Hiya all, Names Adrian live in tonteg, own an rsv4r. Am looking for advice regarding 2014 fireblade abs.
hi ade and welcome I have a 2012 abs model its a great bike in all departments either touring or racing .as far as I know the oil issue is well gone mine doesn't drink a drop and I have had nothing but top brakeing from the abs but ther are some who have had some probs
Welcome to the forum. owning a 2011 ABS blade I've not had a single issue with the ABS in 3 years,. or Oil consumption. hope that helps a little
Hi Ade welcome to the forum. I believe oil issue is long gone. ABS is another matter, the thread is very long. Some peeps are happy with ABS some are NOT. Personally I have ABS and I'm one of the happy ones.
thanks all for welcome, and advice. have also been told has great midrange, coming off a v4 is there a big difference.
Hello Ade. Welcome to where Blade riders dwell... You gotta love a V4 ! I personally have never ridden anything with abs ! Mine is a 2006 and i think thats when they got it just right ! Perfect build quality and surgical handling and an engine that screams for abuse.. Im gonna sound old fashioned now and probably stir some people up but abs on bikes !? Whats that all about... I started riding back in the early 90s before such trickery. When machines were still raw and men were men. Brakes were pretty shite and you were lucky if you had more than 2 pots but its the era heroes were made. None of this new fangled abs and traction control and rider assist nonsense. Man, machine and a death or glory attitude ! Maybe with time i will end up on something with abs and wonder how I've ever got round a bend before or still alive but until that time I'm gonna stay a purist and love the rawness and a lil bit of "roll the dice" attitude. Good luck and enjoy your blade my friend
thanks for that, i had an 06 blade for 4 years and loved it, have gone ahead and ordered a 2014 non abs fireblade today for march and cant wait.
