2012 Honda CBR1000RR Preview - Motorcycle.com <---- covers the new line up just not the 1000's.

 

I knew 2012 wouldn't be different. They do the 600 on odd years. Pretty much the same besides gold forks and white wheels and silver frame on the red/white scheme and gold/copper color calipers on the black. The black still has the silver swing arm just looks awful IMO. Looks like we will still be waiting until 2013 for changes.

 

Not a fan. If they had the swing arm, frame, subframe, pass pegs, and rearsets all black it would look 10X better. Gold forks are Eh.

And the black bike. Who would have guessed

 

The Black Bike has ABS and the red one is the "base" model.

 

It seems like Honda is getting lazy which hopefully means they are putting forth their efforts into a redesigned bike and a great redesign at that. We don't need them looking like Gixxers here. I don't like how if you want ABS you have to get the black and if you don't want ABS you have to get the white/red, you should be able to get a ABS/non ABS version of either bike. But I do like the red and white scheme. They went back to the wings which have been missing for quite some time. I think it would look better if the wheels were black instead of white and if the mid Y fairing was all red instead of having that white patch there. I see what they are trying to do with the white patch but it is unnecessary. I also think the black should have Honda on the lower fairing. As far as the gold forks they do nothing for me. I am perfectly happy with my black forks but I can see a lot of people wanting to switch their black forks out for the gold ones cause it looks cool Maybe I am just being critical but I am bored at work so this gives me something to do.

 

I have a feeling the wait will be even beyond 2013. If you think about it, they'll probably stop making the same model the day people stop purchasing the bike. I for one am only fed up with them... I do hope 2013 is the year of change though...

 

Ya I'm not a big fan of silver anything...why couldn't they just have taken note from the 08 graffiti.....me never get rid of her (and yes this post was soley aimed at me posting 2 pictures of my bike lol)

 

pic ***** lol... all blacked out looks great!!!!