Is it just me or does the CBR look better and better as time goes by 😍

@Sunrazor

Жыл бұрын

The CBR is fantactic to look at. Ages very well.

@Christian-xc9bh

Жыл бұрын

What does that say about the style of modern design? Hmmm.....

@paullacey2999

Жыл бұрын

Yep defo

@davenewcombe7208

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100 % but which would you have ??

@blueyondermoto

Жыл бұрын

yes but im biased, exact same bike as on here.

The 900rr was a hugely popular stunt riding bike amongst my friends in the early 2000's. The abuse I've seen them take and still keep going is unreal, damn near indestructible.

@spencerengwall2304

Жыл бұрын

Mine is a former stunt bike... Took a LOT of maintenance to rescue, but it came back!

It's funny ,, I sold my 96 900 RRT when I moved over here to Turkey and over here bought a 2000 R1 😁 Both really are great bikes , even just to wheel out of the shed and look at while drinking a cuppa.. Have a great day everyone 👍

Passed my test on a Honda CB 125 in 1992 and went out and bought a brand new Honda Fireblade for my first ever road bike, it was the black and silver. Absolutely loved it

@manitolas

Жыл бұрын

Amazing😍

Nice feature! 😎 I passed my direct access aged 21 in 1999. I’d read all the reviews of the first R1 and had to have one. As soon as I got a years NCD I bought a ‘99 R1 (4XV). Kept it until 2013. Other bikes came and went but the R1 stayed until I gave up riding. Awesome bike. I came back to biking in 2021 and it had to be an R1. This time a 5JJ as in this vid. I prefer the looks slightly. Always did. It’s fantastic. As with my cars I’m not interested in new stuff. Analogue all the way for me. 👍🏻

2000 model r1 is still one of the best looking bikes ever in my opinion, you need to see it I the flesh to really appreciate the lines!! Also you definitely don't need to spend 7k to get a mint one. Nice try bike specialist lol

@xsnypz200

Жыл бұрын

picked up a clean showroom condition body with 32k miles. Such a beautiful paint scheme

@180FiftyFive

Жыл бұрын

a mint one with ohlins suspension is about 5k euros

Got my R1 in 98, ended up having the engine tuned and blue printed by Bob farnham, Marvic 6 spoke wheels, ohlins, Full brembo wsb brake set up, Acro titanium system. Rode that bike all over europe following WSB for 6 years and it never missed a beat. Wish I hadn't sold it.

Great video 👍🏻 I have a 98 and it was my poster bike. I remember standing in the kitchen when the first ad came on during a break on Eurosport, and blew me away. Never thought I’d own one, and it absolutely lives up to the hype and more 👌🏻 Love the 90s 🙌🏻

These series of videos have been quite fun and a great trip down memory lane. Thank you gents👏

I have owned both a 96 blade and 2001 r1 and 100% agree with all the points you made. Highlights…many comfortable long trips on the blade and the r1 was the best standard bike I rode on track.

Still have my 01 R1, like the one in the vid (just with the fake carbon fender some came with) but she is now a garage queen. I should put her back on the road, its been 6 years. Still to this day think its one of the best looking bikes.

Those 'blades just look so so right ...... exactly how a superbike should look .... absolutely love them

I owned both of these bikes when they were new. Rode on the street and track days. Both great, but the R1 always seemed a little more special. Thanks for the video.

Many of us forget just how good the 20 valve R1 engine was before the change to 16 valves then the big bang.

I had the 5JJ R1 in those colours ! Loved it, raced it, won on it, crashed it, rebuilt it, crashed it again, sold it in carrier bags ! Now 17 years later I want one again !!

I have a 2000 5JJ R1 with 20k miles that has been tucked at the back of my garage and SORN since 2014 but seeing this really makes me want to get it back on the road in the spring.

this is by far the best review of these two bikes i have ever seen. It is just spot on. You can feel the passion of these two men and they understand what makes the bikes so great. Often times it really infuriates me when people say that the old R1 is slow compared to a current R1. IT IS NOT. It might be on the track, but on the road where all those people are riding, both, the R1 and the Fireblade are more than what most men or women are able to ride.

The pleasure you two had chatting and riding together (first time?) is contagious. Thanks! 🤘

Great clip, looks like you had loads of fun on these bikes!

Man these look fantastic side by side with those color schemes!

I had a 2000 R1 on my learners (L plates ) in 2000 it was a Wheelie good time 🎉. Sold it , and fell in love with twins . I love this channel ❤

@Peter-Alexander

3 ай бұрын

Really? That's awsome man! Twins....weren't they on Austin Powers's bucket list as well? 😂

Both really iconic bikes, had so much fun to watch thanks! Just subsribed so no doubt a lot more fun videos😊

Thanks for taking me back to younger days lads! I had an urban tiger blade and the first gen. R1, superbikes back then were so much more comfortable and compliant, I used both to commute and for fun at the weekends, also with 90s bikes short arses like me didn't need a step ladder unlike todays litre bikes, my bike before the blade was a Yamaha FZR1000 which was like an elephant on ice compared to the blade and the R1 raised the bar higher again.

Brilliant review as always! And brings back memories, should also do a review of the forgotten child 98-99 ZX9R

"Carbs R1" = LAUGHS IN THE HELMET every darn time. Former owner of the white-red 1998. That bike will never cease to amaze!

I owned 2 RRT 918cc in black and yellow blades from 1998 to 2002. First one N reg / then a P reg. Went to the first Fireblade day at Silverstone back in June 2000. I'm in the photos taken by Honda. Good bikes 👍.

Looks like you two had an absolute blast on those bikes!

I'm just learning about these older generation bikes as the series goes, and I'm really enjoying it.

That burnout shot was the absolute business!

loved that R1. Still my all time top speed at 176 could hardly take my eyes of the road to read the speedo, White line looked solid, Good times indeed!

@gdfggggg

Жыл бұрын

I did 165 on my mates gsxr1100 when it was easier, back in the day. I’ve got a cheeky little ZZR1100D7 now, and that feels crazy fast. It was still pulling like a train at 130, at which point I let off the throttle.

@user-qz9qn6ym7p

7 ай бұрын

My cbr900rr 97 was my fastest at 190mph stack and turned erien racing full exhaust carburetor jet kit and my cbr1000 was a 1987 also 190 mph this cbr were stoning

Two fantastic bikes, great vid, loved the Sportbike 90s 👌

I used to have a similiar foxeye blade as my first 'liter' bike. Loved it, such a cool bike.

This exact duo would´ve been it for me and my dad back in the days, the Fireblade was always his favorite and the R1 was mine! 🤩👌

That was brilliant to watch, these legends will never die. New bikes just aren't the same, would have been nice to see the Kawasaki ZX9R in the mix also!, so underrated for the time. Would have made a great classic trio comparison between the brands!

@spencerengwall2304

Жыл бұрын

Ooohhh yeah... Pretty sure the ZX9 was actually a bit faster than the fireblade, but heavier than both of these. Rare bikes too

@aidenscott71

Жыл бұрын

ZX9R is an absolute stunner

@alexstewart2247

Жыл бұрын

@@aidenscott71 yea I love mine

@colinmaddocks9352

11 ай бұрын

Hi, I've placed a video up of my extremely original 1994 ZX9R B1. The colour is Candy Wine Red/ Pearl Gentry Grey/ Ebony Black. Check it out please. (I only started my channel 2 days ago) Best regards.

You really can't go wrong with classic japanese sport bikes, cheap, reliable and they look better than todays bikes.

Had a new R1 in '99.......loads of bikes since......now looking for another one!

Great video lads 👍

2nd gen of R1 nailed it. Raw af, but handled so much better than 1st gen. The Fireblade with the 17 inch front conversion and some fork tuning...spot on. Love both

Had the 98 R1 still love that thing and miss it everyday, cheap on front tyres wheelies every where.

I absolutely love 90's sports bikes. I've done 400+ miles in a single day on my fireblade without getting tired, it just makes you want to keep on riding!

Had a '98 Blade. Beautiful machine. Spent time on a '97 R1 (white & red)... Thing was a beast! Low, sexy roll on wheelies in first or second a breeze... Stonking motor. Fond memories.

I love your series…you remind me my youth …

Thanks for the video, I passed my bike test abroad and bought myself a CBR 400 RR in 1994, I still have it after not riding for years but thinking about getting it back on the road for next year. Mate of mine also had the blade so we had loads of fun riding in Cyprus.

@willspeakman2461

Жыл бұрын

Those 400s look amazing. Some of them are worth more than the 900s.

Great Video!!! The 2001 R1 and 97 Blade you have look absolutely 💯 Beautiful and the way they sound ..They are Proper Machines and the Colour Scheme on them look Awesome 👍.. I have to buy a 900rr and 1st style R1 up to 2001 with the carburetors... Truly. iconic Machines!!!

Got an '88 CBR400RR (before it was named the baby blade), and a '99 blade. So much fun, so easy to ride. Great video!

Had both, great wheelie machines. Never really got on with the 16" front wheel on the Blade though in corners, being used to 17" fronts it was like falling off a cliff tipping the Blade deep into corners...

Still own a 96 blade. Have had it for 20 years, nothing out there really interests me in the sport bike department. Yes everything since is faster and handles better. But it still feels special every time I ride it. It's my two wheeled friend. Love that R1 as well, took the blades crown and advanced it back in the day.

Another amazing episode with hands down, the best sport bikes of that era ! So satisfying seeing that R1 on the back wheel ! 😅

I owned first generation versions of both bikes, i could never feel comfortable with the Honda, as a small person at five foot five it just felt for me the fuel tank and seat was to wide, i traded it in for a new R1 and that bike fitted like a glove, the fun and entertainment i got from it was unreal.

Owned my 2001 R1 for 17 yrs, and still blows me away how good that engine is. Last of the carb feds till it went all injection. When 1000's without rider aid's where lairy hairy and a little scary to ride . 🤪

@uhtred7860

Жыл бұрын

I bought my 01 brand new, in 02, after trying both the 954 and the GSXR1000, the R1 just won me over, felt better and looked better. Didn't get an 02 R1, because the sales guy wanted to get rid of the last, still in its crate, 01, and gave me a deal i couldn't refuse. Still have it, its absolutely mint with only 14,000 km (6500 miles) on it.

That Fireblade is the exact model I owned in the same colours! Still a weapon today. Didn’t rate the handling on the early R1 and bought a gen1 Mille which was the first bike I had that ran rings round the fireblade on handling. Very similar performance to the RRT too. Blades then were great engines only let down by weak gearboxes and an appetite for steering head bearings probably because of all the wheely antics owners pulled😂

Great series and I had a 99 R1 and it was a brilliant bike and would like to still own it.

Great video. Still got my 99 R1, it's going nowhere

Imagine your parents owning matching blades

Fantastic Video, Thank you. 😀

My brother had both of these in the same colours and I borrowed them a few times. The blade was a beautiful bike but I loved the R1. He eventually street fighter'd the R1 which I wasn't so keen on. Great bikes... 🤘

Too bad a 954 wasn't in house to go along with the r1! That would have been interesting to hear your thoughts. Back then we had a duc, gixxer, r1, and blade to swap out between friends. Hoons to the end!

@carlmayer691

Жыл бұрын

Like to hear thoughts on the 2nd generation Triumph Daytona 955... w/ the 147 BHP triple, single sided swingarm model.. surprised me ..bit 'bland' certainly not a "dream ride' but neither is a CBR 900RR or R1 .. they are everywhere.. at least Daytona are few and far between.. and that "triple howl" induction noise ... can't stop giggling when you go WOT .. great for an old bike review ..Cheap to buy, insure and repair

@lentilsouper

Жыл бұрын

954 was and is unbeatable in riding terms

@Panagiotis-Skordilis

Жыл бұрын

954 was epic

@firebladeclements

Жыл бұрын

@@lentilsouper yup, got mine in 02. As far as on road, the others couldn't touch it. 22kg lighter than the gizzer to boot. Best wheelie machine ever invented with that flat torque curve!

@uhtred7860

Жыл бұрын

Should have had a 929 to go up against the R1, that was the model that sold along side it.

These bikes look so good 😍😍😍 and that exhaust note aah 😌. Bring more such videos

Had one of those Fireblades. 96 as yours. 🙂 Best bike I ever owned.

I grew up watching 2014 R1 and Fireblades Absolutely Enjoyed this Episode ❤️

Finally...the last of the Analog. Bikes that involve just you and your machine. No computers, analog. You launch, You brake and You corner. No launch control, no ABS, no TC. Now just waiting to see when they test ride an old Yamaha FZ 750 1FN/1FM...

Geez, that first shot of you on the couch at the beginning I thought I was watching Waynes World - Scooby Doo ending???

Great series as we all don't have &15+ thousand pounds to get a bike with,, dreaming about expensive stuff,, but those are really good value and bikes we could have 👍☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland 😁 have a happy Christmas and New year ☺️👍 thanks for these videos I've a K6GSXR,, and 1200s mk1bandit

Both look and sound absolutely stunning 😊

Thanks for the video guys. Very nice love the blade and the R1 but I see two 2017 CBR 1000 RR fire blades I think they’re both SP1’s or maybe even an SP2 along with it would absolutely love please if you did a review on those two bikes, please that would be great and please notify me if you do. Thank you so much.

The roadbike mags over the years spotted the Kawasaki GPZ900, then the CBR900Blade, then the Yamaha R1, then the BMW S1000R as the bikes that moved the generation on in power, and more importantly handling. Also, even after all this time they look modern, a lot more attractive than some modern sports bikes, Kawasaki I'm looking at you ...

I bought an 11k miles and one owner 2000 R1 in blue, she’s lovely to ride, suffer with cracked liners if not looked after ❤

I had that Blade then Repsol Blade both brilliant bikes.. Though my favourite bike ever was my SP1..

Nice! Got a Silver 2003 Yamaha R1 (3rd Gen) it’s way too fast for the street but very very very smooth, the exup valve cuts power so it’ll go soon lol and a steering dampener because the front loves to wiggle

You guys are making me want my first bike ever even more now! At 50, wife is not too happy about my new addiction. Had my license for about a year, can't seem to pull the trigger on one.

@stanbarrington

3 ай бұрын

Been commuting daily for 35 years! first a 96CBR900RR,then a 954.I will retire in four years and will sell the bike.Who wants to be on a crotch rocket at 70 years old! And only two very minor low speed low side crashes.

The 1997 (+-) Fireblade model is the last true classic supersport. No fancy electronics. No fuel gage. But still room for 2 pints and a (slightly squashed) big mac.

Always a Honda man but those R1's were my second favourite hands down.. awesome piece of kit

Awesome 90s sports bikes good examples appreciating in value.

The r1 first came out for sale in 1998, the press bikes ,first shown in milan in 1997 ,( September), im sure were re- instated and sold as 98 bikes, so im pretty sure you cannot get a 97 r1, although im sure you can still get a 97 thunderace .

I part exed my 93 fireblade for a new 00 R1 - this was when you could still buy grey imports for £6.5K - the R1 repeated the make it lighter trick of the 92 Blade but with more POWER.

Can't wait to get my R1 2001!

Had that blade with beringer brakes and rotors, ohlins rear, revalved front end and raised 10mm at the rear, it was fantastic, track or touring.😊

I had a '99 R1 about twelve years ago and even then I found the riding position a bit too extreme... but I was skint and so I did the only thing I could think of and that was to flip and reverse the clip ons! I know, I'm a monster. It was a terrible idea and put my wrists in an unnatural position, but I was more upright so I was happier. Didn't last long - next bike was a Yam FZ8 😁

Please please do an episode of the grates R1, Fireblade, Ninja & GXSR K5.

Favourite bike I owned was my 98 R1 , no TC no ABS no anti wheelie a proper bike

Had a 94 Fireblade in the orange colours great bike, good for road and track at my level anyway.

I ride a 98 CBR900rr , I love it 🥺 my first bike was a 2020 CBR300r . I think I’ll ride CBRs the rest of my life tbh.

I would love to have a 1st gen Fireblade again, but it seems most of them ended up as wrecks, including mine, but at least I´ve got some titanium screws inside me as a memory of it! I only had a 2007 R1 race bike, so perhaps I should try to find a 90s R1 to have as a nostalgic nive ride. But for now I have to get the VTR1000 finished. After rebuild It will be a café racer inspired, uncomfortable but hopefully cool and fun ride for shorter rides.

Both great looking bikes. I think the blade would be the classic from these two. It has a much more distinct styling whilst the R1 is the now traditional sports bike shape. Ive got a 2004 GSXR1000 which is also a 2nd generation under looked model. People want the original or the 3rd gen which improved in almost every aspect. The 2nd gen makes a great value road bike though, 160bhp with decent torque, lots of room and very stable.

Love these video's. SUGGESTION!!! Can we get a slabby test, with the 750 and the 1100?? Also, I'd love to see the GPZ900 with an early FJ1200 please. And if I'm being really greedy, a stroker fest with RGV250m, KR1s, TZR250 2ma, and Aprilia RS250. I know, I'm dreaming, but that's what these clips are for right? Dream away, then make it reality :) .

I hope one day i'll see a 98-01 VFR 800 in this series. Such an underated beast..

У меня r1 1999г. Неперестаю восхищаться этой красоткой 👏👏👏👍

Super! Next have the K4 & K5 Gixxer 1000.

Lovely bikes! Random and possibly boring request, but I'd love to see you guys cover the bandit series of motorcycles. For many budget minded folk, that was the bike to have with the smiles per £ with those being off the charts and so they too got the reputation of being hooligan bikes. They're still super cheap today, and yes most of them are in bad condition but they are still a popular first "big bike". I know as I have a final generation 650 naked :)

That cbr900 nickname in my country is Saloma, the most beautiful actress back in the 50's.

The Fireblade 900 never made me want to buy one, one go on the original R1 did though, it was staggeringly good !

Hi Chris, you planning to take fireblade 954 on the road too? I could see one behind you.. got the same colour scheme, what a beautiful bike

This model of R1 is such an improvement from the first gen, longer 1st gear ratio and better looking headlights, everything else is the same. Took the best bike at the time and made it better.

Love my 1999 CBRR 919 ex track bike. Only sports bike I've enjoyed, never get board ridding it and it will be back on the track next April, it's just screaming TRACK🤣👍

A 954 would of been a fair comparison

@uhtred7860

Жыл бұрын

Na, the 929 was sold the same time as this R1, the 954 sold against the later 02/03 R1.

Where do you get parts for a 1999 honda cbr900rr?

Anyone know the test route they use?

Great vid - but seeing you on Mortimer Road going passed the Strines just reinforced the fact that although I'd love one (either), I live in the wrong part of the UK (London and Khan's ULEZ) 😪

@BikeWorldTVshow

Жыл бұрын

Looks like he's back in as well!

@robertyork4041

Жыл бұрын

@@BikeWorldTVshow Mad world :(

I have a 96 blade. Its comfy, practical, quite nippy but most of all its just cool.

That's just like mine old CBR!