{"id":47,"date":"2026-11-05T18:53:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/?p=47"},"modified":"2026-11-05T18:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:53:35","slug":"2027-fireblade-honda-takes-stiffness-out-of-the-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/motofrakcija\/2027-fireblade-honda-takes-stiffness-out-of-the-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Fireblade: Honda takes stiffness out of the frame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Honda unveiled the 2027 CBR1000RR-R at EICMA on 3 November. The change worth looking at first is in the frame: Honda claims 20% less lateral rigidity, with torsional rigidity retained<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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2027 Fireblade SP. Photograph: Honda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The enlarged opening through the steering head and separate, bolt-on engine brackets are part of that revision. Honda also quotes a 440g frame saving for the standard bike and SP.<\/p>\n

The swingarm follows the same direction: 12% less lateral rigidity, again retaining torsional rigidity.<\/p>\n

Those percentages describe different loads. A frame can resist twisting while allowing more sideways flex. More stiffness in every direction is not the target. The useful question is where the chassis should move.<\/p>\n

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The new HRC Works Edition. Photograph: Honda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new HRC Works Edition adds a homologation variant with manually adjustable \u00d6hlins suspension and Brembo Hypure Sports brakes. The SP keeps electronically controlled \u00d6hlins suspension.<\/p>\n

That gives this launch more substance than a fresh paint scheme. Honda is changing how the chassis yields under load. Whether it delivers the claimed improvement needs a ride; the engineering choice is already worth discussing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Honda unveiled the 2027 CBR1000RR-R at EICMA on 3 November. The change worth looking at first is in the frame: Honda claims 20% less lateral rigidity, with torsional rigidity retained. 2027 Fireblade SP. Photograph: Honda. The enlarged opening through the steering head and separate, bolt-on engine brackets are part of that revision. Honda also quotes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motofrakcija"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51,"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47\/revisions\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garage.42moto.com\/publications\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}