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Fire Blade TT 2016 CBR1000SP

Things are starting to get really saucy now. John McGuinness has won the 2015 Senior TT and to celebrate, Honda have decided to release a ‘TT Special Edition’ Fireblade SP for 2016. There was only 50 made and 30 of them were used as travelling marshal’s bikes for the 2016 Isle of Man TT. Special edition ‘SP’ Fireblades and extra-special edition ‘SP2’ Fireblades were most likely an attempt for Honda to spark a bit of excitement back into Fireblade ownership, as by 2016 there hadn’t been a significant upgrade to the model for seven years, since the 2008 Blade hit the showrooms. But what a Blade it was, with reasonable power for a bike back then, sublime handling, decent looks and

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