Honda Blackbird

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




























unless you promiss to stay behind me

Originally Posted by gid

it has toooooooooooooo much power for you ,therefore you are not allowed to have one
unless you promiss to stay behind me

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

Originally Posted by hovis

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

pistols at dawn

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.

Linked Bakes....hmmmm

Topbox...HmmmmmMMMM!!!

Gid.....

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

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

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

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

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

VFR's do linked brakes aswell though dont they?

Aye

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Aye

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

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.

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

Originally Posted by natcar

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.

Cheers for that, was quite informative 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