Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade Voted Britains Favourite Motorcycle
RiDER Power The Worlds Largest Annual Motorcycle Survey Places Honda On Top
The latest model of Hondas legendary Fireblade supersports machine has been voted Britains favourite motorcycle, in RiDE Magazines annual RiDER Power survey.
RiDER Power 2008 is the UKs largest biking survey and asks motorcycle owners a variety of questions about their machines and riding kit. According to the RiDER Power survey results, the new-for-2008 CBR1000RR Fireblade has become Britains favourite bike and scored an impressive 92.19% satisfaction rating, showing that the people who bought it are delighted with its accessible power, sharp handling, outstanding build quality and overall usability. Hondas ST1300 Pan European also featured in the top five, with a satisfaction rating of 88.53% overall.
RiDE Magazines Editor, Colin Overland explained: More than 7,000 people voted in the survey, which gets owners to rate their bike on everything from its engine and handling to its mirrors and pillion comfort. The survey is traditionally topped by tourers and sports tourers, but this year, the all-round brilliance of Hondas Fireblade knocked BMW off the top spot. Hondas ST1300 Pan European also claimed a coveted spot in the top five.
As RiDE Magazine states, the Fireblade delivers that most elusive of all things: rider satisfaction. But unlike other bikes in RiDER Power that score highly on that front, it isnt let down by the important stuff like reliability and build quality. And commenting on the Pan European, RiDE said, The Pan is a riders bike thats why even six years after release, its still a RiDER Power favourite.
This adds to the list of plaudits received by the 2008 Honda Fireblade. It won Fast Bikes Sports Bike of the Year award as well as Motor Cycle News litre-bike sports shootout. A near-to-stock version of the machine has also won this years British Superstock 1000 Championship in the hands of HM Plant Honda rider, Steve Brogan, with just 100 limited edition winning yellow Fireblades now available in commemoration of the Honda riders British Superstock Championship title victory.
Honda Motorcycles General Manager, Steve Martindale, commented, The new-for-2008 Fireblade has had a fantastic year, not only in terms of sales but also in how highly it has been acclaimed by the industry, media and riders of all abilities, both for its looks and performance. With a vast number of motorcycle models out there, we feel very proud to know that the public have voted the Honda Fireblade as Britains favourite bike and also the ST1300 Pan European in the top five, but were also pleased to know that Honda is making motorcycles that fulfil what our customers want and desire as well.
The latest CBR1000RR Fireblade is the UKs best selling motorcycle of 2008 and costs 9,321 on the road, with a Red Hot 0% finance offer currently available until 31 December 2008 which enables customers to own this awesome machine for a minimum 10% deposit and with payments of under 200 per month over 42 months.
The full results of the RiDER Power survey 2008, can be viewed on the November issue of RiDE magazine, on sale now.
Source: http://www.inter-bike.co.uk...
issued: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
updated: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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