Early Honda Fireblade spares

[robinh73]

Afternoon all, I am looking to purchase a Honda Fireblade, 1992 up to 1997 model. There are a few around within the budget I have of £4000 but understandably some bits will need replacing. Are things such as engine cases, fork legs easy to obtain? Any one have a suitable bike for sale for that matter!? Cheers

[SS427 Camaro]

Chassis and engine parts are out there but decent 92 & 93 plastics are hard to find.

[robinh73]

SS427 Camaro said:

Chassis and engine parts are out there but decent 92 & 93 plastics are hard to find.

There is a nice 95 model but it has a small dent in the tank and a crack to one of the fairing side panels. Nothing major but it would be nice not to have to spend time and money repairing them. I did suspect that early bodywork would be an issue.

[podman]

The previous owner of our old 94 model told me he had to source a “new” waterpump from the states as they are difficult to source now, so I’m sure you’ll be able to find most compenents but you’ll have to widen your search maybe.

[Panclan]

CMSNL may have parts https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cbr1000rr_model179/

[the cueball]

I’ve got older Pan’s and VFR’s around the same age and don’t have any issues with parts.

Fowlers, David Silver, Wemoto, EBay, CMSNL and WeBike Japan are all good.

As mentioned above, the hardest things are good plastics..

[robinh73]

Many thanks for the encouraging replies chaps. I will keep hunting for the right one to turn up but it is good to know that spares are not too bad to obtain.

[Condi]

You might get parts okay, although increasingly new genuine parts are hard to find, but expect every bolt to be rusted, every bit of rubber to be perished, every seal to be old and leaking, and every bit of metal to be corroded to whatever other bit of metal its next to. While they're excellent bikes, they are now classics and are at the point of needing work if you want to keep them on the road. Expect every job to take 2-3 times as long as you thought it would.

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

Electrical bits like rectifiers and stators are NLA from Honda, so you're reliant on aftermarket, for my 2002 FireBlade. Older ones like yours probably in the same boat.

[SS427 Camaro]

I had 3, a very early 92 J plate, a 93 & a 99 that I ran alongside a 98 R1.
I m going to be Blunt, they are very over rated.
Yes, they are lighter than the much faster & totally stable 172 mph FZR1000 EXup, a bike that has for some bizarre reason been virtually been forgotten about & swept under the carpet.

The FBs daft wide fuel tank, the daft wide frame spars, that get pierced by the bar ends, when the bike goes down ( ask me how I know ) the body work that is fiddly & Fragile & time consuming to remove, plus the daft siting of the fuse box.
Jumping off of my 92 FB & onto my 98 R1, was like going way forward in time, the FB felt so dated, Very heavy around the steering head, slow to turn.
However, I liked the FBs engine, its rear OE Showa shock was still ( for normal road use at least ) working well at just over 30,000 miles ( But was shot on my other 2 FBs - a pal runs a base spec Nitron shock on his bought new 98 FB ) & unlike the wayward / challenging / but ultra rewarding to ride R1, the FB held a line well ( Off set yokes are what the R1 must have )

The FBs steel down pipes rot & I couldn t find anyone who makes titanium down pipes, end can choice is largely limited to the heavy stainless steel offerings by the likes of Micron.
Paint flakes badly off of the FBs rims, so budget for circa £110 per wheel for powder coating, plus £25 quid for new wheel bearings, plus fitting & of course tire removal & re fitting.

A great wheelie bike & stunt bike, the US based “ Star Boyz “ must have gone through Loads of them - but the US market didn’t get the FB until 93.
I sold the 92 ( a tatty well used, not looked after 2 owner bike for £3k back in 2017, to a buyer who was buying up early FBs & sitting on them, I imagine it’s sadly not turned a wheel since.
Would I have another one, Yes, a 92 or 93 though, but I’m not sure I see them at the money asked, though.

Edited by SS427 Camaro on Monday 22 June 05:34

[SS427 Camaro]

And if you don’t know what you are looking at, get it Pre Purchase inspected !

[Condi]

The R1 was a different generation to the 92/93 fireblade though, its comparable Honda product would be the year 2000 929 Fireblade - designed specifically as a response to the R1!

[TorqueDirty]

robinh73 said:

Afternoon all, I am looking to purchase a Honda Fireblade, 1992 up to 1997 model. There are a few around within the budget I have of £4000 but understandably some bits will need replacing. Are things such as engine cases, fork legs easy to obtain? Any one have a suitable bike for sale for that matter!? Cheers

Don't ignore the 98 /99 models - I know they don't have the following that the original bikes have, but they are actually better sorted IMO.

Apart from a completely rusted front mudguard mounting plate and associated bolts (that has so far prevented me from getting the front wheel off to change the bearing) everything else is pretty OK.

I think the build quality is excellent and i think the 98 /99 downpipes were stainless as standard. Mine are virtually prefect.

As said though, original bodywork is virtually impossible to find and for some reason the Chinese replacements do not have the same designs - I'm guessing for copyright reasons.