Ron Haslam Talks 25 Years of Honda Fireblade

We chat with motorcycle racing legend Ron Haslam about the new Honda Fireblade and its 25 year legacy

[@lunchhead7085]

Should be Sir Ron Haslam, the guy is a legend! Great interview....

[@firebladerider7050]

Mines 18 years old, got 76000 miles on it and still going strong

[@mohlomphehi]

Do you ride it hard? Any major engine repair issues?

[@terraccan]

❤️

[@jaywhitney789]

Ron's race school was amazing. Bring it back 😎🤙🏽🏍

[@lr937]

My 2015 cbr1000 has saved my az more times that i can count, smooth, reliable, very forgiving bike, ideal for city, highway and the track, it makes u a better more confident rider, straight, steady and well balanced, even in heavy rain, bike was designed for 95% of the riders out there, bulletproof Honda technology, just amazing machines

[@truthseeker8483]

Nice video thanks. The fireblade certainly is a excellent bike, Hondas are always smooth and reliable

[@Honda1k]

150 brake horsepower from a cbr900 that bike was more like 120hp

[@TheMightypulsar]

No way. I ride a Honda Hornet 900 which is a detuned version of Fireblade 900 with FI and naked looks. It makes 120+hp. Fireblade makes around 150hp.

[@woooster17]

I have a ‘99 Blade... and I only wish it had 150bhp.. I’ll forgive Ron that though..

[@carbonbasedmolecule9197]

128 horsepower is a lot for a beginner like me. I’ve never ridden, but a few months ago, I got interested in motorcycles and got a fully functional 919 Fireblade with 2,000 miles on it...for $500.

[@trickyrjb1]

128 or so bhp for the old ones but what people fail to mention or notice is that the bike had loads of low end torque and a smooth power delivery through the entire rpm range. On the street, the new bike will have little advantage other than looks which is in the eye of the beholder. The early blades actually look more muscular. On the track you wouldny be able to deny the advances of the late model bikes..

[@billycaspersghost7528]

Think he was just spitballin`. He must have ridden hundreds of bikes and I don`t remember him as a tech geek. No ol` Rocket Ron ,World Champion GP500 series was more a rider. Of course being a race school it wouldn`t be surprising if air filters and exhausts had been freed up. And his bikes were supplied by Honda Britain whose Race department he had worked with .Took the senior TT for them I seem to recall.

[@teds4983]

Love my 96 900rr. 30k miles and still strong

[@paradave5000]

I have two older ones, both 1993, Honda said they were the game-changer when they first came out and they were 👍

[@MichaelSmith-cb8gg]

old one still looks better

[@froobanator]

to the best of my knowledge the gen 1 and 2 fireblades only kicked out around 111hp, which may seem measley but lest not forget that this was the lightest bike by a mile upon its launch at only 185kg dry, the blades didnt start going into the 150hp range until the early 2000`s with the gen 4 model ( the 929 RR )

[@MrDannyvialli]

😊

[@stevenrogers000]

I have an 05 with 25k, and it is smooth and fast in the corners. I love it!!!

[@terraccan]

😍👍

[@markjackson7650]

I have an rr5 as well. The old 1000 long stroke was the best road engine ever used in a fireblade. So much grunt from anything more than 4k rpm and still an obscene amount of power af the top end too.

[@peteb954]

The '92 Blade was 112-116 BHP at the back wheel. Honda used to claim 128 horses in the bikes specifications.

[@maskedmotorsdiy3575]

Once you swapped the weird 16-inch front wheel for a proper 17-inch front wheel, it was 150 bhp

[@alexwotherspoon5630]

I guess 128 specs were at the crank readings 🤔 still a legend bike though 😉

[@trickyrjb1]

@@maskedmotorsdiy3575 and losing the huge turn signals would gain you another 6..

[@nicholasseidita8992]

64 on mine love the 900rr still strong

[@leighprynn1678]

Nice bike got the 900 1998 streetfighter love it

[@philkearney0577]

I sold mine after 3 years of ownership animal bike!

[@pxjksteb]

What load of pants, 150bhp, it was the bast in its class due to it been lighter and more nimble. I know i have one. looks like a great guy but do the research.

[@karlwalker1771]

HI, Ron big up from HUCKNALL NOTTINGHAMSHIRE/ Terry Allsop and co.

[@paultanton4307]

I cant wait to see what Honda will reveal later this year - a seriously updated Fireblade or something completely different ?.

[@mikeyjjohnson5022]

well im about to out recent purchase a 95 and 96 been sitting in storeage a few years work to do hope it pays off

[@shekarwali6289]

Love my 2017 cbr1000rr the only thing it need is a crossplain engine

[@user33755]

1990 fireblade? It didn't come out until 92...

[@mickrusso]

I love DEEONDAAAssss

[@glenncaukill1320]

Just over 120 bhp on the first blades as we all know .

[@mick998r]

Well that was awkward.

[@PHILIPWATSON82]

New one looks crap compared to the old one

[@Messier87_M87]

I was about to sign papers on a 2019 Fireblade, but walked out and bought a used Ducati. Couldn't pull myself to drop 18k on a bike!

[@declanargue4571]

That was kinda pointless

[@trevorbailey4441]

FireBLAND 😲

[@taylormademanforever]

I have a 1994 Honda cbr 900rr fireblade and I've had it for 20 years and it never left me stranded it has 50,000 miles I've had newer bike too but nothing like old miss faithful bike

[@jdmcarboy64]

And from 92 - 99 my 2016 636 will slaughter a 900RR.

[@TheMightypulsar]

Haha your 636 can't even kill a Honda Hornet 900 which has a detuned fireblade engine. Fireblade might be old but no modern 600s can slaughter the fireblade 900s torque.

[@-lien8string541]

This whole conversation is the exact opposite of the spirit of riding, but my 1999 CBR900RR destroys my friend’s R6. It has a way bigger bore size and torque that helps.

[@trevorjackson1398]

Then he woke up and had a bowl of cornflakes.

[@johndibiosso7607]

Your full of shit

[@jdmcarboy64]

john DiBiosso I make more power and weigh less,