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By Guy Procter -
New bikes
14 October 2011 10:44
Honda has opened a mini-website dedicated to the new 2012 Fireblade. It promises to tell the full story of the bike which will mark the 20th anniversary of the Fireblade series next year. Honda is keen to stress the easy-to-ride 'Total Control' philosophy which has shaped the Fireblade dynasty.
You only need traction control if there's something wrong with your bike's rider controllability, seems the nudge. Sketches reveal how good the 175.7bhp 2012 'Blade would look in plain titanium grey (shame we don't seem to be getting it yet), and there's an interesting graph among many which shows how much less stiff the new wheels are when not leaned over, and how much more so when they are. There are sections devoted to Concept, Styling, Engine, Chassis and Tech Spec.
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Trevor Franklin
26 September 2011
10:06
Honda’s new-for-2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade was officially shown to the world at simultaneous unveilings over the weekend, at the Imola round of WSB and Le Mans 24-Hour. Not...
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opos79 says
honda needs to up it game now with the other manufactures with new up grades for 2012 the fireblades are very nice bikes but they just seem to be missing something now days but a good solid bike COME ON THE BLADE
18 October 2011 20:50
Mr.Numbersays
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18 October 2011 01:13
Paulvt1 says
15 October 2011 12:25
bladerman2011says
fireblade
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