A trademark filing with the Japanese intellectual property office seems to indicate a Honda CBR400R Four might be on the books. A four-cylinder 400 cc sportsbike is not a new thing for Honda, or Kawasaki for that matter, due to the requirements of Japanese motorcycle licensing laws.
The”CBR400R Four” trademark filed by Honda makes reference to the legendary CB750 Four of the late 1960s and early 70s. It can be argued Honda created the modern four-cylinder superbike with inline configuration with all the Japanese manufacturer following suit.
Notably, in the late 80s and early 90s, there were a series of CBR400RR and CBR250RR four-cylinder sports bikes intended for the Japan market, with model genre finding fans all over the world. With the market return of the four-cylinder small displacement sports bike in the form of the Kawasaki ZX-25R and ZX-4R, it seems Honda is not wanting to be left behind in this market segment.
In the 500 cc sports bike category, Honda currently has the CBR500R (last priced at RM34,499 in 2022 in Malaysia) As well as the Honda CBR650R four-cylinder (RM46,499 in Malaysia). However, the CBR500R is a two-cylinder motorcycle, something which has become common in the market of late with a variety of twins ranging in 400 cc to 660 cc in capacity, notably CFMoto and Aprilia.
What do you think? Is the return of the sub-middleweight four-cylinder Japanese sports bike something you feel will be the next trend? Leave a comment with your thoughts and opinions below.
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