I had an FZR Thou when the Blade came out, Aky, my mate had the second one sold from Kens at Westgate Road Newcastle.
Now my question would be, what does he see as the next big improvement in bike design, be it styling or performance.
The Blade made my FZR feel long, low, heavy, and incredibly slow to turn, which it was next to the Blade.
Manufacturers can't keep on making them lighter and faster, year in year out, or we'll end up with a 2 Kilo, 300mph motorcycle.
He had a brilliant idea of basically making a 600, with 1000cc performance, wrapped up with amazing practicality, for a super-bike.
I would guess that "usability" through electronics will be where the major gains will come from, hopefully with a more practical riding position, which would be a bonus, as people in general, seem to be getting physically bigger in every respect.
Ask him if he can develop a hydraulic, Two wheel drive system that looks and works good enough to be put into production, Yamaha had a go with a 2000 model year R1.
