30yrs of the Blade
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30yrs of the Blade
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I'm not sure how I feel about that paint job, at first it looked good, but after a few seconds consideration I think it's a bit cheesy.
I'm not sure how I feel about that paint job, at first it looked good, but after a few seconds consideration I think it's a bit cheesy.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
I can get it in the same way i got the ZX10R and the recent Yamahas, but i wouldn't buy a bike with that scheme for a single second.
You know what irritates me the most though, the ride footrest assembly... couldn't be more out of place with the overall look of the bike !
You know what irritates me the most though, the ride footrest assembly... couldn't be more out of place with the overall look of the bike !
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
I dislike the orange reflectors on the front forks. I'd hope they're easy to remove without trace.weeksy wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:25 am I can get it in the same way i got the ZX10R and the recent Yamahas, but i wouldn't buy a bike with that scheme for a single second.
You know what irritates me the most though, the ride footrest assembly... couldn't be more out of place with the overall look of the bike !
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
They're a legal requirement for the US market... traditionally UK bikes didn't have them, but I spotted that Weeksy new MT-07 has them so things might have changed.Asian Boss wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:48 am I dislike the orange reflectors on the front forks. I'd hope they're easy to remove without trace.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
Oi, it's got feck all to do with me, I don't like Fireblades, they're HondasPotter wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:23 am https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new ... l-edition/
I'm not sure how I feel about that paint job, at first it looked good, but after a few seconds consideration I think it's a bit cheesy.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
My GSX has them, they're coming off once the screws arriveKungFooBob wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:49 amThey're a legal requirement for the US market... traditionally UK bikes didn't have them, but I spotted that Weeksy new MT-07 has them so things might have changed.Asian Boss wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:48 am I dislike the orange reflectors on the front forks. I'd hope they're easy to remove without trace.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
My favourite mainstream (i.e. not including RC30s and the like) Japanese superbike, by far. This special edition one needs some fairing holes though
"Fireblade" just sounds like a superbike too Not like soem random alphanumeric code.
"Fireblade" just sounds like a superbike too Not like soem random alphanumeric code.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
I had a 919 Blade, peaky thing which I never got on with and I much preferred my ZX9R. I did secretly covert my mates Blade, a 954, but could never really get the sportsbike thing. This one looks like a shellsuit and it can fuck right off.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
Side reflectors are not a legal requirement for motorcycles in the UK. Authority -Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 (as amended)KungFooBob wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:49 amThey're a legal requirement for the US market... traditionally UK bikes didn't have them, but I spotted that Weeksy new MT-07 has them so things might have changed.Asian Boss wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 9:48 am I dislike the orange reflectors on the front forks. I'd hope they're easy to remove without trace.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
Probably just an international markets thing. I.e. it's cheaper to fit them to all models rather than only some.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
I remember my mate getting his hands on the first one in our area and he swore blind there was some sort of magic involved because it made his Exup feel like an old bus. I can't say I've ever been that keen but the odd one has stood out, I think the 954 was supposed to be very good.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
IIRC the 954 was the lightest one so far, lighter than even the latest one.
Paint was really thin on them, not the usual Honda quality.
Paint was really thin on them, not the usual Honda quality.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
"Be kind to past versions of yourself that didn't know what you know now."
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
Oh,I dunno.
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Re: 30yrs of the Blade
My mate who had the 954 has had several later incarnations but still waxed lyrical about the 954!Potter wrote: ↑Sun Oct 31, 2021 10:30 am I remember my mate getting his hands on the first one in our area and he swore blind there was some sort of magic involved because it made his Exup feel like an old bus. I can't say I've ever been that keen but the odd one has stood out, I think the 954 was supposed to be very good.
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