He bought it in 2013 with 11000 miles on the clock from a local bike shop after spotting it on Ebay. We called into the shop one Sunday morning in January and as soon as we saw it Col decided it was the one.
The snow fell and stopped him from collecting it for 2 long weeks, but eventually it arrived and he turned up on it the next fine Sunday morning.
Controls
The Instrument display has a rev counter and a digital read out of the current speed. The select button scrolls through 2 trip counters,the Odometer and displays the time. The brake lever has an adjustable postion, The bike has twin headlights of which only the one side illuminates when the engine is running and cannot be turned off, the other side comes on when man beam is selected. The rear section of the seat lifts off to reveal a compartment big enough for the tool kit, a rag and a bottle of visor cleaner, but don't think of putting any thing to eat in there as it will get very warm having the exhaust silencer right below it.
Riding it
The seat is nicely positioned, but is firm, and the reach to the bars is comfortable. The foot pegs are quite high and back giving it an agressive feel. On longer journeys or sitting in traffic can cause wrist and shoulder/neck ache. Out on the road the bike has a lot of punch when you open the throttle, turns quickly, yet feels stable at the same time. When I have ridden it, i thought it felt as though 70mph was its happy speed, where the engine picked up instantly. The default suspension setting are a little soft so we adjusted them to a few clicks stiffer.
Since Col has owned this bike we have noticed it uses more fuel than the R1 and GSXR however its not a massive difference.
Stats
- Engine size - 998 cc
- Top Speed - 178mph
- Power - 172 bhp
- Weight - 176kg
- Fuel tank capacity - 18ltrs
- Av MPG - 35mpg
- Tank Ramge - 135 miles
- Ins group - 17
- Tyres - F 120/70/17 R 190/55/17
- Suspension - Fully adjustable
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| The Original Exhaust |
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| The New Exhaust |
Modifications.
Col's bike has got a Scorpion exhaust can fitted, this took about 2 hours as most of the rear of the bike needs to be removed.
Common Problems.
Check the Fireblade owners forum for information that may help solve any issues you may have.
Problems this bikes has Encountered
The only problem that Col has had is when he first bought the bike, we set off with the cafe in mind but filled up with petrol on the way only to find it leaked fuel from somewhere. We checked it over and it looked like a breather pipe, so took it back to the shop and half an hour later it was fixed an we were on our way.
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