It’s not every day that you get to own a piece of Motorsports memorabilia, which was amidst the intense octane-fueled action, let alone one that won the championship and etched itself in the records of Motorsport’s illustrious History forever.
But that’s exactly the opportunity ”the bike specialist” has brought forth, an opportunity for the serious Motorsport nuts and collectors to own a significant part of Motorsport’s history -the Ten Kate racing Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade that took the British rider James Toseland to his second superbike world championship in 2007.
The 2007 WSBK title was challenged by 4 different riders, all with impressive CVs in motorcycle racing; the list of title contenders includes 2006 Champion Troy Baylis on his Ducati 999, veteran Moto GP rider Max Biaggi onboard the Suzuki GSX – R1000, and Noriyuki Haga on the Yamaha R1.
In the final round of the 2007 World Superbike championship, James Toseland managed to claim the World Championship by 2 points after a year-round tussle with his title rivals at Magny Cours.
The CBR 1000RR Fireblade was first introduced to the world in 2004 as a natural evolution of the CBR 900RR. The Honda CBR 1000RR was designed by the Moto GP team that was responsible for designing the RC211V that took Valentino Rossi to two of of world titles in Moto GP.
The Honda CBR 1000RR boasted a newly designed DOHC 998cc inline-four engine that produced about 170 hp at 11,500 rpm mated to a race-prepped cassette-type six-speed gearbox  – the bike received a few major changes before the 2007 season, such as a new frame and suspension geometry as well as an increase in engine rpm redline till 11,700rpm for the better top end performance. The CBR 1000RR was capable of achieving 172 mph top speed and an acceleration time of 3.0 seconds for a dash of 0 to 60 mph.
Other notable features that were quite new on the bike that was also made available for the road-going version of the CBR 1000RR are then state of the art Engine management system and an industry-first electronic steering dampener.
The Honda CBR 1000RR that took the track was prepared by Ten Kate Racing Honda – donning the clean white and green Hanspree livery, which one must admit looks brilliant and refreshing on the CBR 1000RR. The 2007 Title was also the first world title of any kind for the newly developed CBR 1000RR after it succeeded the CBR 900RR in 2004.
