| MODEL | HONDA CBR 1000RR 2012 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Engine Type | Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Displacement / Capacity | 998 cc / 60.9 cu in |
| Bore X Stroke | 76 x 55.1 mm / 2.99 x 2.17 in |
| Compression Ratio | 12.3:1 |
| Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
| Max Power | 131.0 kW / 175.6 hp @ 12000 rpm |
| Max Torque | 115 Nm / 11.73 kgf-m @ 8500 rpm |
| Ignition | Computer-controlled digital transistorised with electronic advance |
| Induction | PGM-DSFI electronic fuel injection, 46 mm throttle bore |
| Start System | Electric |
| TRANSMISSION SPECS | |
| Lubrication | Wet sump |
| Gear Box | 6 Speed |
| Clutch | Wet, multiplate with diaphragm spring |
| Final Drive | #530 O-ring sealed chain |
| CHASSIS SPECS | |
| Frame | Diamond; aluminium composite twin-spar |
| Front Suspension | 43 mm inverted Showa Big Piston fork, spring preload, rebound and compression damping adjustment |
| Rear Suspension | Unit Pro-Link Showa Balance Free Rear Shock, spring preload, rebound and compression damping adjustment |
| Front Brakes | 2 x 320 mm floating discs, radial-mount 4 piston calipers, sintered metal pads (Combined ABS optional) |
| Rear Brakes | Single 220 mm disc, sintered metal pads (Combined ABS on C-ABS version) |
| DIMENSION SPECS | |
| Overall Length | 2077 mm / 81.8 in |
| Overall Width | 685 mm / 27.0 in |
| Overall Height | 1135 mm / 44.7 in |
| Seat Height | 820 mm / 32.3 in |
| Wheelbase | 1407 mm / 55.4 in |
| Ground Clearance | — |
| Dry Weight | 173 kg / 381.3 lbs |
| Wet Weight | 195 kg / 430 lbs (209 kg / 461.7 lbs C-ABS) |
| WHEEL SPECS | |
| Front Tyre | 120/70 ZR17 |
| Rear Tyre | 190/50 ZR17 |
| FUEL SYSTEM | |
| Fuel Capacity | 17.7 Litres / 4.7 US gal |
| Fuel Consumption | 5.74 L/100 km / 41 US mpg |
| Top Speed | 287.1 km/h / 178.3 mph |
The 20th-anniversary Fireblade was a careful update of the 2008 design rather than a new bike. Honda fitted a Showa Big Piston fork and Balance Free rear shock, new 12-spoke wheels, layered bodywork with a chin spoiler and an LCD dash with lap timer and shift light, and retuned the fuel injection for smoother low-throttle response. Testers liked the chassis and refinement but noted it still had no traction control or quickshifter.
