14 plate, ABS, 2 owners including myself (I've only owned it for 4 weeks) selling due to it just being too fast. Absolutely as new, 3,500 miles, full Honda service history. An extremely pampered bike, £7,750.
It's at a main Honda dealer at the moment on a sale or return basis for £8495. Problem is I keep looking at the photos on their advert and now I'm tempted to have a word with myself for being so stupid and going to get it!! My wife gave up half of her day off to follow me over and give me a lift home. Might have to ride home via florists!!
CBR's are one of the easiest thous to ride. Take a ZX10R for a spin and you will soon see how forgiving the blade is. Unless you are planning on going to a 600, go get the blade back otherwise you may well regret selling it.
only as fast as your right hand . blades are easy to ride smoothly . had a year off a 1000cc and dropped to a gsxr 750 never again
Yeah, thanks for that, but I guess having a Harley as well anything is going to feel fast!! I have been spoilt with ZX7R, R1, 996, Foggy Rep, GSXR 1000, GSX R 750 in the past. I fell out of love with bikes for a few years and amazed how the Blade feels in terms of refinement, speed, comfort and brakes!! I work at a BMW bike dealership and get the piss taken that it must feel slow compared to a S1000 RR, but I value the smoothness/refinement etc over the extra 20 bhp and rattling that the RR gives. I'm talking myself into going to get the Blade back aren't I?
mate I've had a bike pedigree like you had loads , you have to go with what feels right for you . I had an upright bike asa service loan loved it and want one but will wait till I can afford as well as blade as couldn't get rid of it
Cheers Paul, you nailed it on the head that I felt guilty of having 2 bikes with combined new value (not what I paid) of £40,000 when I can only ride one at a time. But as long as I can afford the monthly payments (both on finance) I'm beginning to think f@*k it!!
Andrew, on occasions I'll go into the workshop at work and go round to see what the technicians are doing on the bikes they're working on. I realise that it probably happens with most manufacturers, but some of the build quality and finish is shocking on occasions. I helped one out tonight, doing a PDI on a F800, part of which requires the bike running while stationary until the fan cuts in, and checking the fan then stops when the engine temperature has reduced. Well, I had the throttle on a constant throttle at 3,000 rpm to increase the engine temperature. Whilst keeping the throttle absolutely still on 3,000 rpm the revs would reduce and increase by 500 rpm!! I mentioned it to the technician, his reply was yeah they're crap aren't they. Strangely when the Fireblade came in as a p/x, I asked all the technicians in turn about reliability etc, their responses were all the same, no it's a Honda!! For me the biggest love of the bike is just its smoothness, engine, clutch, gearbox, nothing feels under engineered.
I have had several years of their poor quality build issues. Shocking really for a so called quality brand
