Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade vs Norton Commando 961 Sport MK II

Compare Specifications of CBR1000RR Fireblade and Commando 961 Sport MK II

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Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

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Norton Commando 961 Sport MK II
Norton Commando 961 Sport MK II

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Technical Specifications
Fuel Petrol Petrol
Engine Displacement 999.00 cc 961.00 cc
Engine Liquid- cooled 4-Stroke 16-valve DOHC inline 4 In-house developed parallel twin with dry sump lubrication
Engine Starting Electric Electric Start
Clutch Wet, multiplate clutch with diaphragm spring with assist slipper Wet multi plate
Fuel System PGM-DSFI --
Ignition Computer-controlled digital transistorised with electronic advance Crank fired electronic fuel injection.
Cooling System Liquid-cooled Air/Oil
Maximum Power 189 bhp @ 13000 rpm 80 Ps @ 6500 rpm
Maximum Torque 114 Nm @ 11000 rpm 90 Nm @ 5200 rpm
Transmission Constant mesh, 6-speed return Constant mesh 5-speed
Gear Shift Pattern 1-down, 5-up 1-N-2-3-4-5
Top Speed 299 kmph --
Battery 12V-7AH / 12V4.5AH(Li-ion) --
Frame Diamond; aluminium composite twin-spar --
Headlamp LED --
Taillamp LED --
Mileage
Standard Test Conditions 17.4 kmpl --
Tyres
Front 120/70ZR17 58W 120/70 x 17
Rear 190/50ZR17 73W 180/55 x 17
Wheel / RIM Alloy spoke wheels
Brakes
Front Dual full-floating 320 mm (13 in) discs with four-piston radial-mounted callipers Twin Brembo 320 mm fully-floating high carbon steel discs and Brembo 4-piston ‘Mono bloc’ radial
Rear Single 220 mm (8.7 in) disc with single-piston calliper Brembo 240 mm disc and 2-piston caliper with ABS
Suspension
Front 43 mm Telescopic inverted fork with an inner tube 43mm Ohlins upside down forks, adjustable for preload, compression and rebound damping.
Rear Unit Pro-Lin with gascharged HMAS damper featuring 10 step preload and steeples compression Ohlins twin shocks with remote reservoir – fully adjustable.
Colors Available
Colors Victory Red and Matt Ballistic Black Metallic --


Physical Specs
Length 1125 mm --
Width 720 mm --
Height 1135 mm --
Weight 196 kg --
Wheelbase 1405 mm 1400 mm
Ground Clearance 130 mm --
Fuel Tank Capacity 16 litres --
Overview
About The 2008-2009 CBR 1000RR won the Cycle World's International Bike Award.
The Best Sportb Read More
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Features Aerodynamic bodywork incorporates neatly cover ABS system,sleek continuation of front & attractive black under seat cowl.
Fully adjustable 43mm inverted HMAS cartridge type front fork provides ideal balance.
Superb braking power & minimal unsprung weight by radially mounted four position callipers and six point floating rotors.
Light, compact and powerful engine features pared-down components & sleeveless cylinders facilities high performance and minimum weight.
Advanced gravity die-cast aluminium mono backbone frame.
Unit prolink rear suspension system was developed for Honda's MotoGP campaign.
Light weight aluminium three-spoke Wheels helps to minimise mass.
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Pros and Cons
Pros Great performer
Superb suspension
Awesome handling
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Cons Not a great show-stopper as its rivals --

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