I Swapped My CBF1000 for a FIREBLADE | Why Do I Like Sportsbikes

Disclaimer: The Gearing on the CBR was actually not stock hence the speedo can not be trusted. It's reading way too high.
I managed to swap my CBF for a Fireblade....I love sportsbikes, I wish I didn't but I do. This love of Sportsbikes will lead me to a life of discomfort and pain but sure look. Nothing can be done about it now!
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[@TheGorillaBiker]

If you re gear your bike do you get a speedo healer? I will have to do it for the GSXR once I out it back on the road as the new gearing is too fun, like this bike :) I think Grant could go more aggressive with the gearing if he wanted to really, but a Speedo healer might be needed to keep everyone happy :D

[@MonkeyButtRides]

OC: Love the Fireblade. I just realized I haven't heard Grant's voice in ages, he needs to do another video.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

I shall screenshot this and make sure he hears it :)

[@JayShermanFJC]

Love the fairings and the bike in general. Cheers

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Ah a Repsol man :) Would you be a fan of the fireblade? I knew you secretly loved sportsbikes :)

[@motogspot]

Haha the cbr1000 is an awesome bike, I love mine and there also bullet proof, over 50k with mine and not an issue. Power is definitely addictive 😜😀👍

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Haha you're biased tho, you're contractually obliged to say they're awesome :D But you're also right and now I want one :D 50k with no issues is very impressive :) Too addictive :P

[@motogspot]

@@TheGorillaBiker 😜😂 just do it GB 😬

[@RoadsOfOz]

Us taller blokes are always cramped up on sports bikes . Price of admission if you want one of those hyper bikes. The Repsol and tri colour paint jobs on the 05 models are so much better than the standard colours.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Yep, a price I'm personally willing to pay as they're so much fun :D I saw the Duc is coming along well, nearly there now? :) I personally love the Repsol ones myself :) Lots of standard colours are a bit dull!

[@tomaszfratczak9341]

Yoga 😀 also helped me to recover from injuries. I have been doing it for over a year now with my girlfriend and not planning in stopping it. Also always wanted to try one of those super sport bikes. Really nice sound too.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Yeah it's really helped me big time, now it's maintainance for us broken humans eh 😂 If you ever get the chance to do, bloody brilliant bikes and the sound and acceleration is addictive :)

[@Viper6-MotoVlogger]

That fire blade is a pretty epic bike.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

It's a crazy machine man. It's barely idling on those roads!

[@mrElpacas]

i like those fairings there nice.. hello grant worst thing about being a big fella is we look like donkey kong on some bikes :D

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Hahaha I definitely look like some form of oversized creature up on there, but that's alright I don't have to see me :P

[@stephencartwright5046]

A fun blast round the lanes. A perfect tool for the job. The fairings look good. Sad we don't see Honda Britain or HRC colours like we used to. WSBK is the last hoorah I think. I suppose for the Marquez generation it speaks to them. Good fun video.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

It was indeed! Yes indeed, although really the blade was just asking for a track, it's idling on those roads really. Ah I think it's all cyclical, they'll become cool again and make a come back! Yeah for certain Marc has had a huge effect on the popularity of the livery :) Thanks! :)

[@themachinerydoctor9117]

I love the repsol livery honda cbr's😍

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Tis beautiful :)

[@MonkeyButtRides]

I should probably try Yoga. 1k's are so lovely. I love the Repsol scheme. I think my favorite thing about 1k's is how much fun you can have without ever really hammering on the engine to hard.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Do man. It has helped my fairly crippled body massively. They're a beautiful bike man, repsol is also my fav :) Yeah 100% they can be idling and you're still going very fast 😂

[@crumblymal8479]

The blade looks good I thought initially the fairing was a standard one as in a Repsol Honda rep cool : )

[@TheGorillaBiker]

They're tasty fairings :) I don't think that year came standard in repsol colours I'm not sure

[@thetwowheeledintrovert3367]

Lovely bike, had the same model and year for my first litre bike. Still watching your video, so you may mention this. But when they came out the stink that people had about the electronic steering damper, people would take them off and replace them with manual units. I always thought the electronic was brilliant, indeed have an electronic damper on my current litre bike.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Honestly the fact I didn't even notice it should say how I felt about it, it felt great out on the road!

[@AuldhannRua]

What are the chances of you doing a review of the Africa Twin Adventure Sport that Freeman Motorcycles have in stock? I know you reviewed the standard model. Would be nice to get an Irish reviewers feedback on it.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

It depends really if it's one they'd like me to do and there wasn't another bike that I asked to take out first :P With weather and daylight it's harder this time of year too but I can try!

[@V742]

Out of curiousity, do you have a similar issue when it comes to cars? I'd love to have a Mazda MX-5, but guys like us would have to bolt the seat to the floor to have any hope of fitting somewhat comfortably. The thing with bikes are that there will always be some discomfort or compromise - even on things like Goldwings, we're still exposed to the elements and have to look out for distracted drivers and kamikaze wildlife. If we're going to be uncomfortable no matter what, you may as well have something that at least makes it fun like a sports bike... provided you can actually control it properly and your size doesn't hinder it. I don't want a Super Tenere (just) because of my size. I want it for the shaft drive and torque because I'm a lazy prick.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Yes. I've actually run out of interest in cars in Ireland tbh, the same as bikes I'd like a fun car, but I don't fit and I can't afford or insure one here anyway. Ireland has been ruined for cars for me really, let alone not fitting in anything that isn't relatively dull :P Agreed tbh, the only thing I find with bikes, that is honestly one of my favourite things about them, is that you CAN compromise on them. I can hang a leg out to the side to stretch if I want, stop for a minute and use the bikes nature to regain lost time etc etc. Like you said provided it's not unsafe to ride you're so cramped! Hahahaha nothing wrong with that :D Plus they're a class bike :)

[@namtabmai]

I'm only 6ft and have a MK2.5 can just about fit in it but do worry about not having a rollbar with my head poking over the top of my seat. Also had to remove the visors so I can see the reds at traffic lights :D

[@TheGorillaBiker]

I have a photo of me sitting in a mx5 somewhere....well...sitting IN is being very loose with the word in tbh. 😂😂

[@MonkeyButtRides]

I've decided watching other people have fun on motorcycles does not help when you cannot ride your own motorcycle. 😥😥

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Ah man 😥 How long until you're back riding?

[@RHauto]

Pretty good comparison, would be cool to throw a bigger sprocket on the blade but I don't think it would make the situation any better 😅 Still sold on the CBF if it's for daily use 🤙🤪

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Sound laaaad. Haha it'd make the situation a lot more fun tho :P I changed the gsxr from 16-43 to 14-46 and it's sooooo much more fun now 😂 Oh god yeah I love my CBF :)

[@AuldhannRua]

You should try and get a spin on a ZX12R, for the taller gentleman

[@TheGorillaBiker]

I would be a very happy Michael if I ever got to, I'd buy one of those in a heartbeat

[@aleksanderasenov7491]

You like the speed don'cha ? I personally preferred the CBF1000 .

[@TheGorillaBiker]

No idea what you're talking about I never exceed 50km/h :P The CBF suits me better, I wouldn't permanently swap it for a blade :D

[@HippoDrones]

Them Blades are yummy :-)

[@TheGorillaBiker]

They're just a touch too fast for me on the road :P

[@HippoDrones]

@@TheGorillaBiker yup, sitting in 2nd gear all day. TBH, my 750 is too much for the road too

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Realistically most modernish sportsbikes are. I find the srad lovely on the road too but you'd rarely go above 3rd or 4th 😂

[@HippoDrones]

@@TheGorillaBiker is why I was so interested in the Aprilia Rs/Tuono 660 and Yamaha R7

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Absolutely. Both would be brilliant road bikes I think and still fun on the track. That's said your gsxr is by far my favourite choice of the 3 :P

[@firebladesc2892]

hello buddy. My English is bad so I couldn’t understand why you like sports bikes, but I can use google translate. I have a few questions. Which motorcycle is more agile in the city? (CBF 1000 or CBR 1000RR) Which motorcycle can be ridden more easily? (CBF 1000 or CBR 1000RR) Does the CBR 1000RR feel lighter while riding (on paper it is 30 pounds lighter)?

[@TheGorillaBiker]

I like them because they're fast and fun :D I have no idea I didn't ride the CBR in a city, but I would pick the CBF as it has a bar so is more manoeuvrable at slow speeds. That depends on how comfortable you are with bikes, they're both pretty easy to ride. Not when you're riding no, weight is rarely very obvious once a bike is moving unless it a very heavy bike imo.

[@firebladesc2892]

@@TheGorillaBiker thanks :)

[@hachewie]

Not jealous. Nope. I’ll just stay at home and be perfectly satisfied. Bikes are so dangerous anyway. I’m happy just walking. Yep. Happy I tells you.

[@TheGorillaBiker]

I hope you weren't keeping up with my Instagram stories 😬😬😬 Makes this video look like a nightmare! The walking will end soon :) I saw this morning Australia is opening back up soon to immigrants too? :)

[@hachewie]

@@TheGorillaBiker We will be starting to ease the lockdown in two weeks.

[@namtabmai]

🔥🔪

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Ahhh if only I'd be smart enough to use the emojis :'(

[@namtabmai]

@@TheGorillaBiker Have you tried a i4 400 yet? If not let's see you on one of them, your knees will be up around your ears. :D

[@TheGorillaBiker]

@@namtabmai CBR400. It was physically impossible for me to actually ride it 😂😂

[@hachewie]

Yoga???? I thought you were hetero????? 😉

[@TheGorillaBiker]

Hahahaha nothing wrong with some yoga :P

[@hachewie]

@@TheGorillaBiker 😉