Peroni Fireblade

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Anyone familiar with this 954 up for sale in Oxfordshire...



Does anyone know whether the paint scheme is inspired by any particular bike? Can't recall it from any race series.

Thanks,

Mark

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Oh. I quite liked it

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bass gt3 said:

If you like it, fair play but I suspect you'll be in the minority.....

I'd be ok with that

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Prof Prolapse said:

I'd have gone with "Special brew" and "Ginsters".

I'd have preferred "Coke" and "Hookers".

I really miss my old 929 now I've almost forgotten the times it broke down. I haven't found anything I like any where near as much in the bikes I've had since. I definitely prefer this paint over the original which I think is pretty awful. It's a indication as to how much I loved the 929 that I had it for 8 years and 40k miles even though I hated the colour scheme. I'll see what it looks like in the flesh but getting an otherwise mint low mileage bike than can be painted is fine by me.

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Mr OCD said:

How much?

Looking past the paint it looks clean...

3995 with 8000 miles on it.

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Mr OCD said:

Way too much.

I'm not sure I agree. Logically, sure, too much for an 11 year old bike but looking on the trader and ebay then paint not withstanding it's not a million miles off what's being asked.

I'm not saying it's worth it, I'll not know that until I see it.

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Gosh, aren't we all cynical and grumpy today

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Jazoli said:

Mr OCD said:

dern said:

3995 with 8000 miles on it.

Way too much.

Agreed, I'd want a mint standard low mileage 954 in perfect condition for that money, that's waaaayyyy to much for that bike, I'd say £2k was more like it, but I still wouldn't have it for that.

If you find one I'll buy it off for 3k. Meanwhile... In the real world

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Mr OCD said:

In the real world £4k for that stter gets you a whole lot of alternatives ... The 954 is overated which is why prices are keen ... £4k will get a 5PW or 5VY R1 which are both better bikes than a 954 ...

I had a 2004 r1 and it was pretty good but I preferred my 929. Anyway, each to their own I guess. Cheers.

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In the flesh it's unbelievably clean and straight.

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Saw it, liked it even more in the flesh, went away to think about it, saw a newer bike to compare it with, saw sense and bought that instead.

Cheers,

Mark

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Sorry, stuff to do this evening.

I bought this...



It's a 2007 CBR1000RR. Main dealer history, 1500 more than the 954... no brainer really. Loved the way it looked and it rode really nicely. I pick it up next saturday.

The superduke was ok but wasn't my sort of thing. Good fun in the twisties to a point but the character, the lack of a fairing and the constant refueling got old really quickly. The fireblade is turbine smooth and feels like an old friend. Happy days.

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Rode the KTM home from Abindgon last week and then didn't use it all week as I was on school run duties. Ran it back up the A34 and by the time I got there the fuel light was on. That tank size thing got old very quickly. Took a bit of a hit on the bike as I had it less than a year but while it was a laugh sometimes it never caught my imagination. Anyway, handed the keys over and picked up the fireblade.

Haven't done a huge number of miles on it this weekend, only 100. Had more family stuff to do and my track car to prepare. Just did the roads I'm familiar with, over to Wantage and so on. I bloody love this bike, it's fast for sure but incredibly easy to ride. I guess some people might find that boring but I like to go fast but I don't need it to be a struggle and I don't need to overcome what many people would call character. It's an incredible piece of machinery, beautifully put together and it all works brilliantly together. I had started to miss my old 929 and I can definitely tell I'm back on a honda. I think there's an argument to say that the 929/954 are better bikes for what they represent but I like this one a hell of a lot and it feels natural to be on it at speed immediately.

Cheers,

Mark