This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at Shuttleworth - Summer 2025 on Sunday the 20th of July, Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Beds, SG18 9EP . Honda turned the sports bike market upside down in 1992, with the launch of the light, fast Fireblade, which was an instant sales success 1996 saw the arrival of the second-generation (SC33) Honda Fireblade with changes to the frame, suspension and engine ensuring that the FireBlade remained at the top of the Japanese superbike tree The fourth iteration of the ‘Blade'(1998/99) saw the biggest changes yet with Honda claiming that 80% of the parts on this version were new Still powered by the liquid-cooled 918.5cc, 16-valve inline-4 now producing 130bhp at 10,500 rpm.  This bike has been owned by our vendor for 16 years and he is now downsizing his collection Mostly original and still sporting its factory-fitted silencer (which is rare) as well as its screen The bike has just had a new rear shock absorber fitted, and benefits from a long MOT The V5 and MOT certificate are present  Running and riding well -an opportunity to buy a clean unmolested example of Honda’s seminal FireBlade