HONDA CBR900RR Fireblade (1991-1992) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Honda CBR900RR, also known as the Fireblade in some countries, was a sports bike part of the CBR series, introduced in 1992 as the first model in Honda's range that featured the RR suffix, developed and designed by Tadao Baba.

When the bike was first introduced in 1992, it packed an 893cc four-cylinder engine and set a precedent for light weight in the superbike class, being much lighter than other large-displacement motorcycles at the time.

The bike was based on the CBR750RR, an advanced research stage model, to equal the acceleration of competitors’ flagship sports bikes, which led to the stroke increase of the 750cc engine that raised the displacement to 893cc.

The bike was fitted with standard features, such as an aerodynamic full fairing with a small windscreen, a two-piece dual seat, a set of lightweight black-finished aluminum wheels, a side stand, and a large-diameter muffler.

For suspension, the sports machine packed a 45 mm Showa adjustable cartridge-type fork on the front and an adjustable Pro-Link Showa shock absorber on the rear that offered optimum suspension performance.

In the braking department, the bike packed two 296 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and one 220 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel that generated strong stopping power.

As for power, the 1982 Honda CBR900RR Fireblade took its muscles from an 893cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine fueled by four Keihin CV carburetors and delivered an output power of 122 hp at 10,500 rpm and 88 Nm (65 lb-ft) of torque available at 10,000 rpm.