Hello from the sunny (ha!) coast of Kent . Well it was a short while ago . I just found the site a couple of days ago so I thought I would sign up and not just lurk in the shadows . Well first off I am female (old) and bought my black 08 Blade about a year ago . I bought it after selling my very modified RG500 (see PB Obsessions) . I had a test ride at my local Honda dealer Kent Motorcycles and was blown away by the whole experience and just had to buy one . Well a year on its just a little modified (I'm afraid I just can't leave my bikes standard) . I will try and upload a pic when I work out how (not very good on these computers you see) . I haven't tracked it yet but will do so this year at either Lydden or Brands . I normally do 3 or 4 trackdays a year . I think Lydden might be a little small for unleashing all of the Blade's power but its my local track and I know it so well . Right then , enough of my late night ramblings as its way past my beddy time .....
hi and welcome to the site, sounds like you have the modding bug too. What you got planned, would love to see pics of the RG and blade. Photobucket makes it easy, open an account, load your pics then copy the link below the picture, paste it into your post Job done
Cheers Clem .. thats my old neck of the woods .. I was born in Brighouse. The family moved here to Kent when I was 8 .. still got the accent tho' . You're well blessed with the roads around the Dales . I've not been up for a while on a bike
Welcome NT, I'm new to this as well, but pleased to say this site seems very friendly and chatty. A refreshing departure from a certain football forum that I frequent I must say.
Hi Jamie .. yup I'm a serial modder I'm afraid .. don't do standard . Every bike I have ever owned I have messed with . And I do mean that I do it myself .. can't trust anyone else . Actually I haven't taken any pics of the Blade yet .. must do some . I do have some pics of the RG500 on flickr and a bike I am just beginning to mess with .. early days on that one . Try Flickr: nuttytart500's Photostream I hope that works ......... Ohh and thanks for the advice for posting pics using Photobucket .. flickr don't show a link below the pic so I have given you the whole lot (or at least I hope I have)
Wow what a bike love it, bet that was a great day on track My last bike a 1999 R1 had a lot of work done. done the basics on the new blade, think I will save now for suspension changes, if I ever have any money again lol
Very nice .. love the black & white . I had an R1 2002 in Marlboro 'stab you in the eyes' orange with full QB carbon kit including the tank with the double fillers , only one was active , and Akropovic of course. That was a couple of bikes ago but didn't fully gel with the feel of that one . Maybe I should have tried different tyres . I haven't got time to tell you the mods I have made to the Blade as I have to pop out for a bit and drop off a fatheres day card , but I will bore everyone later with the full SP ..... watch this space ;-)
Right then ... takes a deep breath and ............ Honda carbon front mudguard Ohlins 30mm cartridge forks set up by MCT Honda higher screen Venhill brake lines front and rear Brembo RCS master cylinder Radiator cover ASV levers Evotech brake reservoir and tank cap Carbon ram air tubes straight through K&N filter PAIR system block off plates Full titanium Akrapovic exhaust system (Ex HM Plant BSB) Leo Vince carbon side cover for the exhaust GBmoto carbon tank cover Black stomp grip Honda gel seat Small LiPo lightweight battery Electronic chip to replace exhaust servo Gilles rearsets Titanium gear rod Gilles gear shaft support bearing Nitron race shock (Ex Gary Johnson IOM TT) GBmoto larger carbon hugger Carbon chain guard RG tail tidy / crash bungs / fork bottoms / handlebar ends / swinging arm lifters Honda rear seat cover Removed rear pegs Super small super bright LED rear indicators LED flasher relay Small round reflectors Full set Motografix body protectors plus a couple more I cut myself Nautilus horn (loud) Gilles chain adjusters Various titanium nuts and bolts and washers Repositioned the number plate with tax disc stuck on the back Dynojet PC111 One tooth lower front sprocket Renthal 2 teeth larger ally rear sprocket HealTech speedo healer and gear indicator Datatool alarm to Cat 1 Gold powdercoated wheels Dunlop Sportsmart tyres with 55 rear I think thats it ... one or two of these things came on the bike when I bought it but not many . I tend to do a couple of things a month as long as I have a bit of spare money
Now I have written it down I am surprised how much fiddling about I have done . I think I have a touch of OCD :suicide:
Hi Welcome... The RD is stunning, Dont suppose you have any build pics ? or a list of what you did?.. Get the blade up , It sound nice aswell
Hello Dan .. thanks for praise on the RG (its the Suzuki not the Yamaha :becky: ) Loved every minute of modding that bike , much easier to build something special from the older tackle . By the time I had finished it had gone up to 112bhp on Dave Hammomds dyno and weighed in at 172 kg fully fuelled and that included the 4 litres of two stroke oil . I'm afraid there aren't any build pics ... sorry . As for a list of what I did ......... it would take less time to tell you what I didn't :yes4: Yup I must take some pics of the Blade ... then I will stick them up ..
