Honda CBR900RR Reviews

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Good Points: Handles extremely well, Looks fantastic, Sounds awesome with after market can. Comfortable to ride round town or on a commute to work. Hell fire power

Bad Points: Sore bum on longer stints.

General comments: Ok. The Honda CBR900 is my first big bike. She has had a few dings in her life time but she still looks awesome and at 17000 miles only just run in.( Mileage has been verified) I have had a few other bikes in my lifetime consisting of the babyblade (400RR), SV650S, GPZ 600, and a few other smaller bikes. I have been riding since 99.As already mentioned I owned the baby blade about 5 years ago, and I could not get over her. Fantastic liitle bike and the next step up after the sv and the gpz just had to be the fireblade 900rr. The pull of Honda was to strong. lolFirst impression of this bike for me was awesome looks and not to dissimilar from the 400rr. Clocks are set out roughly the same and I instantly had a feeling of home coming.Seating positon for me is very comfortable except for long journeys where my butt starts to ache after around 100 miles and i get pain in my legs also after this type of milage. Having said that I am short at 5ft 7in and only 10 st. Pain gets less the more i ride her so it must just be me getting used to riding a big bike.Handling for me is incredible, and all the sv`s and other bikes i have owned cannot even start to compare to this machine. She feels firm and sure footed on the road and very chuckable, not so much chuckable as the 400rr but thats a different bike and much more lighter than the 900rr. She like the bends and at this point i have to say i have not noticed a problem with handling with her having a 16in front wheel.Power is bloody awesome and very easily usable. Below 6 grand on the rev counter you have a steady plodder round town. Above 6 grand and the fun begins. Power just keeps on coming and speed just keeps coming to. 100 mph is achievable in no time at all and will probably go on to 160 with ease if you tuck behind the screen. (Probably will do 160mph if you dont but I generally dont like having the feeling that my face or head is about to become detatched from my shoulders). Quite suprised at the lack of buffeting from wind i get on this bike at speed. On longer stints just put her in 6th and go as she has plenty of torque to pull cleanly from as low as around 50 mph. Obvioulsy if scratching is your thing then then keep the revs up above 6 thou. I personally use the lower end of the rev range up to around 8 grand as I dont like the feeling of the bike screaming and to be honest you dont need to scream this bike to have fun.Not sure on servicing cost cos i generally do it my self. but i`m thinking bout 300 quid for a major service and 200 minor service.200 quid will buy you some great rubber, by the name of michelin Pilot sports and you can expect around 5 k out of the back tyre with general riding but you will probably chomp them in no time if you do many track days.Fuel varies depending on your riding style. Most I have had out of mine is 170 miles to reserve and the least is 120 miles to reserve. I average around 140/150 miles to reserve using her on a daily basis to commute to and from work and the occasional blat at the weekendsOk so thats my review of the 92 blade. I cannot comment on reliabilty cos she has never let me down, So I guess I can comment then!!! This bike is extremly reliable. You can expect around 100000 miles out of an engine if you service them at the correct intervals.Over all a great bike. Obviously you cannot compare this bike with modern day blades or any modern day sports bikes, as time has moved on, but as a bike in her own right, I would say she more than holds her own, and is still very capable of playing with the the modern day big boys and can beat modern day 600`s. The first real sports bike to dominate the world which is fun, usable, practical, good looking and fast as you would need. Whats more, they are becoming classic`s so if you can find a good one, and there are some around, they will soon start to make money.Go on, go buy one. you wont regret it.

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Very easy to ride, pillion comfort very good (no complaint from wife). I rode 200 miles and no 'backside' pains! Double bubble improves even more. Done a couple of track days: excellent! Showed off it's race pedigree and was not disgraced!

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Back in 2002 I decided to upgrade from a Kawasaki ZX-6R to a 900 and had always really liked the styling of the Honda CBR900RRY. This is the fuel injected version with 929cc and the single headlight with upturned edges.

I particularly liked the dark blue/silver variant and came across one in a dealership in Dorset. I part ex'd the ZX6 and got the Fireblade for £5,200 with under 10k on the clock.

The styling of this bike is spot on. It weighs exactly the same at the 600's at around 17 ...

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I have been riding bikes since I was 17 and I am now 28 years old. I have owned a number of bikes over the years (all sports bike) and the Honda CBR900RR has to be my best yet. I bought it because I dreamd of having one as a kid and when I jumped on it for the first time I was not disappointed. The bike is the 918cc model in black with silver and grey decals and when I go out it turns a lot of heads. The bike is totaly standard apart from an aftermarket end can. The Fireblade is a great all roun ...

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I hadn't ridden since selling my busa 25 months earlier and that meant losing all my max no claims bonus. I went to buy a new GSXr 1000 but the £1700 (fully comp) insurance quote (£129 tpft on the busa) stopped that so the used Honda CBR900RR with £529 insurance was the next option. after the busa anything would be light but the 929cc blade was extremely flickable and having tried the early blades and finding the front pant-stainingly scary (I had a gpz 900r another 16" front t ...

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Having had big bikes previously, I felt my age was going against me, so I came down to the 2000 Blade. Apprehensive about the fuel injection over carbs, what a fool I was. The reliability, handling and performance of this bike was awesome. I rode my bike all weathers and had no problems at all. Completed 56,000 miles in 2 years and did not have a sore behind once. After setting the bike to my weight, it cornered as though on rails. Dropped bike on ice and purchased another 10 days later.

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I bought a 95 Urban Tiger Fireblade two weeks ago. I had thought about it for a long time and can remember having the poster up on my wall as a kid. Due to a serious case of bad judgement with the giggle juice I lost my licence for a time and then marriage and children upset my plans. Now back fully legal (and 10 years wiser) and with the money to do bikes as a hobby I decided to take the plunge. I searched all the ads in MCN and bike trader and finally saw the bike of my dreams. It was a 95 Urb ...

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I have a 1994 Honda CBR900RR Fireblade sports bike in Urban Street Tiger paintwork (Champagne gold, brown and orange). Ever since I bought this bike 5 years ago I have loved it. For the last 4 years I have lived in Saudi and only ride it when I get home for holidays. As long as the battery is kept on a charger it has started without any problems. It's difficult to find a low mileage early one obviously, but if you're looking for a Fireblade with a more radical riding position and fierce power de ...

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The Honda CBR900RR sports bike is an awesome thing to ride from a point of view that it is a comfy all round performer whether its blasting round country roads or two up touring with the mrs, my biggest gripe though has to be the insurance group - there are much faster and more powerful choices for less insurance, but otherwise i love the power torque handling looks and driveability, the bike is a flagship model for those reasons and also forgiving for a novice, the brakes could be a bit more po ...