Why I'm really happy I bought the Fireblade

steingar · 08-25-2006, 4:56 PM

I rode the old Nighthawk in yesterday, and my new (to me) '03 954rr today. Omigod, what a difference! I will never say anything bad about the Nighthawk, I rode it for 8 years and close to 30,000 miles only having to replace tires, a chain, and a throttle cable. Its fun to ride, scooting along, and it will get up to speed after awhile.

The Fireblade is a ravening beast. Whatever speed I want is a throttle twist away with no complaint whatsoever. Getting the Nighthawk up to speed could be problematic, bringing the Fireblade down to a reasonable speed is my problem now, and its a really nice one to have. Yah, I can duck into turns on the Nighthawk; I do it all the time. But the Fireblade wants to be leaned over, the thing is voracious for turns. The thing is just caged excitement, and I've never had so much fun on a bike. Hell, I don't know that I've ever had that much fun clothed, period.

The best thing is that although I've been riding for over 20 years, I never really rode to ride; I was always on my way somewhere. Granted, I had a lot of somewheres to go, and racked up a pretty phenomenal number of miles. But I LIKE to ride the Fireblade, hell I rode to the old folks home just to drop something off to my mother-in-law. Once I get my bars raised I am SO hopping to do some twisties out toward WVa. I'll stay sane, but I've done them in mountains on regular street bikes (I did Palomar when most of you pussies didn't even know it was there!) and want to take them on the beast.

Bike=good
Sportbike=Really, really good

Sorry for the gush, but I'm the only biker I know right now, and I had to gush somewhere. Please feel free to go back to your regularly scheduled lives.

NanoSfere · 08-25-2006, 5:03 PM

Happy to here it, Be safe and ride with all your gear. One other thing, make sure you respect your new ravening beast.

HondaGalToo · 08-25-2006, 5:15 PM

and always wear gear!

Is a trackday at Summit Point in your future?

Baketech · 08-25-2006, 5:28 PM

Lots of great roads in WestByGod Virginia...

sheepofblue · 08-25-2006, 5:32 PM

Careful when you get back on the Nighthawk from the RR. Some

might have a tendency to pitch it around before they remember it has les clearance and less brakes.

steingar · 08-25-2006, 5:32 PM

I always wear as much gear as I got or can. I have big-time respect for the bike, I didn't make it 20 years just to abuse the things. I doubt Sumit Point, its a long way off for me. But Mid-Ohio isn't far, and I'll probably do the track school there this fall.

Draylob · 08-25-2006, 10:35 PM

Yeah we have a lot of great twisties here in WV. Have fun with the bike.

JBODIE · 08-26-2006, 12:23 AM

and ride safe !!

Repeater · 08-26-2006, 12:59 AM

"

Bike=good
Sportbike=Really, really good"

Perfectly stated! Set it up for your wieght and you'll be even more impressed.