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valleyboy
25-01-09, 01:50 PM
Traded in my ZX-6R P7F for something a bit more upmarket.....
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l228/valleyboy2k/100_3553.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l228/valleyboy2k/100_3557.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l228/valleyboy2k/100_3555.jpg
The new HRC blades are pretty cool.....is
it an ABS version?
valleyboy
25-01-09, 01:55 PM
Not ABS... didnt want to fork out another grand to make the bike look like its got a fat ****....
fizzwheel
25-01-09, 02:02 PM
enjoy and dont take this one to bits eyh ;):D
valleyboy
25-01-09, 02:04 PM
I promise not to take this appart till after the first service :p
even if I wanted too, I dont know how! everythings hidden !
Very nice.
Welcome back ;)
kwak zzr
25-01-09, 03:06 PM
very nice VB, nice choice.
sv-robo
25-01-09, 03:18 PM
v nice:thumbsup:....enjoy.
not nice :mad: can't understand all these comments :smt102
That's amazing :thumbsup:
Now away & change Avatar (as nice as that looks too! )
Welcome back, I hope to stay :)
Royaa703
25-01-09, 03:36 PM
Very Nice!
Looking good. I think the front definitely looks better than the ZX-6R P7F :cool:
Droolworthy :smt007 i like the blade most out of the new thou's!! Lucky B**T**D!!! :mrgreen:
Mr Speirs
25-01-09, 05:16 PM
Nice bike. But someone seems to have printed their Psychology Thesis on your swingarm ;)
_Stretchie_
25-01-09, 06:03 PM
TART...
Do they do them as a full size bike
; )
the white rabbit
25-01-09, 07:09 PM
Fantastic! A Dart 320ZX! 4 berth with beige cord upholstery? :cool:
:p
Hiya! :smt039
squirrel_hunter
25-01-09, 07:49 PM
Please say you haven't changed leathers to match...
Tim in Belgium
25-01-09, 07:56 PM
Nice, and enjoy, my mate loves his '08 Blade after owning numerous R1s.
Quiff Wichard
26-01-09, 11:35 AM
looks good- all i recall of meting valley boy onthe AR in Shropshire was him stopping and mending his green monster and taking it apart in every car park!..
looks nice
very nice...........
and, they do it in yellow aswell, limited edition
I promise not to take this appart till after the first service :p
even if I wanted too, I dont know how! everythings hidden !
If it's anything like my double R it will be a bitch to work on. Mass centralisation..? Bollóx more like.
valleyboy
26-01-09, 06:48 PM
Haha! no change of leathers yet ! ;)
As for the yellow one, was tempted, but at the end of the day, the HRC is a special edition :p and will keep its value better than a yellow blade. The yellow isnt as special as we are made to think.. I beleive its a standard colour in the US.. but with a black tank...
lawson17
26-01-09, 06:57 PM
Very nice!
Kiyonari is racing in the HRC colours this year.
IMO it looks great! Nice one! :cheers:
Jester666
26-01-09, 07:04 PM
Very good bike but I still think it looks as though something has punched it very hard on the nose. Ugliest 'Blade yet IMO.
_Stretchie_
26-01-09, 07:11 PM
The HRC is a special edition :p and will keep its value better than a yellow blade
Yeah mate but think of the typical person who would buy this bike..
SAS (Saturdays and Sundays only)...
3k a year...
Never dirty (I suppose you are included in this one ; ) )
New leathers with each bike
I'll give you £3,000 for it next summer when it's got about 20k on the clock
:p
Very good bike but I still think it looks as though something has punched it very hard on the nose. Ugliest 'Blade yet IMO.im not keen on the nose either:( of most of them, but VBs look good, probably as there is 3 colours?
As for the yellow one, was tempted, but at the end of the day, the HRC is a special edition :p and will keep its value better than a yellow blade. The yellow isnt as special as we are made to think.. I beleive its a standard colour in the US.. but with a black tank...i was thinking of the Steve Brogan rep, although its not much differant to look at, and only 100 made, i would have got the repsol blade
I'll give you £3,000 for it next summer when it's got about 20k on the clock
:p and been taken apart 50+ times;)
Nice bike. But someone seems to have printed their Psychology Thesis on your swingarm ;)
I was thinking that! Please dont tell me they are safety warnings. [-o<
valleyboy
26-01-09, 09:08 PM
Yeah mate but think of the typical person who would buy this bike..
SAS (Saturdays and Sundays only)...
3k a year...
Never dirty (I suppose you are included in this one ; ) )
New leathers with each bike
I'll give you £3,000 for it next summer when it's got about 20k on the clock
:p
considering I only did just over 2000 miles last year :o you may be waiting a while until I hit 20 K ! hehehe
and yes, they are safety warnings :o
Agreed about the being punched on the nose thing... but I think the HRC colours make it look less obvious for some reason.... lol plus its got bling wheels... lol
Lovely looking bike congratulations.
Jester666
26-01-09, 09:16 PM
I didn't mean to be rude about your bike VB :lol: It is an outstanding bike but, even you agree, the nose is odd! The tricolor paint does hide it a bit.
Enjoy! :thumbsup:
skyline
26-01-09, 09:34 PM
I'm gonna be the odd one out and say I like the nose on the new Blades...:smt045 The lights have that ****ed off look in the front-on photo, I can imagine it charging along the road going AAARRRRGGGHHHH. Maybe it did get a punch on the nose at the factory heh heh!
I go past one of the Chambers Honda dealers most days going to and from work and they had a demo Blade on their forecourt for a while - definitely looks great in the flesh...
Tho it does look even better with those HRC colours!
Congrats on the bike
valleyboy
26-01-09, 09:38 PM
haha, its not rude.. its kind of right ! it looks a bit ugly, but my god.. it makes up for lack of looks with the engine... even 6th gear wants to rip your arms off ! 5000rpm in 6th = easily 80mph and brakes are a whole new step up, real stopping power!
the one thing the picture doesnt do justice is the white paint.... its metalic, and sparkles in the sun !
now where did I put my cleaning stuff ;) :p
Tim in Belgium
26-01-09, 10:02 PM
:thumleft: I think they look great.
MR UKI (1)
26-01-09, 10:07 PM
Sweet ride. Love the HRC colours :cool:
Tomtoms
27-01-09, 02:37 PM
nice bike! just spent the past month looking at it everyday as its on January on my calender!
Alpinestarhero
27-01-09, 02:56 PM
I. Want. One.
HRC rules the universe
Very nice Gareth , enjoy it mate :cool:
Nice one pal, great choice of bike, I'll be picking exactly the same bike up on the 2nd of March! Can't wait even more now!!!!!
valleyboy
29-01-09, 08:20 PM
Bike needs fixing now :( chavs throwing stuff at traffic.. sods law its me they hit.. cracked front fairing..... do'h !
Bike needs fixing now :( chavs throwing stuff at traffic.. sods law its me they hit.. cracked front fairing..... do'h !
oh no. what bumheads :-(
Bike needs fixing now :( chavs throwing stuff at traffic.. sods law its me they hit.. cracked front fairing..... do'h !
WHAT?
i would have jumped off and kicked feck into them.....
fecking ****s
MR UKI (1)
29-01-09, 08:46 PM
Bike needs fixing now :( chavs throwing stuff at traffic.. sods law its me they hit.. cracked front fairing..... do'h !
Gutted for you mate, hope it gets sorted. Scrotes should be hung :smt072
Feckers, i'd have done a hovis on this one and gone mental. You've barely had it a week. Is it a new panel?
Rich
valleyboy
29-01-09, 09:02 PM
Its going to be a new nose cone jobbie.... its cracked around where the mirror attaches.. thought it was just a bit of paint missing, but looked at it today after getting back from work, and theres a big crack there... I did turn round and go into the street, but as soon as they saw me.. they bolted... at least they have some brains... just gutted its going to cost around £200 all in for nose cone and sticker :( 4 days old.. thats all it was !
petevtwin650
29-01-09, 10:17 PM
I think the new Blade looks ugly, but that paint job really changes the whole aspect in my books. Very Nice
Are you sure it wasn't Jester that threw something at your bike? :smt104
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