1998 Honda CBR900RR Fireblade, 918cc. Registration number S1...

Hammer

£2,250

1998 Honda CBR900RR Fireblade, 918cc. Registration number S162 RWE. Frame number JH2SC33AXWM207848. Engine number SC33E2218505.
Launched in 1992, the Fireblade blew away the opposition – principally Yamaha's FZR1000 and Suzuki's GSX-R1100 - with its combination of 1000cc bike performance and a 600cc sized package.
1996 brought major changes to the CBR900RR with the third generation, to optimize rigidity Honda revised the suspension and chassis. The riding position was enlarged with higher clip-ons, gearbox notchiness was gone, power delivery was flattened, ride quality improved and any lingering doubts about instability were banished. Here was a FireBlade that felt as capable of touring as much as track days.
The 1998 Fireblade was the lightest, fastest, best handling, best braked and most powerful thus far. Over 80% of the motor’s components were modified, partly in search of lower friction, partly for less weight and partly for more power. Meanwhile the frame was strengthened and lightened at the same time, and steering geometry tweaked for better stability. Suspension internals were reworked, brakes uprated and the overall styling package was rounded off with more flowing, European-style bulges.
RWE is a very well presented machine. Owned by Alan Gibbons in 2015 our vendor bought it in 2017 and has cherished it. The MOT history starts in 2010 at 18,189 miles rising slowly over the years to the last one in May 2022 at 20,893 miles. Most years only a few miles have been added.
Sold with the V5C and MOT history since 2010, together with the original silencer.