My new love affair.

[rumppole]

Time for some whoring…

I’ve had the Fireblade since new. I bought it in late 2008 to replace the Daytona 600.

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A fantastic bike that did everything well. Too well really. Bags of power. Fantastic acceleration. Great handling and an absolutely awesome amount of mid range power. But after 4 years and 26,000 miles on her I was ready for a change.

So there I was driving to a friends in York when I decided to nip into a showroom I had earlier noticed.

One particular bike had attracted my attention ever since its release in 2010. The news was that the 2012 version was even better.

I booked my test ride and returned the following day. She was in the front car park waiting for me.

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I provided the showroom with my licence and told them I’d be half an hour or so. The guy raised his eyebrow and told me to take it out for as long as I liked.

A full tank and two hours later I returned with the grin of a Cheshire cat sprawled across my face.

I quickly called 'her who must be obeyed' and after making numerous promises I had no intention of keeping and begging as though for my very life she said “Do what the fuck you like”.

I signed on the dotted line that day and went home with that lovely warm feeling buying a new bike gives you. I would be picking up my bike the following Saturday. The extras to be added to the bike were heated grips, dynamic traction control, quick shifter, quick action throttle and Race ABS.

It wasn’t until I got home and was speaking to the missus that I remembered I was booked into a track day at Cadwell on the 31st March. It would give me just 5 days after collecting the bike to do the necessary 500miles run in and get it serviced. I needn’t have worried.

I picked the bike up on a fantastic, warm and sunny day.

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By the following day I had covered over 500 miles.

Friday night before the Saturday trackday arrived and I was toying with the idea of cancelling. Fearful my bike would sustain damage through my fault or even someone else’s. I decided instead to MTFU.

I arrived at Cadwell for my first ever trackday on a brandnew BMW S1000RR. I was noise tested, subjected to 2 safety briefings, given my novice group wrist band and sent out onto the track on a cold damp Saturday morning.

I learnt that I am no Rossi. But for a total of 3 hours track time on that day I sure felt like him. In my mind I was the greatest rider ever to have lived for them few precious 20 minute sessions.

Why oh why have I never done a track day before? An absolutely fantastic experience.

For some reason the photographer still hasn’t put up the photo’s on his website yet but here is one taken by our lass. No action I’m afraid. Just me rolling out of the pit lane.

The knee down pics will come later, er honest

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[devojunior]

have you been to squires on it yet ? sure iv seen it there.

[.Bishbash.]

All nice bikes there pal, looking forward to seeing you getting your knee down on the beast, I love seeing those things cranked over.


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[anthony_r6]

I love the Red/White BMW, but the black one is awesome too.
Very nice bikes all around.
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[la_lucha]

The Red/White one is a fantastic looking bike. Some of the detailing is less obvious on the black one.

Nice bike though Man. I'll think of you when I'm running in my rebuild CG125 tomorrow.
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[JP7]

I love that bike dearly, I intend to have a go on one this year. You've chosen well in picking black, it looks fantastic!

The headlights put me in mind of this, which is highly appropriate because this guy looks slightly insane too...

https://cailais.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/old-man-monocle-240tp121109.jpg

[DaveB]

Cool story, stunning bike(s), enjoy
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Current ride: 2014 Triumph Street Triple R. Previous, 2007 Triumph Daytona 675, 2007 Triumph Street Triple, 2011 Derbi GPR125r.

[rumppole]

[CaNsA]

Have the pics been posted yet dude?

btw, subframe.......

[Aspire]

how does it compare to the blade ?

[bikertomm]

She's a keeper!

Looks well nice mate.

Also, so does your alpinestars jacket

https://diablo.incgamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/do-want-dowantdowantdowant.jpg

Do you know which variant of jacket it is?


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07' Honda Hornet now full powaah! My guide on performing an oil change!

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[chrysanthy]

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[Shaane]

Awesome bike dude, Have to say I think I prefer the white/red but it's still bangtidy Standard can looks a little horrific.
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[darthbuttchin]

Amazing! The black looks sweet as!
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CG125-K1 (1978) - 35 years old and (mostly) going strong! (Restored and rebuilt by my own fair hands).
Call me Tomsk - I am the Flying Womble after all.

[garth]

Lean off!

[bikertomm]

Sweet!

Cheers
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