2008 Fireblade on Motorcycledaily

**skidMark** · 8th September 2007, 01:07

looks like the front of it's already tried to take another honda up the rear...all shunted...yuckkkkk

**redr1** · 10th September 2007, 21:09

Originally Posted by Swoop

Thank goodness for that!

The rumours about the new VFR1000 might be true after all!!!!!!!!

I really hope so. Nothing beats the raw sound of a big V4. If Honda bring out a 1000 V4 SBK version, I'll retire the R1.

**Swoop** · 10th September 2007, 22:42

Originally Posted by Sanx

It's still a super model compared to the Helen Clarke that's the K7 Thou

Just wait for the K9 model... a real mongrel of a bike.

Originally Posted by merv

They should make a bike like this because that would look pretty eh!

Damn sexy!

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

If they make a new V4 sports bike, I will be there. They should call it an RVF though, 'cos that is the right thing to do None of this VFR nonsense.

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

Are Honda taking a risk? The new CBR600RR indicated perhaps they have remembered how to do that.

Yeah, the 600RR looks hot!

Originally Posted by Deano

Side on it looks crap - but did someone suggest it was photoshopped ?

I did when referring to my post #11. Notice how the 1000 dosen't follow the curve of the front fairing?

**inlinefour** · 10th September 2007, 22:51

Originally Posted by Paulus

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/05sep...2008hondas.htm

Yikes! It looks horrid!

I'm normally a great fan of the Honda CBR, but that is fugly. One of the things I did like the look of my 05 CBR600RR was the exhaust that came out through the frame. Where as that thing does look like a R1 or Gixxer, what the hell is next and who at Honda needs a slapping?

**675trippy** · 11th September 2007, 02:52

yip not the prettiest piece of shite

**skaz** · 11th September 2007, 17:55

Motorcycle daily have removed the picture from there site and dont even mention the blade now. Maby it wasnt the real thing...hopefully!!

**Sanx** · 11th September 2007, 18:54

Comment about the '08 Blade on MCN's site:

My 2007 Blade is like the woman you take to bed when you are drunk.
The 2008 blade is the one you wake up with in the morning

**surfchick** · 12th September 2007, 18:13

Originally Posted by k14

Lol, that takes exhausts to a totally new level!!

gutted
the exhaust looks like a gumboot

**Swoop** · 18th September 2007, 12:16

Well, the '08 VFR's are out...

Looks like they put another coat of polish on the '07's and called it "new and revolutionary"...

**Paulus** · 29th September 2007, 21:58

It's actually growing on me. Check out the 360 degree views here:

http://www.hondaitalia.com/moto/uff_...ade/index.html

**Wiki Drifter** · 30th September 2007, 01:00

still looks weird... maybe it looks better in real life

**FkNAmerican** · 30th September 2007, 02:44

Honda really F'd this one up.......All I gotta say is that it better be 20% lighter and 20% more powerfull then the '07 or that bike isnt making it off the showroom floor.

**FkNAmerican** · 30th September 2007, 02:48

ok...........checked out the 360 views and it doesnt look all that bad.......especially the white one.

Still, if the R-1 and this Fireblade went into a bathing suit competition the R-1would be at spring break South Beach in a whipped cream bikini and the Fireblade would be the flat chested yet portly woman with missing teeth and a mullet in a white T-shirt and daisy dukes at the Hillbilly Olympics mud belly flopping competition in Alabama.