Honda Announces Returning Sport/Street Models for 2025
The approaching fall always brings with it motorcycle company announcements of what will be new, what will stay as is, and what will be gone in the next model year. Honda has now revealed its plans for 2025 in the sport and street bike categories.
The highlight of the lineup is the new CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. Honda’s flagship street-legal race bike receives a slew of tweaks and improvements to push its performance even further.
All of the below motorcycles will be available starting September 2024. Let’s see what Honda has in store for your track days and street rides.
2025 CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP
As we already mentioned, Honda has implemented a long list of changes into the 2025 CB1000RR-R Fireblade SP. The goal is to help the Stock 1000-winning motorcycle to perform even better.
The 1000cc engine and gearbox have seen various tweaks, from a higher compression ratio and revised valve timing to a lighter crankcase. Honda has shortened all the gear ratios with the aim of boosting acceleration and helping you get out of corners faster.
Another thing that promises to aid acceleration is the new 2-Motor throttle-by-wire system. The torque control levels have also been adjusted to get more oomph out of the altered gear ratios.
The motorcycle’s frame features new rigidity balance characteristics that aim to enhance steering and handling. Honda has raised the handlebar and lowered the footpegs, looking to give riders more freedom of movement while boosting control. On the improved frame sits a new gas tank with a marginally larger 4.4-gallon capacity.
For adjusting the bike to your preferences, you’ll have customizable options in addition to three default ride modes. The adjustments are done through the new third-generation Öhlins electronics control systems.
Speaking of Öhlins, the company also provides the 43mm NPX (SV) fork, which sports new valve internals — similar to the TTX36 (SV) shock. The bike also features new Brembo Stylema R brake calipers that are managed by a three-mode ABS. An Akrapovič muffler simultaneously boosts volume while reducing noise.
Finally, a redesigned middle fairing with a new winglet shape promises to enhance handling and agility at high speeds. The lower fairing has also been slightly adjusted for better rear-wheel traction.
The 2025 CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP comes in Grand Prix Red with blue-and-white graphics at an MSRP of $28,999.
2025 CBR1000RR
Unlike the Fireblade, the base CBR1000RR remains mechanically unchanged (as do the other remaining models). The motorcycle is still powered by the same 1000cc liquid-cooled engine, sports a 43mm big piston fork and a Pro-Link HMAS shock, front brakes with dual 320mm discs and four-piston calipers, and a rear brake with a single 22mm disc.
The bike receives a new Pearl White colorway to replace the old Grand Prix Red one—meaning the 2025 Fireblade and CBR1000RR have swapped clothes. The 2025 CBR1000RR retails for $16,999 (ABS for $17,299).
2025 CBR600RR
As we mentioned, the CBR600RR doesn’t change anything with its mechanics. It’s still the same approachable track and street bike with its 599cc engine and Showa suspension.
You can easily tell the 2025 CBR600RR apart from its 1000cc sibling, however, as this year the bike comes in a different, Deep Pearl Gray paint scheme with red accents. The CBR600RR sells for $12,199, with an extra $1,000 for ABS.
2025 CB300R
The CB300R keeps motoring on as the smallest-displacement machine in the CB series. This naked bike receives no mechanical update either, so it’s still the same aggressive-looking but well-behaved 286cc entry-level motorcycle as before.
The colors are identical to 2024, as Honda still offers the Matte Black Metallic and Pearl Dusk Yellow paint jobs. Not even the price has changed, and the 2025 CB300R sells for $5,149.
2025 Monkey
Last, but not least, we have the 2025 Monkey. This legendary minimoto hasn’t received any mechanical upgrades either—but it’s not like the little thing needs them. Its 124cc are plenty for what the Monkey is meant to do.
Unlike last year’s red and black options, the 2025 Monkey comes only in red. However, the paint job has changed slightly, featuring slightly less glossy chrome and incorporating a couple more black details, so it resembles a mix between the two 2024 colorways. The Monkey retails for $4,349.