tanuki wrote:The NC23 was never known as the Fireblade it was the Huricane

I always thought the Hurricane was the 600cc prequel to the CBR600? I'm questioning what I thought I knew!

Johnny FireBlade wrote:

tanuki wrote:The NC23 was never known as the Fireblade it was the Huricane

I always thought the Hurricane was the 600cc prequel to the CBR600? I'm questioning what I thought I knew!

Yer right....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CBR600F" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

you are right...but the 400 version of that 600 was called the Aero

this is the evolution on the CBR400



CBR400 F (NC-17)

- Half fairing
- 3 Spoke Wheels
- Single rectangular headlight
- 18 inch rear wheel and 17 inch front wheel
- Box section swingarm
- Air cooled with oil cooler
- Indicators attached to headlight assembly
- Air pressure adjustable forks
- Single piston rear brake




CBR400 R (NC-23) - Aero / Hurricane

- Full fairing, with covered frame
- 3 spoke wheels
- single headlight
- 18 inch rear wheel, 17 inch front wheel
- Box section swingarm
- Liquid cooled and has an oil cooler
- Front indicators attached on the side fairings
- Air pressure adjustable front shocks
- Dual piston Rear Brake



CBR400 RR (NC-23) - Tri-arm / Hurricane

- Full fairing, with exposed frame
- 3 spoke wheels
- twin headlights
- 18 inch rear wheel, 17 inch front wheel
- New tri-arm swingarm
- Liquid cooled
- Front indicators enclosed in fairing
- Air pressure adjustable front shocks
- Single piston rear brake
- Note where is says Hurricane on the rear panel



CBR400 RR (NC-29) - Gullarm / Fireblade

- Full fairing, with exposed frame
- 6 spoke wheels
- twin headlights
- 17 inch rear wheel, 17 inch front wheel
- New gull arm swingarm
- Liquid cooled
- Front indicators stick out
- Preload adjustable forks
- Single piston rear brake

Fair doo's.... in that case kindly note the bottom pic where it says:

CBR400 RR (NC-29) - Gullarm / Fireblade

and your point is

(doh)
Ive been sat at this pc for too long - I was sure i was onto something then but lost the plot somewhere along the way, lol :D

My bad.

LOL time for a break

believe me I've been around the NC29 to long not to know whats what lol

Hehe!
So to summarise - the NC29 is/was a Bladelet, the NC23 wasnt??

I see...

Will have to take another look at that sticker, did look convincing... good colour match & all...

Oh well...lol

Johnny FireBlade wrote:I'm convinced that the FireBlade logo was never original

Then you are completely mistaken, the CBR400 from around 1994 which had the Urban Tiger style graphics (but in black and deep red or purple and orange) had FireBlade (that's how Honda spelt it then, capital F and B) on the fairing.

According to Grey Bike Jan 98 issue, the new paint schemes for 94 took advantage of the 900s success by marketing the 400 as a miniblade.

Now this begs the question, did owners add their own stickers to their earlier bikes or did Honda add them to capatalize on the 900?

Possibly a bit of both but checking my bike they are the only stickers not under laquer which suggests aftermarket buying but the strange thing I have noticed on looking at bikes with my colour scheme and the blade logo, they appear to have the logo in the same orientation and position, which suggests factory settings or a lot of very careful owners.

I dont really know but its one of the mysterys of owning a 15yo bike.