{"id":30965,"date":"2020-06-17T08:52:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T03:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/?p=30965"},"modified":"2020-06-17T08:53:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T03:23:04","slug":"ducati-v4r-gets-the-competitor-in-the-form-of-honda-cbr1000rr-r-sp2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/ducati-v4r-gets-the-competitor-in-the-form-of-honda-cbr1000rr-r-sp2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducati V4R gets the competitor in the form of Honda CBR1000RR-R SP2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last we heard about Honda CBR1000RR-R SP2 was in March this year. And we did say that the SP2 <\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/hrc-officially-announced-new-cbr1000rr-r-fireblade-sp-race-based-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">may not arrive this year<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are rumours of a model equivalent to SP2. Most of the race-based bikes align with the highest model. But this race-based bike aligns with the SP version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now that does mean the SP2 may not arrive or may take two or three years. Since a patent is present for a variable wing of ECU control and an engine with VTEC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Will the SP2 arrive in limited edition is something to think about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13-595xh.jpeg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Limited Edition SP2<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We also<\/span><a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/honda-cbr1000rr-r-sp2-will-not-arrive-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> compare<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the SP2 with limited editions like\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yamaha R1- GYTR (only 20 copies)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Suzuki GSX-R1000 Ryuyo, a 209hp superbike that weighs 370 lbs (20 race-spec machines).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So Honda could think of getting the SP2 as a limited edition version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Again will there be any chance of getting a tourer based on the CBR1000RR-R?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_10.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_10-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_10-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_10-595xh.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tourer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Well, we went one step ahead and had also thought if there will be a possibility of CBR1000RR-R and CB1000R-derived tourers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, the idea of having tourer derived from CBR1000RR-R is low because, on the grounds, it is likely that adventure tourers will be released on the CRF1100L Africa Twin platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here comes the main part.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_9.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_9-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_9-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_9-595xh.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How fast?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Our sources have confirmed regarding the speed of SP2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Regarding RRR, SP2 exceeds Panigale V4R. It is the fastest in the benchmark test. The top speed of the V4R is 205 mph (331 km\/h)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now logically it does mean the SP2 goes beyond the 205 mph (331 km\/h).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Well if this is the case then there is a new competitor to Ducati.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, the Kawasaki H2R which is not a street-legal has clocked 400 km\/h as a top speed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13-853x640.jpg 853w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honda-CBR1000RR-R_13-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Price of SP2.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The price is less than 4 million. In Japan, the price may be around 3.5 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The above pictures are of Honda CBR1000RR-R.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/honda-cbr1000rr-r-gets-a-recall-in-europe\/\">Honda CBR1000RR-R gets a recall in Europe<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/production-delays-for-hondas-upcoming-cbr250rr\/\">Production delays for Honda CBR250RR<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/honda-africa-twin-crf1100l-standard-vs-extended-suspension-version\/\">Honda Africa Twin CRF1100L Standard vs Extended Suspension Version<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/2021-honda-cbr600rr-release-information\/\">2021 Honda CBR600RR release information<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingwithgravity.com\/how-to-remove-and-replace-the-single-swing-arm-rear-wheel-on-an-mv-agusta-f3\/\">How to remove and replace the single swing arm of the rear wheel on an Agusta F3?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,39],"tags":[20147,17648],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30965"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30965"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30969,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30965\/revisions\/30969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}