Hi all, Been riding for years and just moved back up to a litre bike again, should never have gone back down to a 600! Had an SV996 V twin, and it was just an awesome sounding bike but i missed an inline so i went for a nice 600RR, hmm... Lovely bike really gets you back in the fore with the superior handling, but it was the screening engine that did it! I was at a Fireblade photo shoot in Bruntingthorpe last year an met some great blade owners, then more recently i jumped on a Fireblade for a day an yep... I was sold! So about 4 weeks ago i took hold of a mint 2010 black beauty with the gold wheels, an she is luuurvely, straight from the original owner with only 2k on the dials! Rides like the new one i test drove. Just feels complete, very comfortable and boy does it inspire. Anyhow thought i would back this up with a good forum, the last bike i had for 5 years and had an awesome forum with a wealth of knowledge from great members/owners. Now it would be nice if the heatwave would come back, just not as hot. Torch'd.
Welcome mate and let me let you into a little secret... You have indeed stumbled across the most powerful of the blade colours so excellent choice Ignore the Repsol mongrels and albino HRC's they will state all kinds of nonsense to make up for their inadequacies....
Welcome aboard mate,any blade that has black in its paint is a good un.Don't let anyone tell you different
Lmao.... Yea i 'was' looking at a repsol but i thought.... nah!!! Then my black one popped up and there was a something quite unique to me on it and plus it was black, it was a done deal. Repsol mongrels... Like it!
Hi and welcome mate Totally agree with you about the 600RR,it is a bit of a screamer when you're pushing it,so glad I upgraded to a blade this year
You too huh, i had a bit of a ride back the day i bought the Blade and well... This may sound stupid but, felt like i really gel'd with it, that just didn't happen with the little 600RR, it's a great bike and a must if you are upgrading from a 400 or commuter to your first proper sports bike, that front end is so confidence inspiring on the 600, i just could not help think, could the Fireblade be better... ....yep!! Plus the gas tank lasts longer.... Bonus!
Thank for the welcome's everyone... Great to finally be onboard, been lurking in the shadows of the site as a guest, pondering deciding which one...
Wow...really glad i decided on black! My last one was black.... with a bit of relentless on it!! Cheers Pete..
Hi Torch'd glad you like your new bike and welcome there is a great library of info on here just scroll through and also a lot of tech guys as well.
Welcome torch,d yes any bike with black on is okay, us HRC boys have a black swing arm unlike those repsol slowies
Cheers guys for the warm welcome... daved... Fellow dude... Marinowen ddc steveb Givover Explorer... Always good to meet a fellow explorer, anywhere nice? I toured the USA for 4 months on my SV996 S, 8500 miles! The other half is a HRC owner! browndog.. Now thats hitting the nail on the head.... "Pure bad ass" like it! I was browsing yesterday in the gallery, and there was some pretty awesome pictures....
