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| My new pride and joy |
It's been a while since my last post and there are many things that have changed. Yes, I' m back with Honda after two years with a 2006 Yamaha R1.
I was one of those guys who viewed new Fireblade as an ugly bike when it was launched in 2008. It doesn't look aggressive enough, swelling upper fairing looks like it's just being punched hard. It looks more like a cruiser compared to a sportier and sharper 2007 model. That obviously explain why I opted for Yamaha R1 after selling my CBR600RR..well, apart from limited budget at that time :)
Of course it was almost five years ago. As time goes by, the looks that I once hate begins to grow on me and after years of listening to people praise of Fireblade as being super user-friendly, the best trackday weapon, excellent midrange etc etc I decided to join the bandwagon of the Fireblade ownership.
As my previous bikes, I bought this Fireblade pre-owned. My approach is always to hunt for a low mileage, well taken care bike with some accessories fitted - buy them cash - use them for two or three years while saving up for next upgrade. The problem with the Honda is they keep their value well, even better if they are limited model like the Repsol-coloured. That means this time around I have to fork out more money on top of cash from selling the R1 to own this beauty...did I just say beauty? To me it is worth it as the bike come with some mouth-watering goodies such as Leo-Vince GP Pro exhaust, Pazzo levers, Lightech rearsets, afermarket undertail and mudguard, Zero Gravity windscreen, wavy disc, frame and swing arm sliders. Since most of the accessories are there, I only decided to fit HEL steel brake lines and Yoshimura engine case cover and still waiting for the passenger seat cover to be painted to complete the bike.
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