Not many, but a few of my past bikes. The Fazer was my first bike bought the day after passing my test in April 2007, i bought it for £1100 and traded it in 12 months later with 48000 miles on for £1250. I then went on to buy a 1994 "M reg" Fireblade, it's the black and purple one, the other being my brothers he still has now. I'd always wanted a blade after seeing the original models come out and taking over the sportsbike world. Unfortunately i traded it in in 2010 due to a recurring problem with the gearbox. I went on to buy a brand spanking new Suzuki GSXR750-L0 It was something else compared to the older two bikes i'd had prior to it, however the ugly standard can had to go in place of a pipewerx can and some stomp grips on. Other than that i made no other mods to it and it flew. Sadly due to a moment of shear madness i traded it in for a "sensible" sports tourer, a GSX1250FA-L0 so me and the wife could go touring. In the 9 months i owned it i think i did less than a thousand miles and was so bored, there was just no fun or power so on our return from the TT this year i swapped it for my RR-7 Blade. I've not had many bikes but i have enjoyed all of them apart from the "grandad" machine. I think i'll stick with the Blade for another few years yet, (ha ha remember this comment!!!)
Nice bikes mate, i just passed in August and one of the bikes i considered was the gsxr 750 but in the end i went for a blade 07 in HRC, small world aye? lol I see you have a yoshi exhaust? have you done any other mods? How much did you pay for yours if you don't mind me asking?
Hi mo. I didn't pay anything for the bike as I swapped it for the gsx1250. Dealer still has that in his showroom. Mods wise I tend to like my bikes to stay original apart from a nice exhaust. On the blade it has the yoshi I got it with, r&g tail tidy (not that I can tell though), rear seat pod, smoked screen, tank grips and headlight covers. Just ordered a gipro gear indicator off scooby which will be fitted this week. Oh got the rear grab bar for when my wife or son come out but that's off at the moment.
Mine came with mods done by the previous owner, one downside is that the exhaust is too loud...it has a full yoshi race exhaust...so i need to wear ear plugs when i ride otherwise id be deaf soon! Also has power commander, R&G bungs and set up on a dyno, all done by the previous owner, i paid £4K for mine...which i think was a bargain as i looked at HRC 07 blades on the web and all were going for £5,000 - £6,500! So i think i got a bargain? All i plan to add is a touring screen to help with wind buffet, some shorty levers and maybe a grab rail for next season, as my son want to go on the back but since i have recently passed and only just got the bike i dont feel to confident about taking him
I'd say that's a definite bargain mate especially with the mods that had been done. Do you have any pics??
Not the best pic as i was out yesterday and got caught out in the rain plus went out to the country...so a fair bit of muck/gunk on it. I like the black screen on yours...what brand is it? Im thinking of getting a zero gravity smoked sports touring screen soon, i have a zero gravity double bubble screen on it right now but still find its not enough. Any recommendations on what levers to get? I only use 2 fingers when using either the clutch or brake, so looking at "shorty" type levers but motorbike modding is a whole new world to me! lol
Not sure what make screen is. I'll have a look when i get bike out tomorrow. As for levers i'm not sure on those either, best to do a search on here and see what others recommend, i think there are plenty of threads on levers etc. Nice bike by the way, i had a choice between the HRC and an 06 red and black but just loved the paint work and the gold wheels.
