2012 Blade

Discussion in 'General 1000RR Discussion' started by RichC, Nov 26, 2011.

  1. Benn The Pig

    Benn The Pig Well-Known Member

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    I'll have a look at the braking now, I was gonna say the galespeed have got to be lighter and especially for the money!!!
     
  2. Nutty Tart

    Nutty Tart Well-Known Member

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    Now then Arthur ... thats just plain greedy

    But surely the BST's are the lightest of all ??
     
  3. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Yes but the best wheel on the market for performance are PVM's I think its Y5's without checking they out perform the BSTs for gyroscopics... And yeah Im greeeedy...lol
     
  4. Nutty Tart

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    Really ... so the rims and spokes are lighter than carbon ... as the only metal on the BST's are the hubs
     
  5. Benn The Pig

    Benn The Pig Well-Known Member

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    MCN first ride of the new blade. they give it 5 stars and say it's a stunning bike. not bad for mild updates to a almost 4 year old bike.
     
  7. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Just shows how far Honda are leading the game imo, four years later and its still an ace bike..shame it dont look as good as the 07 but you cant have it all....or can you... ;) Yes Ben,NT PVMs are high on the chart I have a wheel performance chart that I will dig out for you all, its a little out of date but shows some interesting facts for example a stock GSXR rear wheel kicks out 1500kj of energy where a BST puts out 500 a PVM 480 ish thus making it easy to turn,go,stop,bounce all those things in short, its not about the weight its about where is placed on the wheel thats what makes PVMs so good.
     
  8. Benn The Pig

    Benn The Pig Well-Known Member

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    Very interesting I
    Know one of the points of the K9 GSXR is that it had considerably lighter wheels than its predecessors !!!
     
  9. CastrolCraig

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    Braking...good value, but i can say with certainty they are barely lighter than stock wheels, as i had a set on my 1st 07
     
  10. Benn The Pig

    Benn The Pig Well-Known Member

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    Just looked at PVM's they are sexy as fook, you know anything of the new MVR by marchesini??
     
  11. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Off topic again...sorry Im a sucker for a chat...lol

    Here you go Ben, as I said best wheel PVM Y5's in mag!
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  12. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Thing is mate as you know its not about the weight its where it is and unless you/we can get data of MoI then its hard to say whats good or bad, scales are one thing but spinning mass is another.. :)
     
  13. zeepony

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    I'm going to Farnham Honda in a couple of hours as they have one in the showroom. Sadly, no test rides as they don't want to run it until spring!!?! crazy i know.

    So if anyone wants any particular pics of it, let me know asap. Arthur, you wanna come down mate?
     
  14. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Would love to mate but drinking cofee and looking at the job I should be doing.....lol Be nice to catch up soon mate! :)
     
  15. Benn The Pig

    Benn The Pig Well-Known Member

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    Im in my local dealer as I text having my clutch mod done,

    This is in their, I can hand on heart say I'd take a 2011 over it all day long!!

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    The wheels look cheap n tacky in the flesh I'd take after Market ones all day long!!!
     
  16. Benn The Pig

    Benn The Pig Well-Known Member

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    These are stunning I love the castrol in the flesh the pics don't do it justice, HRC n repsol are stunning to.

    The manager was just telling me the repsol bike for 2012 is the 2011 bike just £125 cheaper!!!!

    Go figure!!!

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    What's this about, cut the bodywork away to show off the oil filter????

    It's all to R1 esq for me
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  17. Benn The Pig

    Benn The Pig Well-Known Member

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    I'm here now if u want pics of anything

    Until about 3.30-4
     
  18. Benn The Pig

    Benn The Pig Well-Known Member

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    Arthur,thank you very much I have only just spotted this.
     
  19. JM1

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    @Benn The Pig - So the 2012 has cheap and tacky wheels, looks like an R1 and you'd prefer a 2011 model?
    Hmmm, OK then, thanks for the scientific analysis! :)
     
  20. zeepony

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    ^ Many purchases and decisions are made with the heart rather than analysis and there is nothing wrong with that - in fact, i think its probably a better way of living your life :)
     

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