Faults:

Wheel bearings.

General Comments:

An awesome and beautiful looking machine. Very fast and exciting, and the sound when it hits 7000 RPM is better than your favourite rock band.

So reliable and the build quality is hard to match.

A nightmare around town, but I love riding long distance on this machine when the weight is off your wrists.

This bike keeps up with pretty much anything, and I don't think I could ever find another motorcycle with such charisma as this one.

Great on fuel too, with 160 miles to a tank, however hard you ride.

Faults:

Rear shock.

Head bearings.

Wheel bearings F/R.

Rear spindle came loose and wore the swing arm,

General Comments:

This is my second 94 blade. I think this is an awesome bike for its age. Granted, a lot has had to be sorted, but given the mileage it's fantastic. I do quite a lot of mile's on my bikes, as I just love to ride, and have done since I was 5 years old.

I have had a 99, R1 02, R1 04, R1 03, 600rr 98, and a Firestorm, and the blade always gives me a better buzz than any of them. I have even turned this bike into a street-fighter, and it's even better.

I've added an Ohlins rear shock, progressive, front springs, stage 1 dynojet and it's FANTASTIC.

One of, if not the best bike you could own for less than £2,000.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

I am a soldier and not mechanically inclined, my bike is garaged, dealer serviced, and only ridden in good weather, so my viewpoint maybe skewed.

My bike is awesome to ride, a wheelie monster, and lightning quick (it has beaten a few 04's), but uncomfortable after 150 miles. It is my mid life crisis toy.