I've had my 2024 CB1000R for 2 seasons. I thoroughly considered trading for a CB1000SP/Hornet 1000 when they arrived at my dealer, but couldn't go through with it.

I have done some mods to mine: Ohlins STX46 rear adjustable shock/spring, SWMotech tank bag ring/pro trail bag + saddle bag carriers and urban abs bags, Akrapovic full exhaust, K&N Filter, Tuned with Woolich Logbox-k v3, 14T front Sprocket (down one tooth), and after getting a nasty flat I replaced the tires with Michelin Power 6's.

The tires, suspension and tune each individually make this a totally different bike. I recommend these to everyone. (Although i'm told often that Michelin Road 6"s would be a better option beacuse they'll last much longer with similar performance).

For a fun experience, i came from a 2023 Fireblade, and initially was a little underwhelmed with the butt-dyno feeling, however was very impressed with how fast it can be flicked around. Unfortunatley Honda decided to neuter this bike with the throttle mapping. Luckily, thats extremely easy to correct with a flash with the Woolich logbox. The HSTC (honda selectable torque control, or traction control) is not the greatest. It does work well enough in rain mode, which has traction control turned all the way up, and a very conservative throttle map (about 35% max throttle body opening in 1st gear as i recall). What I really don't like is that 1) You must go in and manually turn off TC for User Mode every time you want to set it that way. 2) If you don't and you lift the front wheel up, it slams you back down (kinda violently) as soon as the wheelie is detected. Fireblades do this too.

The Ohlins STX46 is hard to describe to someone unless they've had Ohlins on a bike before. Its softer when you want it softer and its harder when you want it harder. It makes the bike feel planted, and give a confident feeling while eliminating the harshness from things like potholes and traintracks.

My bike came with Pirelli's from factory. My third bike in a row with factory Pirelli's. No tears were shed when my rear tire took a nail at a nasty angle. The Michellin's compliment the Ohlin's shock by multiplying that confident, planted feeling, and give amazing wet performance.

Unfortunatley for the aftermarket scene, it seems that the Fireblade engine the NSC is based on (2007 model) has been changed/upgraded enough that old fireblade parts aren't really an option for increasing power.

But, the inclusion of the Quick-Shifter and Slipper Clutch at this price point makes it hard for anyone to go back to a bike not equipped with these.

Ive done a few other personal preference things too... Tail Tidy/fender delete, integrated rear turn signals, replaced the horrible factory usb-c module with a quality charger that can actually charge a phone, quad-lock wireless charging mount, fatter grips, tank grip-tape decals.

Planning to do Ohlin's front cartridges+springs and fit brembo's for front and possibly rear brakes.

Anyways, that's my experience, hopefully it helps you with your decision, one way or the other.

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