[Nuclear Bee]

I paid full sticker plus a "dealer prep" fee that was non-negotiable. They also wanted to charged freight since it is such a limited edition.
$11,799
$535 dealer fee
plus tax
but I got $7000 for my trade so I agreed

[Nuclear Bee]

I posted pics of my new ride under the photos thread for the 08 Blade. Take a look. I will be putting it on the track on June 10th and 11th at NHIS for a Penguin Racing School.

[ctrl]

finally after waiting for more than 3 months it arived at last....

[Mcalvert1000]

Ive got a question: I have heard that a custom exhaust may be harmful on these bikes because of the valves in the stock pipe. does anyone know if this is true? i would imagine that a custom pipe with a custom tune would fix this problem but i would like more opinions. The reason why i ask is because i plan on buying one of these bikes in the next month or two. Im not really a fan of the stock pipes on them but i have seen a badass system from leo vince that would be a must. I am also wondering about the headlights. Are they both the same bulb; one high one low or are they totally different. Hid's would also be a must!! thanks!

[bettingpython]

If I buy a new bike I am not going to bother doing anything to it but riding it. Does removal of the midpipe valve and a race exhaust hurt a 954 or 04-07 1000rr? No, and I doubt it'll do a thing to the 08. Same with the zooks and r6's that have all that crap stuffed under them putting on a race exhaust just eliminates some unecessary junk and saves some weight.

[Bob49]

I'm new to this group. Just got an '08, now with @ 400 miles on odometer. Had a Duc 999 that was a great bike, but this is at least a step ahead; power, smoothness, handling. Here's an attempt to attach a pic. Regards, Bob.

[Nuclear Bee]

Hey Bob, where are you in VT? I'm in the Stratton area.

[Bob49]

Bee.....
I live in Manchester and cruise the roads behind Stratton regularly.
Bob

[ratbag]

Originally Posted by Bob49

I'm new to this group. Just got an '08, now with @ 400 miles on odometer. Had a Duc 999 that was a great bike, but this is at least a step ahead; power, smoothness, handling. Here's an attempt to attach a pic. Regards, Bob.

Howdy Bob, may i ask how your tankbag is attached?

The 08 blades have a plastic tank cover don't they?

Cheers, Paul

[Bob49]

Tank bag attached via bungee cord secured under the seat and nylon straps looped thru the handlebar. The '08 tanks are plastic and I use a plastic protective film (Sniders Paintguard) on rear of tank and under the pressure points of the bag. Works well, easy to move when filling.

[ratbag]

Thanks for the reply Bob, very much appreciated.

I'll be upgrading to the new blade in a few weeks and i'm used to using my tankbag attached via magnets.
So i was wondering how yours was sitting there in the pic you posted

Cheers paul

[Deathace]

Having picked my bike up saturday midday I have put 263 miles on it and it is a fantastic bike, I can't gauge it against the last model as I did not test ride it, well I didn't test ride the new model I just bought it and waited for the surprise

I am sitting here with the biggest grin on my face you could ever imagine, fair play to honda you done well. I was hoping to pick it up friday and then get the 600 miles on it for a service today but alas bennetts buggered me about so much so I had to ride 320 miles to coventry on friday afternoon to pick up my insurance cover note to get the bike registered and taxed saturday. But it gave me a good excuse to give the ZX-6R a bloody good send off.

All I can say is for those fortunate to own the RR8 I hope you enjoy it half as much as I am, and what made it even more special is the dealer telling me to keep to about 7-8k rpm and then said oh sod it they are bullet proof just enjoy riding it (however I will not be red lining it until the first service is done) which should be tomorrow

Pics in the pics thread.

Russ

[CR5DUB]

Originally Posted by Deathace

Having picked my bike up saturday midday I have put 263 miles on it and it is a fantastic bike, I can't gauge it against the last model as I did not test ride it, well I didn't test ride the new model I just bought it and waited for the surprise

I am sitting here with the biggest grin on my face you could ever imagine, fair play to honda you done well. I was hoping to pick it up friday and then get the 600 miles on it for a service today but alas bennetts buggered me about so much so I had to ride 320 miles to coventry on friday afternoon to pick up my insurance cover note to get the bike registered and taxed saturday. But it gave me a good excuse to give the ZX-6R a bloody good send off.

All I can say is for those fortunate to own the RR8 I hope you enjoy it half as much as I am, and what made it even more special is the dealer telling me to keep to about 7-8k rpm and then said oh sod it they are bullet proof just enjoy riding it (however I will not be red lining it until the first service is done) which should be tomorrow

Pics in the pics thread.

Russ

Congrats!

[a954girrl]

Aloha! just got the 08 cbr 1000rr (limited edition) I can't find an exhaust for it (wanted the akropovic) do you know of any aftermarket ehaust worth getting that is available now??? It seems like nobody has any aftermarket parts for the o8 yet....someone please tell me im wrong & where to go to order some stuff.....exhaust, frame savers, tinted screen, that darn blinker/license plate eliminator thingy, etc.. (in the USA)

[redrider67]

Originally Posted by a954girrl

Aloha! just got the 08 cbr 100rr (limited edition) I can't find an exhaust for it (wanted the akropovic) do you know of any aftermarket ehaust worth getting that is available now??? It seems like nobody has any aftermarket parts for the o8 yet....someone please tell me im wrong & where to go to order some stuff.....exhaust, frame savers, tinted screen, that darn blinker/license plate eliminator thingy, etc.. (in the USA)

Congrats on the bike....You can check Jardine, Scorpion, Yosh, 2 Bros.. for exhaust..

Link to a site for a FE..

http://www.rg-racing.com/browseBike/...00RR/2008.aspx

[Deathace]

Akrapovic do a Full System replacement for the blade and it doesn't look too bad - http://www.akrapovic.com/typo3conf/e...bd2f02689d.jpg for the picture of it fitted, go to main site to find out more.

Russ

[splatty]

Personally I think the stock one looks better than any of the afternarket offerings at the moment.

[Phadreus]

Originally Posted by splatty

Personally I think the stock one looks better than any of the afternarket offerings at the moment.

Wow Splatty, you're the first person I've heard that professes to like the appearance of the Stock Can...er, uh, box..er whatever you call it. I definately don't mind it as much as when I first saw it, but it looks too much like an "appliance" to my eyes, guess I'm just a little more old school.

[splatty]

I agree, the stock can doesn't look as bad when you get used to it. Sort of goes with the modern lines of the bike I think.

My point was, I don't think anybody has bought out an aftermarket yet that I think warrants the bucks as they are all a bit ugly IMHO. Probably because of the space left, I'm sure somebody will come up with a carbon panel to cover it.

My previous bike was an Aprilia Tuono with Akrapovics. TBH I don't miss the noise these days. My missus and neighbours certainly don't !!

I quite like the sound of the stock can, nice and quite below 4k, then starts shouting when your throttle hand tells it to

[dev435]

Originally Posted by splatty

I agree, the stock can doesn't look as bad when you get used to it. Sort of goes with the modern lines of the bike I think.

My point was, I don't think anybody has bought out an aftermarket yet that I think warrants the bucks as they are all a bit ugly IMHO. Probably because of the space left, I'm sure somebody will come up with a carbon panel to cover it.

My previous bike was an Aprilia Tuono with Akrapovics. TBH I don't miss the noise these days. My missus and neighbours certainly don't !!

I quite like the sound of the stock can, nice and quite below 4k, then starts shouting when your throttle hand tells it to

i must admit i must be an odd one out cos the thing that really attracted me to the blade was the exhaust and the snub nose! i for one won't be changing any exhaust i love the deep growl it gives when the top flap opens!
honda have dared to be different and as far as looks go i think this year nothing comes close!!!!!!

[splatty]

Dare to be different. Honda did and it has paid dividends.

Be interesting to see which route Suzuki and Yamaha take next year with their new bikes. I for one, wouldn't be surprised to see some similarities.

[a954girrl]

Thanks for the replies, I did find some aftermkt exhausts-jardine, two brothers, hot bodies(??)---but after checking them out (and listening to some on youtube) I have to wait for the akra, i like it loud and i have a good excuse too, the noise alerts motorists to my presence it looks like they have the full exhaust available (not street legal?) but thaats alot of cash & i will be happpy with the slip on...Im just a town rider, no track on my rock yet... oh yeah, I just dont understand why some of you would prefer the stock can... i dont need any more burns on my legs so the carbon fiber is a MUST!! I love these smiley guys.

[a954girrl]

did anyone else notice that the owners manual says HURRICANE on it? lol- so is it not the fireblade any longer? I used to have a hurricane 600f before the f1!!!!! I thought that was for 600cc, but thats what my owners manual says on the cover & even my honda dealership was trippin on that when i asked about it....just useless gossip/talk, but nobody i know can even tell the difference between a cbr 1000rr8 and a NINJA! People always come up to me and say "you ride the ninja, right?" Guess how i feel about ninjas after years of that?

[tad]

Yes! Saw "Hurricane" and thought they put in the wrong manual...how about that "toolkit" though? Useful...

Anyone know where to get framesliders and possibly a dark-tint windshield for this bike???

[a954girrl]

yeah, i thought that my tool kit was missing something....check the link above, it had a bunch of other things besides exhausts. but i found some stuff on ebay for the fender eliminator and windscreen too. idk about the frame sliders, it seems like we may have to cut something- i dont want to do that so let me know if you find anything that doesnt require cutting.mahalo!

[tad]

Found some goodies here: Hotbodies Racing - Windscreens, Undertails, Megaphone Exhausts, Bodywork...

No sliders yet though...

[Rich22]

Originally Posted by splatty

Personally I think the stock one looks better than any of the afternarket offerings at the moment.

[jgm]

When I first saw photos of the 08 Blade I was less than impressed, but Honda must have known that it would grow on people after a while because it seems to have become quite acceptable now.
I know I now like the look of it! :-)

John.

[Kaeno]

Originally Posted by zfrilly2

I ride on the streets and will not get rid of my 929 because of the trunk, It is fast enough, the trunk is very usefull for an extra jacket, rain caot, six pack, food, hell I've used it for everything.

I so agree.. Love the trunk space. I rock the Targa seat cover, can fit a beast in the trunk. But.. my boy has a bullet back style Gxsr with much more room with the seat cover. Awsome bikes imo. Trunk space important for me, too.