2020 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP Long Term Review - Is It Good Enough To Live With? 

It’s an absolute adrenaline fuelled missile. 2nd and 3rd on the road on magic carpet suspensions. The noise is the greatest 😎

got to review one last weekend and was blown away, the motor is a true Jekyll and Hyde, I found it very easy 1000 to 4000 rpm on the street, and then just a savage 6k and above. Great review man.

track focussed use aside, bike's got absolute stunner looks... Thanks reviewing this

Really honest and useful content！ definitely heaps of detailed information for this bike overall！

Great review!

This bike is a keeper & destined to be a classic.

Awesome review 👍 The bike give lots of surprises r.r.r

Spot on!

Super eloquent review and great insight into what you’re letting yourself into if you pull the trigger on this. Many thanks. If I may ask, what would be your recommendation for the best road-use bike in this category? Thanks again. G.

What a genuine review, 3 year old RRR SP about £15k now that's worth considering.

Finally got round to riding one of these and oh my god it was insane. I've heard the 2022 model has gone from 40 to 43 teeth on the rear sprocket. How will this effect the gearing?? Also they've done work to the mid range apparently.

Did you take the bike in as the 2020 cbr 1000rr had connecting rod recall? @vgk The cbr 1000rrr ecu was unlocked but when you do so it looses wheelie control ,traction control ect ect =really screws ecu up

my next bike!

Great ‘rider’ review, all bikes have little idiosyncrasies which you don’t notice when you’re starry eyed on a test ride or during the first weeks of new bike love! Although many of us ride track we also ride road so you have to consider all the good and bad, tall gearing is something I am now used to and actually like ! But the Honda’s gearing is wayyyyy tallll ! Well done and good job for not crashing it 👍😂😂😂

Dream bike

It’s a shame the stock gearing is so pants. I’m hearing if you want to change the gearing you need to run the hrc kit loom and ecu which is mental!

So I've been riding for 20+ years and I've rode every bike out but have not rode a new rrr but thinking of getting one I have a 2020 zx10r and absolutely love ❤️ it and wouldn't trade the 2020 zx10r for anything I wanted to ask you if I absolutely love everything about my zx10r would I like the rrr the same or more ??? I know everyone says zx10r is this that not that good but Iam totally opposite I think the 2020zx10r is the best bike you can get I love the power it's fast and I ride fast but I really like the rrr and think I want one just want to know if you think it's better than my 2020 zx10r

I love everything about this bike except for the key fob I understand why but you could’ve put a keyhole on the side as well everything about this bike is special

Gsxr1000 and S1000rr great road sportsbikes with massive power wherever you are in the revs!👍

The key fob is annoying, i understand why Honda moved it, but carrying a huge fob is not fun. But iam getting used to the circle starter button dial thing, kinda cool, very tactile

Loads of people slagged off the 1st fireblade and i was lucky enough to have one in early 1993 and look at that it changed the way we looked at sports bikes. Then again i went to the green side in 1998 with the zx9r and i still have that bike today 🤣👍

I'm 62, have a '21 mt09 and a '18 mt10. I absolutely LOVE this bike. Maybe I can trade both my current bikes in on one...gets me the down payment 🤣

how "stoopid" are you to review a HONDA for Long Term topic haven't heard you HONDA is A HONDA and its know for its longevity, durability and is lasted of a life time if maintained properly

I ride 2020 blade engine;chasis;electronic;feeling and every thing fantastic and next level on the market

Restricted heavily to 186 mph. This is definitely a 211 mph bike if completely unrestricted.

This is a pure track focused bike with more horsepower more torque ❤️🔥4th gear it clocked 299kmph hell yeah ❤️

1 bad thing about this bike is that it doesn't have a lock ..

7:05 This a flat out track bike. Get the non-SP and test it out one day.

Good review, but would have been even better if not chosen to sit on the fence regarding the decision to buy new or go used. £24k for a bike is out of reach for the vast majority of us and by openly admitting the same for himself, he would have changed what is a good review of the bike into a honest and fair review of what owning the bike would be like.

Change the sprocket to 15/44

Gorgeous bike with Honda build... extremely desirable no matter what the foibles

It’s a 1000cc, 200hp track machine for the road, OF COURSE ITS NOT GOING TO COMFY😂 Also putting it down because it’s not great at “going to the shops” wtf is wrong with you? If you can afford a 24k superbike im sure you’ll have a bike you can pop to the shops on. And complaining it’s doesn’t have cruise control or heated grips? It’s a fricken track weapon for god sake man! If Honda wanted to make the ultimate road bike and it didn’t put grips or cruise on then fair enough... BUT THEY MADE A ROAD LEGAL RACE BIKE!!!!

Mine is ABSOLUTELY Phenomenal!!!!!!!! WSBK HRC-Akropavic!!! Servo Buddy is a must from Moto-Million, Never gone so fast do easy

Some spot on points there, but overall the bike is pants. Those m4 calipers are the worst. Abs is pointless as its also dual abs. Too many fiddly electronics. Glad I never got one and threw it back after less than a week into a month trial.

I had it leaned over in a huge right hand sweeper doing 120-mph, half way thru the turn i remember thinking,how is this bike soo stable and planted, Engine has special Japanese Magic, What a Weapon!!! Hard to believe it will get even faster with a proper ECU-Flash!!! Hurry Up Flasher People!!!

It’s not intended to be used like a Gold Wing! Ludicrous to complain about not “going to the shops” on it. It’s razor sharp and perfectly suited for its intended purpose.

Once again the euro nanny state f#cks things up...The abs should be able to be disabled on track...ridiculous and unnecessary

M1000 RR , ITS A BMW not a honda, by a civic

False neutral still happening?? Wtf honda

This gentleman looks a lot like MotoGP rider Joan Mir

POTENT !!!!! There is a reason 1 of the display options starts at 5k -RPM

Honda has always had higher pegs- that helps take the weight off the wrists, BMW is the only bike I know that comes with heated grips, but the winglets keep the wind off the hands nicely.... The Suzuki is the best street riding bike out there hands down! The front forks- are a good choice as the showa bff forks are a disappointing design using too narrow a bushing! The maintenance cost is a real issue, be prepared to spend 100$ for an oil change every 2000miles..... And expect to change tires every 2000 miles also- The ABS is a good place to start for cutting the weight down! And the rubber lines can be upgraded to steel braid when removing the abs pump... The honda ecu is difficult to flash at the moment so expect the cost of mapping to be extra for a few years.

FC.CB

What a dithery review, if i, Would I, well yes but ... FFS !!

They want £20K for the base model! And it doesn't even come with a quickshifter/blipper as standard! What an absolute rip off!👎

Just turn off the abs on track...this thing is a 💎.seems like you're too disappointed with honda.

Rubber break lines? So cheap. Cast wheels? So cheap.

May be great on track but absolutely pointless and garbage as a road bike! Can't see why anybody would buy it to purely use on the road.