gearbox = "kinda clunky" - if you regularly ride it hard, eventually 2nd and 4th will round the drive dog edges and start false neutraling under load. It's one of the few achilles heels of these bikes (along with piston slap...). That said... I still love mine, but at some point I gotta take the engine out and split the cases to send off the gearbox to get undercut
Man these bikes mean so much to me. my dad had one of these when I was young before his health got bad Wasn't into bikes then but its a goal of mine to finally collect my own. Sweet video man 🤙
My dads got a cbr929 blade, grew up riding pillion on it. Absolutely incredible bike. Currently on my 125 licence looking to get my a2 around December, full A licence 2 yrs on from that.
370 lbs 154 stock hrspr feels so different than any other bike out there and after 20 years can still hang with the new bikes easily i would like some mod for the exhaust sound though needs to sound more burly and less like a sewing machine
Hello from Edmonton you got yourself another subscriber, yes I would havecto agree im starting my collection of bikes as well, 12 bike makes the garage pretty full, plus I want to purchase more. 😊
The original Fireblades were something else. Honda use to trend set a lot. They'd come out with something big and ground breaking all while still making sensible and very usable stuff. They've slowed down a bit in the crazy department though, a lot of their newer bikes while excellent, arent really bonkers.
@@easyfromtnbtw3555 They all made turbo bikes, and Hondas was far from the best one, Hondas turbo was based on a 500cc V twin, it was heavy slow and over complicated. Kawasaki built the best one, theirs was based on a 750 inline four sports bike, and actually went like a turbo charged bike should have.
i got a 2004 cb600f it's a de-tuned vs as you'rs it's a blast to own it's other name is a hornet 600 f i have around 99 hp and i can get mine up to 155mph i like the one peace handle bar and it's naked just a 100% RAW BIKE !!!! o wet+ turn= tire spin lol be safe!!
Aww man I miss mine. It was just totaled and I freaking loved that thing. Same year and probably the same color (matte black). I did so much to it and it was perfect. Powder coated gold wheels, m1000r style bar ends + brake lever guard, renthal lowered handlebars, custom led headlights and tail light and it sounded real mean with the two bros racing full exhaust. People told me it sounds crazy good but I never took flyby videos. It was a freaking champ tho with 58k miles and never needing a valve clearance check or anything else. I was gonna replace the clutch since it was getting sticky in 3rd gear but I didn’t plan on getting hit 😂
Hard to come by in Canada?? Seriously? although they didn't sell as many as the first models, they still sold by the shed load in Europe and other markets, although not as much as the GSX-R1000 and R1. All the Japanese manufactures had a 2 year model run back then, and had done since the 70s, it was only much later around 2010 that they stopped updating their models every 2 years. This was the last FireBlade designed by Tadao Baba, the engineer that designed every Blade till the 1000cc ones, he is considered the Father of the FireBlade.
I had one. But it ended up sounding like a diesel after a while. Honda needs to find another way to drive the valves. Mine was a 2007. But my god it was loud. Especially at idle. Loved the bike but hated the sound
In 2001 i was looking to buy a new bike, my short list was CBR929, GSX-R750 or 1000, I test rode all three and was leaning toward the 929 despite the GSX-R1000 getting all the press praise at the time, on the way back to the Honda dealer i went past the Yamaha dealer and in the window was 3 brand new 2001 R1s, that they had just un-crated, I stopped and asked for a test ride, and after bought a blue one, which i still own along with a small collection of other bikes. The 929 was/is a great bike but it felt like a 750 compared with the full fat 1000s, plus I fitted the R1 better, it felt and looked more special. Truth is, there is no "bad" 1000cc bikes from this era, all of them were fantastic, it basically came down to which brand and colour you liked.
@@chrisstephens6194 I stopped caring about new models around 2012, I’ve gone back to my biking roots and collect and restore 80s sports bikes (plus a few 90s gems and my R1) modern bikes are amazing bits of kit, but they look over styled and kinda weird to me.
@@northernnecessities I’m not an officer, the reason I’m asking is so I can use it myself on my own videos. If you look at my shorts I have one posted, that’s one short that I’m actively going 80 mph in a 55. I don’t want all my videos to be like that. We’re on the same team.
Rear end was sketchy two up. Front end was sketchy at freeway speeds accelerating in curves. Brakes were the best I’ve ever had. Overall it was great but today’s GSXS1000 is just better in every way. Except the brakes. No beating the brakes.
When new they had a recall for the steering head bearings, the original ones could cause the bike to get unstable at high speed and go into a major tankslapper.
gearbox = "kinda clunky" - if you regularly ride it hard, eventually 2nd and 4th will round the drive dog edges and start false neutraling under load. It's one of the few achilles heels of these bikes (along with piston slap...). That said... I still love mine, but at some point I gotta take the engine out and split the cases to send off the gearbox to get undercut
Man these bikes mean so much to me. my dad had one of these when I was young before his health got bad
Wasn't into bikes then but its a goal of mine to finally collect my own.
Sweet video man 🤙
@@Bertoslav thanks I appreciate it!
My dads got a cbr929 blade, grew up riding pillion on it. Absolutely incredible bike. Currently on my 125 licence looking to get my a2 around December, full A licence 2 yrs on from that.
370 lbs 154 stock hrspr feels so different than any other bike out there and after 20 years can still hang with the new bikes easily i would like some mod for the exhaust sound though needs to sound more burly and less like a sewing machine
Bought 2002 2 week's ago. Has a track pipe on it and its loud as F. But i absolutely love it.
😎
Hello from Edmonton you got yourself another subscriber, yes I would havecto agree im starting my collection of bikes as well, 12 bike makes the garage pretty full, plus I want to purchase more. 😊
Holy, 12 bikes? That's a hell of a collection
As a a owner of two 929s I love the 954 just as much timeless lightweight powerful design. I love the 929 idle lope tho
The original Fireblades were something else. Honda use to trend set a lot. They'd come out with something big and ground breaking all while still making sensible and very usable stuff. They've slowed down a bit in the crazy department though, a lot of their newer bikes while excellent, arent really bonkers.
Apart from the odd bike Honda have never been "Bonkers" they have always been quite conservative in engineering and style.
@@uhtred7860Honda did a lot of crazy shit back in the day like the turbo bike or the Rune too many to list
@@easyfromtnbtw3555 They all made turbo bikes, and Hondas was far from the best one, Hondas turbo was based on a 500cc V twin, it was heavy slow and over complicated. Kawasaki built the best one, theirs was based on a 750 inline four sports bike, and actually went like a turbo charged bike should have.
@@uhtred7860I didn’t say it was good I said they used to build crazy bikes
Where did you get the mirrors! Thinking of putting them on my 03 fireblade. Exact one.
Now that you have one never ever sell it 💯
i got a 2004 cb600f it's a de-tuned vs as you'rs it's a blast to own it's other name is a hornet 600 f i have around 99 hp and i can get mine up to 155mph i like the one peace handle bar and it's naked just a 100% RAW BIKE !!!! o wet+ turn= tire spin lol be safe!!
Aww man I miss mine. It was just totaled and I freaking loved that thing. Same year and probably the same color (matte black). I did so much to it and it was perfect. Powder coated gold wheels, m1000r style bar ends + brake lever guard, renthal lowered handlebars, custom led headlights and tail light and it sounded real mean with the two bros racing full exhaust. People told me it sounds crazy good but I never took flyby videos. It was a freaking champ tho with 58k miles and never needing a valve clearance check or anything else. I was gonna replace the clutch since it was getting sticky in 3rd gear but I didn’t plan on getting hit 😂
I missed the memo and picked up an 02 Busa. :)
Those are sweet bikes though.
Hard to come by in Canada?? Seriously? although they didn't sell as many as the first models, they still sold by the shed load in Europe and other markets, although not as much as the GSX-R1000 and R1. All the Japanese manufactures had a 2 year model run back then, and had done since the 70s, it was only much later around 2010 that they stopped updating their models every 2 years. This was the last FireBlade designed by Tadao Baba, the engineer that designed every Blade till the 1000cc ones, he is considered the Father of the FireBlade.
Fast af boi 😎
😎
Have 2 😍
*whispers in your ear, get another*
@@northernnecessitiesI’ve had mine a couple years now and been shopping for at least 1 more for a couple years now….
My grey import in UK one of the first got me my first speeding ticket 153 mph on a 60 mph duel carriage way 😂😂🤘🤘🤘🤘
@@karlalton3170 Hell ya😎
Year ban and extended retest?? Don't ask me how I know😅......
I had one. But it ended up sounding like a diesel after a while. Honda needs to find another way to drive the valves. Mine was a 2007. But my god it was loud. Especially at idle. Loved the bike but hated the sound
A 2007? Then it wasn't a 954.
Got a 929,never going to sell it
Good😎
In 2001 i was looking to buy a new bike, my short list was CBR929, GSX-R750 or 1000, I test rode all three and was leaning toward the 929 despite the GSX-R1000 getting all the press praise at the time, on the way back to the Honda dealer i went past the Yamaha dealer and in the window was 3 brand new 2001 R1s, that they had just un-crated, I stopped and asked for a test ride, and after bought a blue one, which i still own along with a small collection of other bikes. The 929 was/is a great bike but it felt like a 750 compared with the full fat 1000s, plus I fitted the R1 better, it felt and looked more special. Truth is, there is no "bad" 1000cc bikes from this era, all of them were fantastic, it basically came down to which brand and colour you liked.
@@uhtred7860 I feel like the 929 is a 600 with bigger balls. I just love bikes from that era.
@@chrisstephens6194 I stopped caring about new models around 2012, I’ve gone back to my biking roots and collect and restore 80s sports bikes (plus a few 90s gems and my R1) modern bikes are amazing bits of kit, but they look over styled and kinda weird to me.
nice looking bike
Thanks 😎
Please, PLEASE tell me what you use to edit out your speedo
@@m1ghtbe nice try officer ( I use davinci resolve as my vid editing software )
@@northernnecessities I’m not an officer, the reason I’m asking is so I can use it myself on my own videos. If you look at my shorts I have one posted, that’s one short that I’m actively going 80 mph in a 55. I don’t want all my videos to be like that. We’re on the same team.
@@northernnecessitiesI think I might have just a little out of it because I thought you blurred it when I commented.
What windscreen is that?
@@Henk87 idk I thought it was the stock one? It came like that when I bought the bike
@@northernnecessities the stock one is almost flat. Yours has a nice double bubble
Rear end was sketchy two up. Front end was sketchy at freeway speeds accelerating in curves. Brakes were the best I’ve ever had. Overall it was great but today’s GSXS1000 is just better in every way. Except the brakes. No beating the brakes.
When new they had a recall for the steering head bearings, the original ones could cause the bike to get unstable at high speed and go into a major tankslapper.
Once you get the suspension upgraded and setup its a whole different bike
Instructions unclear... bought a H2
@@hyper.orange understandable mistake
How is your riding season in your area, do winters really stop you from riding, I was actually born down there.
@@mbsevans ya I don't ride in the winters, or when there's salt on the roads
Revs to 10,000 RPM
No 🗿🗿🗿