YW, loved my 954, great Blade, but really wanted an earlier carb’ed model. Looking to hold on to it for a few years at present. The RRR just cuts it a bit more for me than the RRN/P, with the component changes and bodywork, and less BS around future speculative prices.
Finally arrived on the doorstep last night, exactly what I had hoped it would look like, a modern take on the OEM can, and as close to the OEM length as possible, and the max length sleeve they could build. Always pleased with the quality of their cans, at a price that’s hard to beat. Will try to get it mounted but thanks to my buggered knee crawling around is painful, and even then can’t ride until the NHS get around to fixing it, which is the biggest frustration.
After a while of looking and watching urban tigers runaway with prices I finally viewed and bought the rrx that Torbay motorcycles also had. Not my first choice of colour but completely standard and same owner since new it was a great buy. They dropped it off yesterday. Lovely build quality over my 2011 blade I had. Few areas for improvement to keep me busy in the winter.
Rocket I had one of those. Picked it up brand new from CJ Ball in 1999. Loved it and you are right about the build quality.
Had a look at that when I was picking mine up, seemed fairly tidy, nice bike you have got yourself there.
Got round to fitting the can today, everything’s taking 3 times as long with my buggered knee, pleased with the look, just what I was looking for, modern take on the OEM look, nice deep tone, just a real downer probably won’t be fit enough to ride it again until next year
This one brought a few smiles to my face today, owned from 2 years old, 25 years, still turns heads (mainly due to the noise )
@martinw Thought I had seen that bike recently.....over on Fireblade.org.....welcome matey to the RR forum
Finally back on the bike after my knee op, 30 minutes was enough to seize it up though. Run it into HM Racing and agreed a complete suspension overhaul, so going in for new springs front and rear, all new bushes and seals etc., and personal setup, hopefully will rejuvenate tired 26/year old shockers. Expensive thing having time on your hands and not being able to ride, certainly allows the brain time to work out how to dump wonga
Bikes been at HM Racing for a few days, Perrys worked his magic and totally transformed the ride and handling, although it steered well, it’s was saggy arsed and bottomed out easily and felt like it had a half flat rear. They had limitations when they were new, but after 26 years of neglect it certainly hadn’t improved the situation, and he found a thick build up of slime in each fork to reinforce the fact. After pulling apart the front and rear and installing new Hagon springs and a K Tech rear spring, along with new slide and guide bushes and service kits, it’s like riding a different bike, even on stone cold damp lanes, the bike is planted, you can pick a line and hit the apex more accurately, carrying more speed and wind on the power faster without the rear squirming and sliding as before, the transition from side to side through corners, is now linear and smooth and the rear is not bottoming over every bump. Quality work all in for around the same price as buying a mid range Nitron rear alone, which really would not have added anymore unless I was going to track it. Just looking forward to warm sunny days next year to really stretch it. Unfortunately having to ride it there on Tuesday during a monsoon and leaf and slime covered lanes, it’s not exactly looking it’s best at present.
Love these bikes. Had mine 20 years or so and she still pulls effortlessly. Nice and smooth delivery that just goes on and on. I never felt I was pushing her and I had many a smile as I could sense the newer stuff having to work theirs harder than they imagined to stay with her. She’s having a deserved rest now and can’t see me ever moving her on. Too many good times and nice to glance over into the corner of the garage and still see her. Enjoy yours mate.
Top book is a 94, bottom is a 2006 RR6, top book E is UK model, just goes to show, dimension wise they got it pretty spot on from the get go, when everyone else was still building oil tankers posing as superbikes
