Motorcycle specifications HondaCBR 300 R 2014 The emergence of sport

At first, you introduce yourself, you're polite, you move forward almost timidly to blend in... and then, when things start to move, you want to be in it with more assertive conviction. The CBR 300 is like that too. There's no question of perpetuating the small 1200 VFR silhouette of the CBR 250. And then, muscle! It wants to respond with more gniak when the rider wants to play with his right hand. So Honda got down to work, and this little sportbike is a step up from its 1/4-liter predecessor.

no more VFR look! A CBR should look like a CBR. In becoming the 300, it also drew heavily on the pencil stroke of the 500, and reminds us very much of the CBR 1000 RR. Side by side, they look like fake binoculars. Gratifying for the youngest, and flattering for the owner: "Is that a 500? Is your CBR a 600?" curious neophyte friends might ask.
Underneath its exterior, the CBR 300 R uses very classic technical solutions. A Diamond-type tubular steel frame, a fork with 37 mm-diameter tubes, Pro-Link rear suspension with monoshock and two brake discs - a 296 mm front disc with 2-piston caliper and a 220 mm rear disc with single-piston caliper. A 2-channel ABS is fitted as standard. All this for 164 kilos fully loaded, a few kilos lighter than the 250 and 30 less than the CBR 500.

a major facelift for the bodywork, but not enough to create a new identity. So, the cylinder walls have been widened, the bore has remained the same, but the stroke has been lengthened. The single-cylinder gains 8 mm, increases its cubic capacity to 286 cm3 and gains a handful of horsepower and torque. The CBR 300 produces just over 30 horsepower and 2.9 mkg, while the 2.5 claimed 26 horses and 0.4 mkg less.
However, the CBR 300 can't compete in terms of sheer power with its direct rival, the Kawasaki 300 Ninja, credited with 39 hp. But the Honda's maximum power is available 2500 rpm earlier. Will the character of the mono be more appealing than the youthful spirit of the Kawa twin? Let's not forget the KTM RC 390, whose impetuous engine could well make the two Nipponese observers. At a different price, too.
The look is incisive; will the CBR be radical? Not really. The bike is closer to a Sport-GT than an authentic pistarde. You only have to look at the height of the half-guidelines to understand that the chest will not lie on the tank. The saddle has been slimmed down to allow the rider's feet to rest more comfortably on the ground.

although sales figures for sports bikes in this category are in the confidential range, Honda is not shying away from upgrading this entry-level sports bike. To strategically occupy the ring against the Kawa 300? Above all, to conquer emerging markets, where the CBR 300 R will be sold for the most part. Back home, it offers a taste of CBR styling at a lower cost of ownership. A gentle sport for a certain clientele.

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