Early fireblades; things to look out for

[Marmoot]

As with any Blade, clutch rattle sound is normal. It can sound like you have gravel in the engine, if you're not used to it.

And, not sure if it impacts anyone, but my '99 Blade suffered misfiring from having 98 fuel in it during winter seasons. I normally had to switch back to 91 midwinter when it's really cold. And I'm in Auckland.

[bsasuper]

Some would jump out of second gear under hard accleration(only from abuse if ridden by ham fisted apes).128BHP?, more like 118, but thats plenty for the road.Honda used very well thought out gearbox ratios which kept the bike in touch with more powerfull bikes of the day.

[SMOKEU]

16" front? ...ring DPC and ask for Mike, he's had one for a long time. He'll know about 17" swaps or 16" tyres.

The late 1990s CBR600 17" rims are a straight swap.

[el_scor_cho]

for a gixxer wheel i believe. Well worth the swap if you can find a replacement, much better performance. Not to mention only having a pick of 2 sets of rubber from cycletreds thanks to the 16.

[bsasuper]

for a gixxer wheel i believe. Well worth the swap if you can find a replacement, much better performance. Not to mention only having a pick of 2 sets of rubber from cycletreds thanks to the 16.

How is it much better performance? I had no problems with my 92 blade keeping up with bikes 10 years older on the track.

The overall diameter of the 16" & 17" with rubber was the same.

[Sliver]

wow $400? nice i got quoted $518 with state with a $750 ex

[baffa]

Got the bike, very pleased. Mechanically it seems mint. Body work is reasonable, apart from a crack in the front fairing.
As for the performance, well lets just say its enough to get me from A - B.

[arkeo]

I owed a 919 and as far as I can tell it is an immortal workhorse. The only problem I found was a current leakage somewhere, I was not able to identify. Some friends told me that I was a bit unlucky because it seems to be an uncommon problem. Anyway, that was one of the reasons why I sold the bike (of course I warned the buyer of the problem), the less important reason. I miss my old fireblade but here, 16'' tire will be unavailable in the not-too-near future.

cheers

A.

[baffa]

I've noticed it backfires a little bit when you are rolling along with no throttle,
and it occasionally has a little hesitation with no throttle also. My thoughts are the carbs could do with a balance, and other ideas?
Also very impressed with the midrange, I thought it would ride like a big 600, but it really behaves like a litre bike.