Goodbye Summer

Nothing But Blue Skies

I took the opportunity to have one last rideout for the year last weekend, making the most of a crisp, dry day to go for a blast through NE Lincolnshire. I probably won’t get a chance for another before the winter weather sets in and the gritters have a crack at making the roads slippery… Continue reading Goodbye Summer

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RBLR1000

A coffee and the infamous Gimp Suit

[Continued from my ZRX1200R Blog] Friday As the ZRX1200R wasn’t running properly after its full service at Robspeed, I made the decision to use the Fireblade for the RBLR1000: 1,000 miles in 24 hours with proceeds going to the Poppy Appeal. A last minute check of the Blade showed that another fairing bolt had gone… Continue reading RBLR1000

Got It!

I picked the Fireblade up this morning from Robspeed in Grimsby. They’d done the changes: fitting braided hoses, Diablo Supercorsa tyres, a tailtidy, R&G crash mushrooms and some bespoke silver graphics with CBR and fireblade logos as cut-outs. The graphics look great: judge for yourself from the cameraphone shots. The bike is indecently capable and… Continue reading Got It!

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