Fireblade voted Britain’s favourite

Added on Monday, October 27th, 2008 by Carole Nash Editor | No Comments

The Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade was voted Britain’s favourite motorcycle in a new magazine poll.

The flagship Honda model received a 92.19% satisfaction rating from readers of RiDE Magazine, making it the nation’s favourite bike in the 2008 ‘RiDER Power’ survey. Honda’s ST1300 Pan European also featured in the top five, with a satisfaction rating of 88.53% overall.

The RiDER Power survey, which is the UK’s largest biking survey, was the same survey which declared Carole Nash as Britain’s favourite bike insurance broker for the third year in a row and the sixth year out of seven.

RiDE Magazine’s 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 Honda’s Fireblade knocked BMW off the top spot. Honda’s 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 isn’t let down by the important stuff – like reliability and build quality.” And commenting on the Pan European, RiDE said, “The Pan is a rider’s bike – that’s why even six years after release, it’s 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.

Honda Motorcycles’ General Manager, Steve Martindale, said: “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 Britain’s favourite bike and also the ST1300 Pan European in the top five, but we’re also pleased to know that Honda is making motorcycles that fulfil what our customers want and desire as well.”

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