HONDA VTR1000R FIRESTORM

It’s hard to imagine that the Firestorm has ever been a striking bike, even when its very first iteration was released way back in 1997. If you ask me, it looks a little bit bland. Actually, very bland. But it’s not ugly, and in fairness to the Firestorm, its blandness and lack of aggression gives it a rather approachable demeanour. If you didn’t know it had a litre engine, I reckon even the newest of motorcyclists would be quite happy to throw a leg over it.

And when you do throw a leg over it, as expected there’s plenty of space, and bags of comfort. Once upon a time I had an old CBR600F, of a similar era to the VTR, and I couldn’t help but be reminded of my old Supersport sensation when astride the Firestorm. Just like my old CBR6, the