Michael Schumacher’s Honda Fireblade Race Bike Heads to Auction
The Honda Fireblade was built by Holzhauer Racing Performance for Schumacher, who used it for test days and track days during his sabbatical from F1.
Widely regarded as one of the best Formula 1 drivers of all time, Michael Schumacher, like many F1 aces, was also a big fan of two-wheeled motorsport.
He was such an avid fan of going fast on a motorcycle, Schumacher took part in a number of IDM Superbike events during downtime from full-time competition in 2008. And he was handy too, clocking a third-place finish at the Pannónia-Ring in Hungary, rounding out the podium behind Martin Bauer and Andreas Meklau. While the bike listed by RM Sotheby’s can’t be the machine used in the above-mentioned race (as it’s a 2010 model), its link to Schumacher and its spec list make it a very interesting lot.
It’s fitted with all the mods and custom parts you’d expect for a bike of this era, including a race ECU, managing the traction control and wheelie control. HRP also fitted trick parts, such as a race airbox, oil cooler, new clip-ons, a quick shifter, and an Akrapovič Titan exhaust system. The bike is finished with Schumacher’s chosen bike race number ‘77’, and comes with a signed Schuberth helmet, a pair of gloves and a custom bike cover bearing his and the bike builder's names.
Obviously, any vehicle bearing a link to one of the F1’s modern-day greats is going to command a healthy premium, and this Fireblade is no different, with a €25,000 to €35,000 estimate. It’s being offered with no reserve by RM Sotheby’s, and will be rolling over the auction block at some point between July 23 and 30. Joining the bike in the auction are a number of other interesting lots from F1 legends, including race-worn items from Ayrton Senna, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and many more.
You can check out the auction for yourself over on the official website.
Images: Fabian Boehm & RM Sotheby’s
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