Harley-Davidson Nightster Special vs Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP

The Harley-Davidson Nightster Special (2025) and the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP (2025) are compared with the same Moto Kıyas physics model under identical conditions: flat dry asphalt, no wind, a 75 kg rider and no passenger. The Harley-Davidson Nightster Special is a cruiser with 975 cc, 88.5 hp and 225 kg; the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP is a sport bike with 1,000 cc, 214.6 hp and 201 kg. Power-to-weight with the rider: 295.0 hp/ton versus 777.4 hp/ton. On this measure the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP is 163% ahead.

In the simulation the Harley-Davidson Nightster Special covers 0-100 km/h (speedometer) in 3.17 s and the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP in 2.96 s; the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP is quicker by 0.21 s. In the 100-0 km/h brake test, braking distance without the 0.3 s reaction time is 49.1 m for the Harley-Davidson Nightster Special (ABS unknown, class assumption: no ABS) and 36.4 m for the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP (with ABS). The Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP stops 12.7 m shorter. Calculated top speed: 180 km/h (estimated from power and drag) versus 315 km/h (estimated from power and drag).

All values are an estimated simulation, not road-test measurements. Technical data comes from the sources listed below; the model uses model-specific parameters calibrated against published road tests for the Harley-Davidson Nightster Special and class-average calibration (no accepted model-specific road test) for the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. Open the interactive app (currently in Turkish) to watch the run side by side and change the load.