irishEJIT's Review of Honda CBR1000RR FireBlade Sports Bike
31st Aug 2008
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Length of ownership2 yrs 6 months
- Reliability
- Year Manufactured2005
- Build quality
Underseat exhaust
sharp looking headlights and fairing
brakes.
Bad Points
No lacquer on the tank
Heat shields look like an after thought
Standard screen too small
Low down power delivery a bit jumpy.
General Comments
Well I have to say for the handling of the blade it is top of its class but as for the rest Honda needs to put a bit of time into it to get it just right. Low down power delivery is a bit jumpy which can be cured by doing the air flapper bypass (makes a really good difference). The power is ok but a bit tame for my liking, power commander pipe and filter does spice it up a bit but still loads of room for improvement. the electronic steering damper is a really good idea but I would like to try one with a manual damper to see the difference as I have had a couple of high speed tankslappers coming off jumps (that did even out fast enough). Finishing needs some work, the screws seem very cheep build, prone to salt damage no matter how well you clean them. Heat shields could have been better designed as they are bulky looking and the rear brake reservoir is badly placed (fixed by cutting the pipe and installing a 15cc brembo res). Suspension in its standard settings is way too hard (well for Ireland anyway), everything needs backed off just slightly especially the rear preload. the tank needs a better finish as it suffers for getting rub marks off your leathers, I got mine lacquered which helped. engine wise I have to say good but drinks way too much oil, not used to having to top up the oil so much (never had to on my gsxr) and the battery needs an optimize or it will start to lose the charge now and again. Ride mine all year round and it still started to go after a year an a half (dealer says this is normal. So moral of the story is fix these problems and you have a top class bike.
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