2008 Blade

**MentalFacility** · 19th November 2008, 18:58

Hey everybody. Just picked up my new blade today. Im just too happy to have her back, feels very tiny and too owerpowerd once again (after the cb1300s). I gues, the comparison, makes me appriciate the bike even more.

I've been told that im a very lucky customer to get a new bike after all, honda really stepped up for this one. My dealer says that they never had a problem of that extent before, and they are also surpriced with the such an outcome.

Im just happy that all this nightmare is over (at least for me, the dealership will still suffer a sore price of the other bike they'll fix OUCH) and i can finally ride the blade again. What a machine....

Anybody wonna go for a ride?=)

**klyong82** · 19th November 2008, 21:53

Originally Posted by MentalFacility

Hey everybody. Just picked up my new blade today. Im just too happy to have her back, feels very tiny and too owerpowerd once again (after the cb1300s). I gues, the comparison, makes me appriciate the bike even more.

I've been told that im a very lucky customer to get a new bike after all, honda really stepped up for this one. My dealer says that they never had a problem of that extent before, and they are also surpriced with the such an outcome.

Im just happy that all this nightmare is over (at least for me, the dealership will still suffer a sore price of the other bike they'll fix OUCH) and i can finally ride the blade again. What a machine....

Anybody wonna go for a ride?=)

congrats on getting the new bike
so this Friday coro-loop with auckland uni club there will be 20 plus bikers....?

**MentalFacility** · 19th November 2008, 22:11

Originally Posted by klyong82

congrats on getting the new bike
so this Friday coro-loop with auckland uni club there will be 20 plus bikers....?

Oh noes ((((((((((((((((((((

Im gonna be out of auckland for 5 days (hopefully less).

Fuk i always miss out on these awesome rides, damn. G

Gotta be some other time man.

**klyong82** · 20th November 2008, 07:48

Originally Posted by MentalFacility

Oh noes ((((((((((((((((((((

Im gonna be out of auckland for 5 days (hopefully less).

Fuk i always miss out on these awesome rides, damn. G

Gotta be some other time man.

Yeah man no worries......have fun running the new engine in. Did they give you the 2009 spec blade or just another 2008 model?

**vifferman** · 20th November 2008, 08:05

Originally Posted by MentalFacility

I've been told that im a very lucky customer to get a new bike after all, honda really stepped up for this one. My dealer says that they never had a problem of that extent before, and they are also surpriced with the such an outcome.

That is a very sad commentary on the regard (or lack thereof) that Bluewing Honda have for their customers.

**vifferman** · 20th November 2008, 08:06

Originally Posted by MentalFacility

I've been told that im a very lucky customer to get a new bike after all, honda really stepped up for this one. My dealer says that they never had a problem of that extent before, and they are also surpriced with the such an outcome.

That is a very sad commentary on the regard (or lack thereof) that Bluewing Honda have for their customers.
It's great for you that you had such a positive outcome though.

**Cajun** · 20th November 2008, 08:08

good you hear you finally got a good outcome, and one you wanted.

Good luck with the new bike

**discotex** · 20th November 2008, 09:23

Originally Posted by vifferman

That is a very sad commentary on the regard (or lack thereof) that Bluewing Honda have for their customers.
It's great for you that you had such a positive outcome though.

Not necessarily. I interpreted that as "we don't get to hand out new bikes often" but that doesn't mean they wouldn't have replaced the entire engine. After all the rest of the bike was fine right?

**MentalFacility** · 20th November 2008, 10:06

Originally Posted by discotex

Not necessarily. I interpreted that as "we don't get to hand out new bikes often" but that doesn't mean they wouldn't have replaced the entire engine. After all the rest of the bike was fine right?

The engine, the gearbox and possibly the exhoust system. Other then that it all worked perfectly well.

**MentalFacility** · 20th November 2008, 10:07

Originally Posted by vifferman

That is a very sad commentary on the regard (or lack thereof) that Bluewing Honda have for their customers.

Not really, it just seems that they do not get problems like this at all, therefore there is no reason to hand out a new bike.

Generally, do get the same outcome when dealing with most other companies, u'd probably have to take them to court.

**MentalFacility** · 20th November 2008, 10:08

Originally Posted by Cajun

good you hear you finally got a good outcome, and one you wanted.

Good luck with the new bike

Deffinatly man, love the bike. It feels so fast and lively yet again.=)

**Crazy Steve** · 20th November 2008, 10:18

My dealer says that they never had a problem of that extent before,

Who are "They" Honda Nz or Botany Honda ? ?

Because if its Honda Nz....They have been having magor problems since 1999 that ive seen...

The 1999 Blade that wasnt designed to be "ridden hard" words from one buyers mouth that was said to him from the dealer that he had brought the bike from...

And my Cbr that just caught fire destorying $100k worth of Uninsured bikes cars/Pool table/Plasmas etc in my Garage....

These bikes that are born for the Track...Carrying the Names Honda and Cbr.......Are fine as long as you leave them at home and unused without any fuel in them....

Crazy Steve.