hey guys i am really considering buying an 08 1000rr...I know a lot about the 07 but not a lot about the 08, so can you guys help me out with some honest input on what you know about the 08 1krr?
Thanks in advance, Jake

 

its the best Honda has produced to date. A few had a oil burning problem when first released but seems to have been fixed.

 

it is the best they have ever produced but my oil burning problem has not been fxed and as far as honda is concerned it isnt a "problem"

 

I think for me, the '08 1K is the best machinery ever built by far. It's nimble, crazy torque, quite flickable on the twisties (much better than my previous Honda 1K), plently of HP, light weight that packs a very serious "PUNCH". I've ridden plently of bikes and grant it, I think bikes in general have issues-one way or another. With the fixed recalls on the '08 model, I still do have to keep an eye of the oil levels every few hundred miles. No leaks but oil does tend to go lower thus some burning/dissappearing but for me no big issue. Funny but my older '04 1K used to do the same in regards to the lose of oil, therefore also check the oil levels-so I guess you can say that I'm used to it..lol All in all, I truly luv this machine and at 12,500 miles I ain't giving her up yet until about 18,000 miles then looking to but another Blade ! Hope this helps with your choosing bro !

 

hey Will...thanks a lot man as well as you other guys that gave me some input. I am going thursday to look at this one 08 1000rr and the guy is having money issues so its a real steal for me lol but thanks guys

 

I have an 05 CBR 1000 that will smoke any of the 08 out. You guys talk about the bikes but you can take any year bike do some mods and make it as fast as you want. The 08 is the ugliest Honda released to date other than the F4I. Buy a bike you like and quit worrying about what other people think..... your the one riding it not them, and i have ridin yamaha half my life and love the R1.

 

they look like a pug to me. ugly. if you can get past the look their sweet.

 

i think that smells of pwnnaggeeeeeeee

 

lol a 05 smoke a 08, I liked to see that, esp both with the same mods!!

 

what i think of my o8. it is the lightest torquiest litre bike i have ever ridden as for overall power i think it is down. the bike has very quick turn in and pretty good brakes stock. with a brakeline upgrade power commander and timing box revalve in the rear shock and the correct rate spring it has tremendous drive out of corners. almost to much but still signs off a little early hopefully a set of cams will fix this. my bike bone stock on a dynojet dyno with 1200 miles on it made 146.7 horsepower. my previous r1 bone stock made 156.8 after the power programmer and timing box and about 6 hours on the dyno it made 154.5 with a stock exhaust and still a stock air filter. my r1 had a lot more parts on it but made 186.7 horsepower on the same dyno so you who think r1 are turds are wrong. they do catch on fire and burn to the ground though... reason for cbr. as a track bike the cbr even though has less power is over a second faster with me as the rider though the r1 was easier to ride. no abrupt torque spikes. like in the apex of a corner at 6-7 thousand rpms the cbr either has abrupt wheelspin or the front end comes up or both, the r1 just accelerated until about 9000 rpm then the front end would climb. as far as front end styling it is not an r1 but has grown on me and can say i like it. the finish quality is second to none and minus the small amount of oil consumption and the dealer screwing up my clutch has been problem free with atleast 15 track days and several canyon rides