Opinions on 2010+ Honda Fireblade

[FreiWild]

I have been looking at upgrading to a litre sportsbike and would really like to have ABS on it. Having looked at the alternatives, the Fireblade seems to be priced quite a lot cheaper, compared to the competition.

Is there anything I should be looking out for in particular? What are your opinions, especially if you are an owner?

Many thanks for the pointers!

[FreiWild]

Thanks for the replies so far! So in summary, one could say that it really isn't a bike to tinker with, but rather bring back to the dealer for any work to be done. Which would not be too bad, as I have no experience anyway and would need to learn on a simpler bike first. However I take your points, that it needs to be well looked after, which makes me hesitant to go for it.

The reason why I want ABS is twofold: First I got my licence on an ABS bike and second, I owned an ABS equipped bike for 5 years now, hence I am not very confident in my ability to keep the front from locking up when somebody pulls out on me. I am, however, not sure whether this would necessarily be such a hard skill to master.

My favourite would have been a 2010+ Yamaha R1, however these do not come with ABS. BMWs I had ruled out because of the impressive incompetence of my local dealers and the experience I have had with my current F800S, in terms of quality.