Honda VTR Series

The Honda VTR is a motorcycle model line from the Japanese manufacturer Honda, offered in several displacements. The French article covers the VTR 250, the VTR 1000 F and the VTR 1000 SP1 and SP2. The VTR 1000 F, nicknamed Firestorm, appeared in 1997 and competes with the Ducati 1000 Supersport by taking up the same codes: a frame resembling a tubular trellis and an engine of the same type, a 90 degree V-twin fed by two 48 mm Keihin carburettors and cooled by two side radiators. It was reworked for 2001 with a tank three litres larger and higher half-handlebars. The SP1 was designed for Honda's Superbike entry, won the first race of its first season in 2000 in South Africa, and has a 999 cm3 engine with electronic injection and gear-driven camshafts giving 136 hp at 9,500 rpm. It was replaced by the SP2 in 2002.