New ‘blade for 2020?

Discussion in 'General 1000RR Discussion' started by hitch, Sep 14, 2019.

  1. nigelrb

    nigelrb Elite Member

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    I'll be there Tuesday and you can be sure I'll be all over it.
    For now though, if there was any carbon, you'd be sure it would already be mentioned;
    Pillion cowl is already listed as an accessory (no price available as yet) https://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/super-sport/cbr1000rr-r-fireblade-sp/accessories.html
    We can presume wheels are stock cast otherwise there would be reference to forged;
    We can hope an aftermarket manufacture ( R & G ) latches on to making a proper exhaust hangar;
    Close ups of clutch lever show no adjustment:
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  2. tuktuk

    tuktuk Elite Member

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    That top yoke is painfully plain looking.
     
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  3. dessp2

    dessp2 Well-Known Member

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    Well at those prices looks like my good old red (paid for) 2012 for at least another year.
     
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  4. Honda1964

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    Agreed, needs to look like this and made of gold to justify the claimed price o_O:D

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  5. Honda1964

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    Personally i think all bike prices will continue to climb, my suspicious mind moves towards the need to normalise the price of the future replacement that runs on Duracell’s.........
     
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  6. Barstewardsquad

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    Thin paint? Badly assembled? Careless journalist?

    Don't think it is trick of the light as partly in shadow.

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  7. dessp2

    dessp2 Well-Known Member

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    Good god. Remember this:-

    sports 600 £6500-7500
    Litre bike £8500-9500
    Ducati 916 £14500
    Top of the range (Ducati 996 sps or Honda RVF RC 45) £18500
     
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  8. mk3golfcab

    mk3golfcab Elite Member

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    Looking forward to seeing the finish first hand on Monday, after two days of people sitting on it I wonder how it will have faired
     
  9. mk3golfcab

    mk3golfcab Elite Member

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    those were the good old days, even though I wasn’t even in my teens then :eek:
     
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  10. SP2_PerthWA

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    Cheers from Down Under. Given the cheddar cheese their going to be retailing for I feel a little silly needing to ask. What other sportsbike at that price rolls out with cheaper/heavier cast wheels?? There's rides for less than half that with clutch span adjustability too. New Age Honda logic...
     
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  11. Blade runner 1

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    Got my blade for £10,000 brand new in 2015, will the new blade be twice the bike for twice the price? We’ll have to wait and see.
     
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    Blade runner 1 Elite Member

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    You could be on to something there @mk3golfcab:)
     
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  13. nigelrb

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    Old news. I gave him the inspiration days ago. He's probably already made the samples:D:D

     
  14. nigelrb

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    I am astounded to read of these 2015 - 16 prices. I was not aware as I was yet to make my 'comeback' to bikes. Taking this into account, no one could justify a 100% increase over 3 - 4 years. Honda will say there's a lot of new technology in the 2020 bike, but equally, nearly every new release has new technology - think variable valve timing, counter-rotating cranks, et al. Those manufacturers do not significantly raise the price - they keep in line the the current market.

    The 2020 Blade has some new innovation, but would not be much dearer to produce than the outgoing 2017 - 19 model. We can also take into account that Honda is manufacturing components in Thailand and India, thereby improving their retained profit. So, to see the base model jump from £15,769 (Source: Honda UK website: https://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/super-sport/cbr1000rr-fireblade/specifications.html ) to 19,999 is, to me, taking advantage of Honda customers, OR, in plain language, taking the piss.

    I have just this minute returned from my dealer. They claim to not have the officially released price structure as yet. I suspect the price was released at the media conference yesterday and has not been officially relayed to dealers.:rolleyes: My view is that Honda might fall flat on this one as I cannot see too many pre-ordering at these prices. Certainly, I was like a kid with a Christmas toy catalogue when I first saw the pics, but have now come to my senses and will not allow Honda to believe that the market will go crazy over this bike by pre-ordering - unless my dealer comes up with something extraordinarily special.
     
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  15. raphael

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    Just if anyone can’t wait? I’m 5’10 and 12.5 stone just to give an idea on the size of the bike.
     

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  16. nigelrb

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    Wow! It's made for you, Raph!!:D
     
  17. raphael

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    Don’t like it @nigelrb
     
  18. Ian E

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    Thanks for the pics. Is there an estimated price on the Standard (Non SP) bike?
     
  19. Wozza

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    Thanks for the pics...it looks like bars lower ....top yoke looks real plain....don't like the black swingarm also pillion pegs ...23.4k no way even on a good day a dealer woukd still want 8 to 9 k to change from my 2018 sp no way I'm not busting to buy one ....did you feel cramped on it ( don't look to bad) ....will keep mine this summer...
     
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  20. SP2_PerthWA

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    Yeah give me a clean machined finish any day, did they forget to paint the pegs?? That plastic cover on the yoke nut sure finishes a $50k AUD bike off for sure too o_O
     
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