THESE are the first images Visordown has sourced of the new for 2008 Honda Fireblade. From this image you can see the new Fireblade has a low-slung exhaust, a revised swingarm, a totally new frame, a longer seat and, obviously, a new fairing design

Nothing is certain but death and taxes ... and an official Honda Repsol Fireblade. Probably.HONDA'S new 2008 Honda Fireblade hasn't won over many critics in the styling department and some road testers have said the engine is harder work to ride

THIS IS the new 2008 Fireblade on display at the Milan Show. New for 2008 is an all-new 999cc inline four-cylinder engine with lightweight titanium intake valves. New thinner high-strength pistons with molybdenum coating and removable cylinder block

THE NEW 2008 CBR1000RR Fireblade is a totally new bike from the ground up. Engine, chassis, fuel and suspension components have all been redesigned from scratch. Honda claim they've built the new Blade with the road rider in mind, rather than

45° BTDC (7,500min-1) Sparkplug Type IMR9C-9HES (NGK); VUH27EC (DENSO) Starter Electric Battery Capacity 12V/7AH ACG Output 350W Headlight 12V, 55W x 1 (low)/55W x 2 (high) Drivetrain ...

it by the scruff of the neck and provoke it. And that's something you can't say about most 1000cc race reps. 2008 CBR1000RR Fireblade Specs:Engine: Liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC inline-4Displacement 999.8cm³Bore x Stroke 76 x 55.1mmCompression Ratio 12

and gone back to basics with the new Fireblade. There is a feeling within the company that sales could be lost if it continues down the full blown race replica route. So, for 2008, Honda claims to have built a more user friendly Blade that will appeal

in every respect. It was the same with Honda’s RC30 in 1988, the first FireBlade in 1992, the Ducati 916 of 1994 and the original Yamaha R1 in 1999. Back then it was possible for a new model to come along every four years and properly raise the bar

among the race-replica pigeons like the Honda FireBlade.The big H realised there wasn't a great deal either 'super' or 'sporty' about the supersports class at the beginning of the '90s. The company's own CBR1000F was plenty quick, but about as exciting

Niall introduces the new 2008 FirebladeDESPITE CHOOSING Losail Grand Prix circuit in Qatar as the launch venue for the new 2008 Honda Fireblade, Honda have been keen to point out at the press launch for their new 2008 Fireblade that they