My 2008 Bike Just created album of some pictures of my White/Black blade, a few more pictures can be seen in the album. Only recent change is a carbon can cover to replace the standard silver one.
The pearl white and black 08 is def. the best colour scheme they have done I think - better than the HRC I think. Hope they to the 2013 bike in the same colours but don't think they will change the 3 options now - maybe just add a repsol or an offical TT legends
Here is my new bike, a 2010 RR-A model. The Orange looks flat in the pictures but it has gold metalic bits in and looks really good in the sun. What do you think? Pictures I put in post are not showing up so here is a link to my album. http://1000rr.co.uk/members/stuart_g-albums344.htm
My 2011 Repsol Fireblade (1,400 miles from new) Having wanted a fireblade for what seems like so many years, I eventually took the plunge after finding this 2011 model with just 1,200 miles from new when I bought it two weeks ago from Chichester Honda. Absolutely mint, and apart from an R&G tail tidy, totally standard which is what I was looking for. I only returned to biking after a 20 year break, easing myself back with a Kawasaki ZX6R before buying my dream bike. I'm abit anal about how I keep my bikes and cars, and some people say I spend more time cleaning them than driving them, but at least I spend the time cleaning them on crappy rainy days, and riding and driving them on the sunny ones, so I think I can justify the amount of time I spend making sure they're as clean as they are. Here's some of the blade........ As you can see, I'm extremely proud of her, and as it's my first 1ltr superbike I intended to take it easy for a while, but these bikes just give you so much confidence in your riding and I'm loving every minute of riding it. Only mods planned are a pillion seat cowl and trying to find someone to swap my gold brake calipers for their black ones........ (Hint Hint, Anyone out there.......Must be as mint as mine are though).
Top condition, I like it very much. You could give us a training "how to clean a bike the proper way". Sometimes it's difficult to find the right stuff.
It's as much about having the patience to do it, as it is about what you use. It's no good spending fifty quid on a tub of carnuba polish if your not willing to first wash the paintwork with a quality soap, then claybar it, then wax and then polish. Once a year (Preferably duing the winter months) take off all the fairing panels and get stuck in on the frame, engine, suspension, electrics, protect all metal parts with a light covering of something like WD40, and put everything back together again carefully, without rushing, and with care. I actually enjoy taking on projects over the winter, normally buddy's bikes who just don't have the time to do it themselves. But it's time consuming to do it properly, but so rewarding come spring. Here's another one of my projects a 2008 bike, so not a new bike which the fireblade almost is.
