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Honda CBR 1000cc 91/92 (J)
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I currently own the second of two CBR1000FNs that I have owned. The first being in 1996. I got fed up of having new bikes depreciating in the garage and still being required to pay £50 month insurance. The current bike is Red and Black and had 15k on the clock when I purchased it. I am its third owner. It is a big bike but I am 6'2", and dont find it a problem. It does everything I wish from it, I recently did 450 mile with 3 givi cases in appalling weather without a hitch. Cant say its exciting, but a good reliable workhorse.
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Honda ST 1300cc Apr '09 (09)
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NEW MOTORBIKE REVIEW - HONDA ST1300 PAN-EUROPEAN

HONDA ON TOUR

* What’s It all About?
The Honda ST1300 Pan-European is synonymous with motorcycle touring around the world and is one of the best bikes money can buy if you’re planning to rack up some serious mileage. Performance, comfort and style all come together with its stylish and lightweight body that is just as comfortable transporting you to work as it is to the South of France in time for dinner. The Honda Pan-European first turned up in its original guise in 1990 and it goes to show the popularity of the bike amongst big mile tourers that it is still being manufactured in its latest ST1300 form today.

* What Does It Cost?
As you’d expect from a machine that makes long-distance travel this comfortable and easy, it’s not cheap. However, for that money, you get a seriously good touring motorbike. The Honda ST1300 can seat two passengers in extreme comfort and features a huge amount of storage space, so you should have no problem loading it up to the hilt and disappearing into the sunset. The engine is Honda’s longitudinally-mounted V4 unit which produces 125Nm of torque and keeps on giving power throughout your whole journey.

.* How Does It Handle?
In general, a lightweight bike is a more responsive one and wherever possible, Honda have kept the ST1300 Pan-European lightweight to improve its ride. An aluminium frame and swingarm mean the ST1300 has responsive acceleration and the overall handling feel is excellent. Lighter, more advanced components include the latest Dual Combined and Antilock braking systems which add up to an impressive 15kg weight reduction. A shorter wheelbase provides a more centralised mass for sportier handling.
Aside form its excellent storage space and performance, the Honda ST1300 Pan-European is extremely comfortable. The seat height of 790mm gives the rider a relaxed and controlled stance when driving and helps long journeys seem shorter. The front suspension features an air-assisted telescopic fork to add to the riders comfort and the Dual Combined braking system ensures you can weave your way around tricky roads with the greatest of ease.

* Verdict
Simply put, if you’re planning on driving a long way on two wheels then the ST1300 is probably the motorbike for you. It’s fast, powerful and perhaps more importantly on long journeys, extremely comfortable. You can load the bike up, invite a passenger, and still the engine keeps going and going. It is expensive but if you are taking your long journey seriously and you have the money, look no further, the ST1300 may be a good choice.
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Honda CBR 1000cc Apr '09 (09)
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NEW MOTORBIKE REVIEW - HONDA CBR1000RR FIREBLADE

BLADERUNNER

* What’s It all About?
The Honda Fireblade has become a byword for super sports bike excellence. It may not always have been the lightest, the quickest or the most extreme looking but it has always been there or thereabouts. Upon introduction in 1992, it showed that a 900cc engine slotted into a 600cc sized bike was a winning formula and although the engine has grown in size over the years, it’s still an astonishingly wieldy package, with the latest version being a full 9kg lighter than the original.

The Honda Fireblade has been forced to evolve. Its key rivals are the Yamaha YZF-R1, the Kawasaki ZX-10R and the class leading Suzuki GSX-R1000 and all have made significant changes for 2006. The Honda takes a slightly different tack to these bikes, offering a bias that’s more road oriented than the out and out racer replica feel of the other bikes. Some 210 changes have been made to the Blade in Honda’s bi-annual product review but one thing hasn’t changed. The Blade still feels the most thoroughly engineered bike in the litre class and last year accounted for fully 27 per cent of all sales in this category.

* What Does It Cost?
Buying this sort of expertise doesn’t come cheap and you’ll need around £9,125 to get your hands on the latest ‘Blade. That’s quite some investment if you’re the sort of inexperienced rider liable to throw it up the road the first time you deal with that astonishing power delivery. Insurance will also be a problem if you live in certain higher risk post codes, as the Honda Fireblade is rated at a top of the shop Group 17. Red, black and silver colour schemes are available with red expected to be the most popular.

* How Does It Handle?
So what’s new? Although the frame and forks look largely unchanged, the steering angle has been reduced a fraction, sharpening up steering response. Modifications to the engine internals raise the rev limit from 11,650rpm to 12,200rpm and meaningful torque appears lower down the rev range and lasts longer. Honda claim the Blade is quicker than the GSX-R1000 in the hands of most riders and the forgiving nature of the bike’s chassis makes that easily believable.

The shorter wheelbase and punchier midrange make this version easier to wheelie than before, so be careful with that throttle! The rear suspension is optimised for road riding and you may want to click it up a few notches for track work to reduce squat under acceleration. The Bridgestone BT15 tyres are largely beyond reproach and the electronic steering damper does a very good job of quelling incipient tankslappers. It’s hard to imagine any other bike that’s quite so focused yet which is quite so manageable. That said, it’s not for the novice.

* Verdict
The Honda Fireblade occupies a very specific niche. It’s almost impossibly rapid yet there’s a level of pragmatism to it that escapes the most focused race replicas. Call it a Honda thing if you like, but the product just works. It’s a great road bike that can quickly and easily be beefed up to full track specification. Honda hits the nail on the head once again.
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Honda CBR 600cc Apr '09 (09)
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NEW MOTORBIKE REVIEW - HONDA CBR600RR

BLADE LITE

Honda’s evergreen favourite the CBR600 is 20 years old this year! The latest CBR600RR-7 is the latest in a long line of CBRs, stretching back to the first CBR600FH, which was launched way back in 1987.

* What’s It all About?
You want the cutting edge supersports 600? I can direct you to your local Yamaha dealer and they’ll fold you into an interesting position and mount you on a YZF R6. You want something that you can live with day in day out if you’re cut from more generous cloth than, say, Frankie Dettori? Try this Honda CBR600RR in that case. It’s still plenty focused but includes just a few well-judged nods to Western proportioning.

The Honda CBR600 is a line that’s been around for a very long time. There have been some great examples down the years like the F2 and there have been some average models. Never a duffer, mind you. This version, the Honda CBR600RR is an engaging machine that is now trying to establish itself in the face of some hard and fast rivals.

* What Does It Cost?
Buying this sort of expertise doesn’t come cheap and you’ll need around £7,499 to get your hands on the latest CBR. That’s quite some investment if you’re the sort of inexperienced rider liable to throw it up the road the first time you deal with that astonishing power delivery. Insurance will also be a problem if you live in certain higher risk post codes, as the CBR600RR is rated at a hefty Group 15, one reason why some less experienced riders have given the nod to the Group 14 Suzuki GSX-R600. Red, black and orange colour schemes are available with the special Movistar race replica scheme also popular.

* How Does It Handle?
Get underneath the CBR600RR and despite it being around for longer than any of its 600cc rivals, it’s still seriously trick, the top mount for the rear shock uniquely bolting to the swingarm rather than the frame, just like a Moto GP bike. Upside down forks were finally added in 2005 and the CBR is still as aggressive about the front end as ever while still being stable enough under power and under braking to engender enormous confidence. It’s probably the easiest of all the current crop of 600s to go fast on safely.

The riding position allows you to bully the bike into submission rather than it imposing its will on you. The throttle action can be a little snatchy and the seat isn’t a paragon of comfort but if you need a middleweight sportster that offers instant speed, this is the one to choose. There are no real layers to the CBR’s personality. What you see is what you get and this is, depending on your experience, either its abiding strength or a damning weakness.

The 118bhp 599cc engine gets the job done without a great deal of charisma. Honda build quality is evident on the controls and paintwork. If I was to choose one bike to park on the street in the 600cc class, this would be the only one that could shrug off a British winter without looking like a rat bike come March.

* Verdict
A supersports 600 is never going to be a wholly pragmatic choice but if you want a fractionally bigger proportion of head than heart compared to its rivals, the Honda CBR600RR is the logical pick.
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Honda ANF125 125cc Apr '09 (09)
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HONDA ANF 125I INNOVA

Easy Does It

The replacement to Honda’s famous Super Cub step-through scooter, the ANF 125i Innova was first introduced to Europe way back in 2003. Dave King reports…..

* What’s It All About?
Easy-to-ride, easy on the pocket, nippy and good-looking, sales of the frugal Honda ANF 125i Innova have been healthy for a number of years. Popular with both experienced and newly established riders, this model is now one of Europe’s best-selling ‘step-through’ scooters.
In 2007 Honda introduced a raft of styling changes to enhance the Innova’s appearance and at the same time they took the opportunity to update its robust and typically reliable Honda engine in order to provide increased economy and more power. New electronic PGM-FI fuel injection was fitted to make for easier starting and to improve the responsiveness of its performance. An Idle Air Control Valve (IACV) was also introduced to enhance engine response at low revs and to improve the evenness at idling speed.

The Honda Innova is certainly fuel efficient. At a speed of 33mph the 125cc unit sips fuel at the rate of just one litre every 46 miles. An externally-mounted low-emission Air Induction System forces fresh air into the engine’s exhaust port to increase the amount of exiting exhausts gases burnt, which reducing exhaust emissions to well within stringent European EURO-3 emission regulation. From 2007 the exhaust system incorporated a highly efficient 300-cell catalyser element and improvements were also made to the silencer in order to reduce noise output.
When it comes to changing the gears no manual clutch operation is required. The Innova’s 4-speed rotary transmission is equipped with a semi-automatic centrifugal clutch and gear changes are made via the pressing of a see-saw changer peddle. The peddle features a toe shifter at the front and a heel pad at the back which helps to make gear shifts easy while protecting shoes from damaging scratches and scrapes. The gearboxes’ rotary composition allows for handy downshifts from fourth gear to neutral following a complete stop so that there is no need to make laboriously changes down through all the gears.

As for the Innova’s improved styling, Honda’s designers have attempted to make its appearance even sleeker and have largely been successful in their quest. Slight but effectual revisions to the scooter’s front and side styling along with changes to its leg shields and lights accentuate the step-through model’s sporting aspirations, giving it an air of speediness. From 2007, louvered vents introduced to the side of its body have also augmented the Innova’s chic style along with a redesigned aluminium grab rail behind the comfortable and accommodating tandem seat. This rail offers the pillion rider safe and secure hand grip during trips. Underneath the tilting seat is a large and convenient seven litre lockable storage area.

This Honda scooter’s instrument panel was way ahead of rivals in terms of design when introduced in 2003. Few of the Innova’s contemporaries can better it for appearance and functionality. Therefore, except for very few minor details Honda has largely left things alone.

As you might expect with Honda, the Innova is very well constructed. It’s available in four highly attractive two-tone colour schemes – Force Silver Metallic with Terra Silver Metallic, Candy Caribbean Blue Seas with Candy Lighting Blue, Asteroid Metallic with Titanium Metallic and Candy Beam Red with Candy Foggy Orange.

* What Does It Cost?
Here in the UK customers can expect to fork out for an on-the-road-price of £1,929 for the Honda ANF 125i Innova, which is very competitive against models from all its mainstream rival manufacturers.

* How Does It Handle?
The Honda Innova’s lightweight and inherent stability makes it easy to ride under all conditions. The suspension system’s rear dampers soak up bumps and irregularities of the road surface very well to provide a comfortable and compliant ride, while the 26mm leading axle hydraulic front fork conveys rapid, safe and secure steering control. The scooter’s front braking comes courtesy of a powerful, quick to respond dual-piston calliper measuring 220m while a 110mm drum brake provides the Innova’s rear braking power. The system works efficiently to offer excellent control under just about all road conditions.

* Verdict
With motoring costs mounting, crowded roads and the growing awareness of the need to take care of our environment, it can hardly be seen as surprising that more and more motorists are turning to two wheels rather than four to make their daily commute.
The Honda ANF 125i Innova’s ultra-low running costs, competitive price, easy-going nature and attractive styling will continue to make it a class leader within the step-through scooter sector of the market.
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Honda X8R 50cc Sept '00 (X)
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This is a mint bike, had many problems with it, but that's cause i rag it day in and out.. Currently running:
Leo vince TT sports exhaust, athena un restricted sports CDI, polini oversize belt polini oversized outer fan and polini variator with polini 4.4g rollers, PM tuning ajustable race clutch, pm tuning 19mm carb, polini reed valves, custom paintjob and LED's.. Smooth as :D Getting a 70 kit soon also... best bike around, not so good speed, but great to ride, would advise anyday.
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Honda CBR 600cc 94/95 (M)
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The CBR 600f is ideal for anyone from first big bike to the born again rider male or female, it has a low seat height handles like a dream, with a large turning circle and very easy to maintain your self. I have had 3 cbr600f's all have been spot on but found so far that the 95 model to be the best so far, but all do around 40 mpg the most comman problem is the regulator/recterfire but these are a cheap fix overall 10/10.
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Honda CBR 600cc 87/88 (E)
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To check the oil level , with the bike on the sidestand, unscrew the dip stick and clean, sit back onto hole, do not screw in, lift the bike upright,set back on stand, remove dipper to see level.
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Honda CBR 125cc Apr '07 (07)
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I have now had my Honda CBR 125 in Repsol colour for 7 months now and I am very happy with it. The acceleration at low speeds (below 55mph) are great for a 4 stroke bike however it takes ages tp get from 55-80mph as it has no top end power. Also as it is a 4 stroke it sounds like a proper motorbike so you don't feel like you are still riding a moped which i I feel is more important than going fast. Since having the bike I had to do no repairs apart from change the bulbs in the dash and the headlights. Overall a brilliant learner bike!!!
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Honda Deauville 650cc Apr '00 (W)
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I have been riding bikes for over four decades and owned bikes from 1200cc to 250cc. My present machine is a 650 Deauville which I find to be more than competent and relatively speedy when ridden solo.
If however you ride with a pillion it does mean that the engine needs to be revved for fast overtaking.
The engine is quite torquey for a 650 and I must admit that I do like the characteristics of v twins.
I have owned the bike which was a grey import for 3 years and do all the maintenance including tyre changes myself. Conti road attacks have proved to be cheap and give a secure feel to the bike.I have installed a power bronze high screen which I think was about £29 well worth the price.The bike which only cost me £1900 with 3000 miles on the clock has been reliable the only fault being a leaking radiator caused by road grit being trapped between the cooling fan housing and the radiator fins, a replacement from Dave Silver cost me a not inconsiderable £180,I have now fitted a fender extender and cut a slot in the housing to enable road grit to escape.
I read that servicing is simple and so it is once you have removed the fairing which is a pain and drop the radiator remove the airbox and thermostat slacken off the coils just to remove the front rocker box, SIMPLE I dont think so.But home maitenance apart the bike is practical and ideal for the type of roads I use in shropshire.
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