Sporting chance

From supersport to superbikes, here’s how to make your dream machine a reality

JON SAYS… If you can’t stretch to a 2012, the previous version is just as good, especially if you uprate its suspension. £5500-£8500 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade (2012-2016) ● 175bhp ● 998cc ● 820mm ● 200kg Designed under the concept of ‘total control’, the 2012 Fireblade is very much an evolution of the 2008-2011 ‘stubby nose’ version and while technologically speaking it failed to set the world on fire, if you are after a sorted road-biased sportsbike, it is a superb used buy. Taking the previous generation as a base, Honda refined the Blade’s handling through new Showa suspension with Big Piston forks introduced alongside a Balance Free Rear Cushion shock, the first time this design was used on a motorcycle. The HESD steering damper was also updated, an assist and slipper…

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