hi all im test riding a bmw s1000 rr next week as i would like a 1000 cc later this year i am also gonna try a blade can anyone give me some views or info about the bmw or the blade. i know its only me that ultimately makes the decision but your views would help …thanks…Jamie
Blade blade blade…no reason, but i’m bias 
depends if your a techy. The BMW has the lastest gadgets and thingys you can change.
But for the BEST 1000cc it will always be, and has been for a very long time… the Blade.
I test rode one and it blew my mind. I frequently ride a ducati 916, guzzi 1000, the odd gsxr thou. Nothing comes close to build quality, engineering advances and just pure Honda Dreaming perfection. I had the baby blade (rr) and i was very very impressed. Its only a bit of spare dough stopping me getting the blade. But… I WILL get one very soon!! :D:D:D
Where you from? Where you thinking of testing?
BMW!
Or alternatives: R1, RC8, 1098…
thanks for the advice im from north kent dartford gonna test the bmw in braintree
Snap, from Dirtford too. We could always meet for a ride out if you fancied. There are a few of us on here from that area.
A decent ride down to H’s in canterbury fro your blade ride, dealer is brilliant
Buy the 'Blade 
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Preferred your previous avatar! 
Sure the ride was better too.
Yeah Ricky gotta get that avatar back.
If you’ve got the money, get the BMW. It’s blown every other bike away, including the blade.
I’m gunna go against the grain here…
When I had my 1098S, I fancied a change and took out a new blade out for a spin, fast, amazing handling, hardly moved out of sync, under hard braking/acceleration…but for the road its boring, for a track bike I would have one tomorrow.
Go BMW, something different.
Lets put it this way, how many blades do you see when you go to a bike meet? Exactly! Do something different.
1098S…1198S…BMW…GixxaThou K5-the best one-…
lewis! your biased:P
honda’s are great bikes, very well built…but they just dont seem have ‘character’…not rode a blade tho so i cant say they are crap!
hmm maybe a tad. But i did test ride myself a few months back. wow. also rode to 1098 and still think blade is better. Character? Your just not riding it properly…
oooooh, dont say that to ratty :w00t::w00t:
Impossible to ride “properly” on the road…Can I get this on record please, you’re saying a blade has more character than a 150bhp V-twin 1098, by far the best wheely machine I’ve ever mounted(even over my TLS)?
NOT impossible to ride properly on the road, but hard and technically can be dangerous. I ride regulary a 916 duc. Its beatiful. Loads of character, if a tad unrealiable. At times a little difficult to ride with the hydro clutch at slow big group ride outs such as Mayday run. Every bike has character. you just need to know your bike and know what you want in terms of character. Even a rat run every day dodgit bike to get you to work has character, so does the brand new blade/duc 1098/ RC8 thats got little milage on. Im not denying the Duc’s are awesome and pure character.
Test ride them both back to back. I’d still go for the BMW. Although you should consider the R1 … it’s awsome.
lol you should come play dude…i’ll show you how to ride properly on my budget bike:D:D:P