Honda Racing are running a special Urban Tiger livery at this weekend’s Snetterton MCE British Superbike round as they wildcard for the first time in this year’s championship.

The colours are paying homage to the famous Fireblade livery and is the first of three special schemes to be run at each of the team’s appearances, headed by Frenchman Julien Da Costa.

“Honda may not be contesting the full British Superbike Championship this year, but we wanted to maintain a presence as reigning champions and continue the development of the race bike ahead of 2015,” said Honda UK’s Head of Motorcycles Nick Campolucci.

“Competing at selected rounds with Julien Da Costa aboard the CBR1000RR Fireblade presented the perfect opportunity to pay homage to a machine that has seen Honda claim some of its most prestigious motorcycle racing accolades. We’re looking forward to seeing the reaction of the fans this weekend when the livery is revealed.”