestand.
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