Interestingly the PB Blade is only .4s off. Once the new wheels and lighter bodywork go on and some proper dyno work put in I think the Aprilia won't be there much longer :-0
Yeah suppose that is true. But if you buy a new bike, say 14k and then throw another 6k at it then you're nearly in for 20k :-0 The guys at PB however, have set a challenge for the 08 project blade. The challenge was to spend less than 13k or the price of a new litre sportsbike and see if it can compete with the latest 200hp bikes. The bike cost 4k so they have 9k left in the kitty to upgrade the bike. So far the current time around Donnington was with upgraded suspension, slip on exhaust, and quickshifter and already its pretty quick. All be it in the hands of a professional rider. The new carbon wheels have still to go on as well as a few other tasty trick bits and hopefully come spring it can claim top spot again. I still think if a 9 year old bike can hustle with the current crop of electronic wizardly then it is pretty darn good. I only follow this project because I myself certainly don't have 13k+ to splash out on new wheels and will be keeping my RR9 a while yet so might go down the modded route to bring the old girl back into the modern world lol.
It has been interesting watching this. Another small point might be that the older bike will rev much easier and freer that a new bike. My Fireblade revved much easier when I sold it with 18,000 miles on the clock than it did when it was new. Anyway, when Triumph bring out the 765 Daytona that will take top spot ( on the basis that the 675 Daytona was not far behind in the previous rankings !)
Is the project bike on the same tyres as the oem they usually test bikes on? If it’s on something decent that be worth a Second or so for a pro rider if not Just saying like..... That said, a well sorted blade is still a quick tool in the righ hands, and Donny isn’t a power track....It’s just us mortals that go better, safer, and easier on the new electro 200bhp beasts....
They are dyno figures from PB. Suspect variations in the dyno run on different days plus potentially some difference in the engines as they left the factory and the way they were run in.
