31-08-12, 10:50 AM
In my opinion, Honda's build quality peaked in the late 90's. I had a '98 Fireblade and the finish on it was superb. In addidion to my Fazer Thou I also have a '98 VFR800 and the build quality on that is excellent. It's done 40,000, takes me to Spain most years and still looks / rides like a bike with a third of that mileage. I had an '03 Blackbird from new and the finish on that, although OK, did not match either the Blade or VFR.