Honda Racing UK releases new racing livery for 2023 BSB • Whole Motorbike

Honda Racing UK is happy to launch its new racing livery for its 2023 assault on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship and the Worldwide Street Racing season, the place it’s going to take part in each the North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT races. As just lately introduced, on board the Fireblade will probably be Andrew Irwin and Tom Neave competing within the British Superbike Championship and John McGuinness MBE and Nathan Harrison for the roads programme.

This yr’s livery is closely influenced by the street going manufacturing machine, the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP and carefully follows the Grand Prix Purple color scheme.

The workforce is hoping to construct on final yr’s success, with the Fireblade reaching a number of wins on the NW200, the quickest newcomer award on the TT, common podiums and wins in BSB on its solution to second within the championship standings. In the meantime, in Superstock trim the ‘blade’ has now secured back-to-back championship victories within the Pirelli Nationwide Superstock championship.

Preparations for the 2023 season are effectively underway, with official BSB testing set to begin on the Navarra Circuit in northern Spain on 11-13 March. For these desirous to see the most recent livery within the flesh for the primary time, the race bike will probably be on show at Youles Bikes Honda Manchester as a part of their dealership open night on the 22^nd February. In attendance will probably be 23-time TT & 6-time NW200 winner John McGuinness MBE.

Havier Beltran, Honda Racing UK Workforce Supervisor:

“2023 goes to be an thrilling season for the workforce as we’ve a combination of latest and outdated faces returning to the workforce. We’re additionally now into the third yr of growth with the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP and we’ll look to proceed constructing on the success that we’ve skilled so far. Persevering with our relationship with all our valued sponsors allows us to renew this journey. We stay up for getting the season underway and dealing collectively as a workforce to grasp the potential of the Fireblade on the roads and in BSB”

Neil Fletcher, Head of Bikes, Honda UK:

“We’re delighted to launch our new racing livery for the 2023 season as we purpose to proceed competing for the positions that we all know the Fireblade is able to. Additionally it is implausible to resume {our relationships} with our trusted sponsors who proceed to assist us in our racing endeavours in British Superbikes and on the roads. Now we have a busy testing program forward of us earlier than the season will get underway in April after which the racing will come thick and quick. I’m excited to see how the Fireblade performs with one other yr of growth beneath its belt.”