Top Gear star James May is selling his Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade Repsol Edition

Motoring television star James May has put his iconic 2013 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade Repsol Edition up for auction. 

Wearing the distinctive orange and black colours made famous by Honda in MotoGP, May’s bike has only clocked 5,844 miles despite its age. 

The bike is powered by a 998cc inline-four, and was most recently serviced in 2019, which was carried out at 5,550 miles by Read’s Motorcycles.

The motorcycle was first registered in July 2013, and has been owned by May for the last seven years. 

May’s bike features a sculpted fuel tank, a compact tail section, Tokico brakes, adjustable Showa front forks and rear monoshock, an aluminium rear swingarm, an LCD instrument display, and a passenger seat with pillion footrests still attached.

It also comes complete with paddock-stand bobbins to facilitate rear-wheel maintenance and additional storage.

The former Top Gear and The Grand Tour star also appears to have kept the bike in great condition, which is accompanied by its service book, owner's handbook and the V5C.

May is selling the bike through auction house, Collecting Cars, with bidding currently sat at £8,755. Interested buyers should know that the auction will end in just over four days.

The 2013 Repsol Edition was launched during an era of particular dominance for Honda in MotoGP, with Marc Marquez winning six of his seven MotoGP titles between (2013 and 2019). 

You can find out more information about May’s CBR1000RR Fireblade on the official Collecting Cars website.

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