#Sportbike

Beauty is not a sin!

Back in June, Dennis Chung first reported about CARB certifications for the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, indicating an imminent announcement about the bike’s availability in America. Well, that time is now. Honda has officially announced the Fireblade will arrive on US shores later this year as a 2025 model. The move comes after the Blade was first introduced in Europe for the 2024 model year, and while getting left out for a year is annoying, in some ways we should just be glad Honda’s continuing to pump out sportbikes at all – which is more than at least one of its Japanese rivals can say…

Ducati announced the end of the line for its middleweight supersport with the introduction of the Panigale V2 Superquadro Final Edition. The full press release will be included at the bottom of this post, and we’ll summarize the highlights as well, but the announcement does raise a big question: Is this the last time we’ll see a V-Twin power a Ducati sportbike? Judging by the wording of the press release, the answer very well could be yes. But more on that in a minute.

Updates to the engine and chassis confirmed

MV Agusta is nothing if not exotic, and the company introduced its new limited edition Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro to its assembled group of journalists exactly how you’d expect: by emphasizing its beauty. Sure it’s powered by a 200-plus horsepower four cylinder with titanium connecting rods and radial valves, but that’s not really the star of the show here. According to MV’s Stefano Campaci, the Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro had to appeal to both motorcyclists and even non-motorcyclists alike. There had to be an attraction. A romance. “We call this the shape of desire.” Like the Superveloce 800 before it, I think it’s safe to say MV’s delivered another looker of a motorcycle.

After being absent from the 2024 offerings, the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP is poised to return to American Honda’s lineup for 2025 with the updates introduced at EICMA.