A stunning superbike: CF Moto will enter the World Championship with the V4SR-RR

It is undoubtedly one of the highlights of EICMA 2026: following studies and prototypes showcased at the last two editions of Milan’s leading trade fair, CF Moto is now unveiling the production version of its future flagship superbike. It is called the V4SR-RR and represents the culmination so far of a two-year preparatory phase, during which the Chinese brand has been preparing the market and its customers for the expansion of its product portfolio into the premium segment: ‘Master of Speed’ was the name of a design concept that CF Moto first unveiled at EICMA in 2024, alongside the unveiling of a V4 engine known as the ‘Core of Speed’. Just one year later, a prototype at an advanced stage of development was already on display at the show, followed by numerous progress updates, patent applications and a record-breaking run. The latter also forms the basis of one of the key figures CF Moto uses in its marketing: a pre-production motorbike reached 316 km/h during test rides in China, thereby confirming the top speed the brand claims for its production superbike.

This performance is driven by ‘more than 210 PS’ from the 997 cubic centimetre V4 engine with a 90-degree cylinder bank angle – at 15,000 rpm, the rev limiter cuts off the power. The engine acts as a load-bearing element within an aluminium frame, to which it is bolted via the cylinder heads. The frame itself is manufactured using a hollow-casting process, and varying frame thicknesses are designed to ensure the appropriate level of flex. The Chinese refer to this technology as ‘Aerocast’ in corporate parlance, describing it as fundamental to the dry weight of 180 kilograms. For CF Moto, this Superbike is therefore a trailblazer, as the chassis’s design principle is set to be used, according to reports from EICMA, in future sports bikes with smaller engine capacities as well.

Die V4SR-RR verfügt über aktive, auch asymmetrisch arbeitende Aerodynamik

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CF Moto: Active and independently controlled winglets

Even during the show, the manufacturer highlighted the effort that its KTM production partner had put into the aerodynamics. To achieve this, the brand enlisted the help of Pininfarina, in whose wind tunnel CF Moto fine-tuned the aerodynamics of its flagship model. The result is an active aerodynamic system featuring winglets that operate independently of one another and can adjust their angles in opposite directions depending on the riding situation.

The fact that the production version of the V4SR-RR now on display is by no means the end of the line for CF Moto is made clear by a derivative that the Chinese manufacturer also rolled into the spotlight in Milan: A version known as ‘Carbon Black’ appears to be intended purely for use on track days. According to the CF Moto press release, this extreme version is merely a ‘show bike’ that was put on the road for EICMA and is ‘intended to showcase customisation options’. However, behind closed doors at the stand in Milan, there is little doubt that the concept bike, clad in carbon fibre, is likely to evolve into a track-exclusive model for end customers.

SBK entry: For CF Moto, it’s also about prestige

After all, it has long been clear that CF Moto intends to enter the World Superbike Championship towards the end of the 2027 season. Magny-Cours in early September is cited as the earliest possible date, whilst the home race in China on the last weekend of October is the latest possible date for the debut. For CF Moto, it is also a matter of prestige. Given that Kove already has a Supersport 300 World Championship title to its name, and that the comparatively minuscule ZX Moto, in its first year in the Supersport World Championship with Valentin Debise, won six races straight away and finished as runner-up in the world championship, CF Moto has nothing to show for itself apart from partnerships in Grand Prix racing with the Aspar team and large stickers on their motorbikes. That is why the giant is determined to be the first Chinese brand to compete in the premier class of the production-based world championships.

In December 2025, former MotoE champion Matteo Ferrari was signed as a test rider; at the end of September 2026, Aspar’s Moto2 aces David Alonso and Daniel Holgado, as well as Moto3 world champion Maximo Quiles, tested the Superbike.

Huge tasks in just ten months

At Modena 40, CF Moto’s European research and development centre in Rimini, work on the future racing machine has been underway for some time. At the same time, GP team principal Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez is laying the groundwork for the new team in the World Superbike Championship. Despite all the enthusiasm, everyone involved knows that a massive task lies ahead: to get a competitive machine on the track and build a strong team within the next ten months. Several renowned riders have applied for a job at CF Moto, including two-time Superbike World Champion and 63-time race winner Alvaro Bautista.

In Weiß die Serienversion der V4SR-RR, im Hintergrund die «Carbon Black»

Foto: BMHoehne