Matt black to SP woop woop

The last time honda made something exotic it cost £150,000. Dread to think how much they think they can charge for an all new V4.

 

Mcn mock up been doing the rounds for about last 3 years and never materialised

 

True, Stevie. I've seen various 'versions'. But a man has to have dreams! It must come to fruition sooner or later, especially in light of the V4 trend set by Aprilia and Ducati - duly acknowledging that Honda actually started the 'trend' with the VF 750 back in 1983 (or more specifically, the NR 500 V4 Factory Race Bike in 1979.)

However, I have my wallet ready and as soon as the official word is out, I'm there. Hopefully it won't be in that 'exotic' range of £150,000 that @CharlieR85 suggested.

 

The word is it will have to be under 40k Euros for WSB homologation and it's rumoured as being readied for Honda's 70th anniversary in 2019. There are also a fair few bits that have now been spotted going through the patent process.

https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2017/june/new-intel-on-honda-v4-superbike

 

Rumors, rumors. I went to my local Honda dealer today and enquired about it. They had no info at all. I was prepared to leave a 'first option' deposit, but they wouldn't even take my money.

 

The dealers are the worst. I've been in a number of times and they've known nothing about new bikes, not even when it's been just colour changes. I told them last year that a replacement CB1000R was coming.

 

You're right there df, the dealers always seem to be the last to know anything

 

Picked the sp1 up 350 mile round trip , got to say the akrapovic gp can sounds lovely if not a tad loud.
Just need some ☀️☀️
I looked back at the matt black lovely looking bike sad to see it go

 

Only until you looked back to the SP though I guess, then any sadness melted away

 

Woop woop

 

So Gary, is Sunday afternoon spent reading the manual to figure out all the computations for the dashboard?

 

I tried reading it last night it’s like reading double Dutch for someone like me I am no techno ha ha

 

Was just looking through posts on here, I bought your old bike black blade Gary! How are you finding the sp?

 

Congrats on the Blade, Jamie. Gary must be finding the SP real good - he hasn't been back since buying it!

 

The SP is mega a thing of beauty to look at.
Struggling to get it run in like a knob I have gone a broke my right hand hoping I am fit for 3 days at Brno in 5 weeks

 

Too bad about the hand. Truly hope you heal within the 5 weeks! cheers.

 

So do I isn’t cheap and can’t get my money back but I am confident I will be okay,

 

I’ve got the baffle out at the moment Gary, did you find it ran better in? Hope you hand heals in time.

 

Hi, yes I couldn’t ride it with the baffle out the fueling was awful

 

I am at an age now that my baffle is well and truly in. My days of setting off car alarms (VTR SP1 with Arrow cans or VTR SP2 with Akrapovics) are long gone. I even look at a Racefit or a megaphone exhaust now and think ‘Nah’.