At the end of last year 2022, Honda announced the official launch of the exclusive limited series CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP special edition John McGuinness 100th TT Start Replica. The brand warned that It would only sell 30 copies of the modelall of them signed by the Morecambe native pilot himself. Of course, each of them would have a final price of 30,000 pounds, about 36,000 euros at the exchange rate.
Needless to say, all of them were sold in the blink of an eye. Not only because of the type of motorcycle we are talking about, Honda’s ultimate sports car. Also for what it represented for the Japanese firm in its recent history. It commemorated the 30 years of the model, initially as CBR900RR Fireblade.
You don’t see a Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP Special Edition John McGuinness 100th TT Start Replica for sale every day
Today, almost two years after that, we have learned, thanks to the colleagues at Visor Down, of a completely new copy that has just been put on sale in the British store. The Bike Specialistslocated in Sheffield, England, specialists in the marketing of iconic motorcycles, including limited series like this John McGuinness 100th TT Start Replica.
As detailed in the sales announcement itself “the bike is a registered unit that has not yet been ridden and shows only 6 factory miles. Our example is one of only 30 units produced worldwide and is the number 10 as shown on the engraved head of the bike. The bike has been signed by John himself and is delivered with the official stand, mat, motorcycle cover, OEM screen, rear seat, manuals, rear fender and a commemorative glass in a box.”
The CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP special edition John McGuinness 100th TT Start Replica includes the livery used by McGuinness in the 2022 Isla the Man TT, commemorating the Briton’s 100 races in this iconic event. On the other hand, in the technical section it includes the well-known in-line four-cylinder engine with 215 HP of poweras well as a chassis equipped with 43 mm Öhlins Smart Electronic Control (SE-C) NPX front forks and the TT-36 rear shock absorber. In addition, it has Brembo “black leg” brakes.
Other details worth highlighting are, for example, the identification plate, with the unit number on the seat post, two fenders made of carbon fiber, Metzeler Racetec RR tires or a personalized Fireblade garage mat that was delivered along with the motorcycle. Of course, we couldn’t miss McGuinness’s signature on the tank or a strip of images, like a film of photos, surrounding the fairing, showing us each and every one of the 100 outings of the legendary English pilot.
As we already warned you at the beginning of these lines, getting this beautiful CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP special edition John McGuinness 100th TT Start Replica is even more expensive than when the Japanese brand launched it on the market.
This unit in question has a final price of 39,999 pounds, or what is the same, almost 48,000 euros. It’s a lot of money, there’s no doubt about it. But that’s what it means to have a little piece of two-wheeled history.
