Reigning Moto2 World Champion and MotoGP rookie Stefan Bradl is being sponsored by Honda Germany and to celebrate this partnership, they’ve decided to offer to the German market only, this CBR600F Special Edition with LCR’s team livery and Bradl’s racing number.

Beside the LCR paint job, the motorbike has Honda accessories, Progrip handgrips and an Arrow exhaust Street Thunder Titan.

Bradl spent a day on track for testing the Honda CBR600F designed with a special layout and he said, “This motorbike has been made for real 2-wheel fans and with the LCR design is simply fantastic. I enjoyed lapping on this machine and I am sure this “toy” will be pure fan for their owners. It’s nice to know that many bikers will ride around with my Team colours and my race number: it makes me proud of my job! Once again I must thank Honda Germany for their support and this great idea!”

The CBR600F - LCR Edition will be officially presented to the German public at the AMI car show at Leipzig from June 2nd till the 10th.

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The entire range of MIVV exhausts are now available for the new Honda CBR600F, in case you wanted to spice up your new machine. The MIVV X-Cone, GP, SUONO, Ghibli and Double Gun models are available in five different configurations, bringing all the models that MIVV currently has in its catalogue to the new Honda bike.

Not only do you get extra performance, but each is designed for a different look. The Double Gun is a short, aggressive looking exhaust in full titanium, while the stainless steel Ghibli is part handmade with visible welded joints. The Suono comes in stainless steel and carbon, while the GP, as its name suggests, is the sportiest model made from titanium or carbon. The X-Cone has a more refined look in stainless steel with a carbonfibre cover.

Head to the MIVV website where you can find tables detailing pricing and test results of the MIVV exhausts on the dyno, with the performance improvement for the Honda CBR600F.

Honda CBR600F MIVV exhausts

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This Aprilia rendering shows a semi-naked sports bike inspired by the Aprilia Shiver, which the artist has called the RSL 750 Cuvert, and which is more interesting for what it says about the future motorcycle market than the model itself. This year we’ve seen the return of an important acronym in the bike sector: the CBR600F.

The Japanese can almost see into the future it seems, and could be readying themselves for the decline of powerful superbike models, and the return of mid-size sports bikes. The latter haven’t exactly been enjoying a heyday of late, but with the industry in crisis, the world economy still jittery and a change in motorcycle culture, these kinds of sports bikes could make a comeback. In the early 2000’s we saw the market push for what we have come to now - race-oriented, powerful superbikes at the expense of gentler road going models.

The idea of building a new 600F off the back of a naked bike such as the Hornet was widely discussed, and it looks like the concept has reached market acceptance. After all, you get decent performance out of an engine that isn’t over-the-top and at a reasonable price. Not everyone likes naked bikes, but the nakeds of today easily have a similar performance to the sports bikes of a few years ago. And if you want a faired or semi-faired version?

Continue reading: Aprilia sports bike rendering: the return of mid-size sports bikes?

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