Re: Honda Blackbird
 

it has toooooooooooooo much power for you ,therefore you are not allowed to have one




























unless you promiss to stay behind me

Re: Honda Blackbird
 

he could not stay behind you on a 33bhp sv, so he will have no chance on the blackbird;)

Re: Honda Blackbird
 

pistols at dawn:smt072

Re: Honda Blackbird
 

I've never ridden one, but they're one of the few Hondas that I wouldn't mind owning, though the linked brakes puts me off, somewhat. They've been around for a good few years are getting a bit long in the tooth now, but I still think that they look good. They're reckoned to be excellent long distance mile munchers, 'hypertourer is the word that they use.

Some people even put top-boxes on them.

Re: Honda Blackbird
 

Linked Bakes....hmmmm

Topbox...HmmmmmMMMM!!!

Gid.....:smt019

I forgot about the linked brakes, although it cant be too bad right? Mind you, I do sometimes only use the rear brake at certain points (i.e. braking when filtering and there is a nice shiny bit of unavoidable metal work in my path) so having a front brake still working in some capacity when I want to avoid the wheel locking up by not using it would make me nervous

Hmmm

VFR's do linked brakes aswell though dont they?

I still like the blackbird

Re: Honda Blackbird
 

Using the rear brake only uses very little of the front brake, it works stronger the other way around.

Aye

Re: Honda Blackbird
 

Ah, so really then I should just neglected the linked-brake fact and get on with deciding which one i want to purchase and when.

blackbird....yummy

Re: Honda Blackbird
 

Absolutely love mine- dead comfy position for a tall person, easy to ride, ridiculously smooth engine makes everything else feel like a diesel, the linked brakes are really quite good if you are incompetent like me. Get an early carbed one- more power - not that you need it and mpg better apparently though mine is pretty thirsty. Bought it as short term measure as I was going to buy a new bike in summer, but couldnt find anything I liked better. They are pretty heavy but never found this a problem as the weight disappears once you get moving. Totally suitable for a learner bike in my opinion as they are so easy to ride and it will do around 190mph which is nice.

Re: Honda Blackbird
 

VFR because it does all the same things looks better... and with a Zorst sunds a LOT better :D

Re: Honda Blackbird
 

Cheers for that, was quite informative :D I'll probably go for a fuel injected 'bird if i ever got one, just for the convinience when cold-starting. I'm not too fussed about weight, my SV isn't exactly light-weight either with the stuff I carry about.

Wonder where i can get a test ride