I know a couple in their 50's from Minnesota that swear by these bikes. They owned 4 awhile ago but ended up selling one with exhaust probably cause they like them mainly stock cause they ride them all over the US hard and fast and they don't like to draw attention with loud exhaust but they buy them when they find them with under 10,000 miles (some had like under 5000 miles) then they just ride their old ones up to around 80,000-90,000 miles then sell them and start on their low mileage ones again. The best part about talking to them about these bikes was they have owned and rode all the other bikes Busas ZX14R the BMWs and basically every single bike I could think of along with a bunch they named and they said nothing does everything as well as these bikes. They are hands down the best bikes they have ever rode and they do whatever you want them to do. If you want to ride through the mountains all day they will do that. If you want to go on the long boring straight Iowa/South Dakota roads they do that also. They also said the best part about these bikes is they only need normal maintance and thats it. Oil changes lots of tires cause they ride these bikes like they stold them they aren't your adverage older sports touring speed limt style riders. They have a radar detector and use it with led indicators in both their helmets so even though the detector is only on the one bike they can stll both know when it's going off. They said one day they were clocked going around a nice bend at over 100mph and when that officer came up he was expecting a couple kids and when they took off their helmits and he seen the gray hair and how old they were he couldn't beleive it and they just told him man we are sorry but these bikes are just rediculiousy smooth and adjile so we honestlty didn't even know we were going that fast. He let them off with a warning lol.
@@Blackbirdrod81 I’m an expat living in Thailand there’s a big Blackbird club here they love them so not easy to source one as they dont want to sell them. Who knows one day ? Ride safe
Enjoyed your review. I've got an '02 with 20,000 miles. At 56 yrs old, it suits me well. I like the refinement and smoothness, and it has more than enough speed for me. And you can't beat that legendary Honda reliability.
Thanks Richard I appreciate that. Definitely the bike is an absolute smasher and I can't argue with what you say. It's just a little bit too refined for the stage of life that I'm at. I need the brash "bull in a china shop" style savagery from the big-bang engine on my R1 for now is all :). Ride safe!
52....mines an 01 candy apple red...50000km on it...still no other bike excites me like the bird. Ive taken it to UK and the Isle of man, up thru scotland...Perfect for those roads...cruised 2 up with my wife and luggage...just seemed to be even smoother loaded up and belting along the highways over there at 140km plus...Roads here in Western Australia just dont do the bird justice...and large hoppers known as kangaroos have a tendency to jump into your line of riding...
@@MyRhythmDivine I"M 67 an ride mine all the time. but i just got it last month with 22 thousand miles on it. looks like new gonna do a walk around of it when i get time . or I"m not riding. i started riding in 1980. don"t think i am ready to quit just yet
first day i got mine 2003 many years ago.. i opened it up to kinda see what it could do... before i knew it i was going so fast that if there was a cop i would have been thrown in jail. thing is i didnt even realize it till i looked at the speedo. soooo smooth, the ride, the power curve, it is truly a refined bike for ages to come.
AFTER 20 ODD YEARS OF NOT OWNING A BIKE I'M SERIOUSLY LOOKING INTO GETTING ONE OF THESE AWESOME MACHINES..JUST LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT ONE..CHEERS FOR SHARING..
I have owned both the carbed and the fuel injection Blackbird, the carbed is a bit more raw top end than the FI but the FI has the power earlier in the rev range both are absolutely dreamy to ride. Nice video, thankyou.
been riding the blackbird for a few days now. what a bike!! so much power and silky smooth. I've not pushed her yet but in top gear at 5k revs I'm doing a ton. the power is just so linear all the time and makes me look forward to riding which I've not had for a while now.
This video makes me smile. A year ago taxi did an impromptu u-turn and I T-Boned the guy, killing my '98'Bird. A month ago I bought a pristine' 98 Honda CBR1100xx.. In red this time. These machines are timeless in my mind. Serious motorcycles. Sweet review. Going to check out the R1 vid/s. Because bikes are fun.
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I have one 2004 with just 20.000 km, the problem with the Bird is that it is VERY difficult to replace. Vfr 1200 it's not as fast and powerful, Hayabusa is UGLY, FJR 1300, Concours are boats, BMW 1300 It's too heavy (and bikes are Japanese for me) The only one left is the Zx14, but looks much bigger. And none of this bikes are better built than the Bird. So, as you see, it's not easy.
It makes me nuts. I've had one Bird. 2 zx14s sold recently. Guess what?.. Looking at another bird. Lol The Zx is impressive powerwise. Very strong. The Bird is a tad smoother some how. My lady like riding the Bird more. The build quality was better too. I never understood how. Lol but it was just build better. No squeaks, just right over all.
I have had my 2000 since 2000 bought it right off showroom floor. 2 up on rear sprocket erion exhaust and power commander and I still love the bird 17yrs with it now
The fact the XX is so incredibly smooth isn't so much that it's an inline 4 cylinder engine ( I had a Honda 919 that was VERY BUZZY!), it's because this engine has dual counter balancers.
@@alfiospuson7165 For the best explanation, you should look this up on the internet. I can say that some four cylinder motorcycle engines have a single counter balancer shaft inside the engine to help eliminate normal vibrations. You will still feel vibrations sometimes in the handlebars, seat, gas tank and even the foot pegs. The XX however, has dual ( 2 of them) counter balancer shafts inside the engine which is why it's one of the smoothest inline four cylinder motorcycle engines ever produced. Hope this helps.
Riding that Blackbird around slow town streets (though is comfortable) does not show her true nature. Exhaust, pfft, come on, everybody can and does change it. Get her tuned, get your sprockets the way you like it and you’ll be keeping up or beating most modern day superbikes. Did I mention 40 mpg?
I agree with You totally... I had one made completely over with all Carbon and Akrapovic Exhaust.. And totally tuned... It was a No effort Bike to keep up with the Hayabusa.. So I miss that Bike more than I miss any of my old Girlfriends.. But I had to sell it cos of Health Issues... But, the moron that bought it.. (Highest bidder on a Auction..) Wrecked it totally on the Autobahn and nearly killed himself after owning it 5 weeks.. "MY POOR POOR BABY".... XX was a real GEM...
had a 2004 one myself, bought it to use for 1 summer and kept it for 5 years, it is such a hard bike to replace as they tick all the boxes and are just such a great all rounder i used mine for everything from track days to touring and commuting and everything in between and it just performed faultlessly everytime!
I have had 3 Honda Blackbirds and currently own a 2000 model which I bought from a guy in Colchester with 19,500 miles on the clock, I wouldn’t sell this bike I’m keeping it , I Love these Machines 👌👌👌
Ok Someone talking about my favourite subject. I think I'm qualified in saying you were a little unkind with your review as I've ridden 170,000 k's on Birds. I did 140,000 on my first tricked with Akropovic 4 into 1 titanium, power commander, suspension makeover, hugger.Blackbirds have only one fault which is the suspension. Being fair though it is now a 22 year old design with no fork adjustment and an under sprung rear shock that is adjustable. The bike really benefits from some heavier springs in the forks. The valving is fine with some slightly lighter weight oil. Ditto with heavier spring in the rear shock. I went gas which was even better when compensating for two up or luggage.The Dunlop's that come with the bike are junk and should be replaced with some dual compound tyre. I'm using Michelin road 4's which are brilliant on the bike. My wish list would be ABS and losing15 kg by replacing the exhaust with a titanium full system.Bearing in mind this is a 22 year old standard compression design a poofteenth behind a busa on a drag strip I think you have confused its mild manners with being slow. The things are very quick off the line as it would need to be to be half a second quicker to 100 than a Bugatti Veyron but then when you get to 6000 revs it just goes nuts all over again all the way to the limiter.Tough to believe this is the same bike that will happily cruise in sixth gear at 60 kph and do 400k's to a tank at highway speeds. Birds are bullet proof as my mechanic regularly points out as he used to service one with 450,000 k's on it.I bought my second bird after I'd convinced myself my first was over the hill as it had 100,000 k's more on it than I'd ever got out of any other bike. I was wrong but not as much as I was when I bought a 1200 VFR because I wanted to ride the latest and greatest. 21st century sort of stuff. If you want to pick on a bike this is the one to go for. I'd help you out but I'm not going to live long enough to cover everything.By the way my second bird is bog standard apart from the suspension. It really doesn't need all the bling to put a smile on the dial. The VFR is my commuter and the bird goes out to play.
Ive just bought a 2000 blackbird having had gpz900s, vfr800s. Love the bike. Comfort, power, reliability, smoothness, road presence. Was wanting an older fjr1300 but the market wants £1500 more than the bb. So pleased with it (I'm in my mid 40s). Thanks for this review.
Had a '98 and '01 Blackbird. Both were awesome. Power is insanely smooth and insane. :) You do need an exhaust. I had Scorpion pipes which sounded sublime. Mine was a commuter primarily. Very comfortable. Rode it weekends too but it's not a hard core canyon carver like an R1/R6.
The problem with Blackie is that unless you're doing a hundred MPH + it's just TOO easy to the point of being boring, you might as well go out and drive a car. The reason adventure bikes are so popular is because even at 60mph you still feel you're riding a motorbike.
I never thought about it that way. You may have a point. Most of my bikes were refined (I find them boring. All 12 of them) Hmmm. I'm struggling to find one that excites me...
In Canada some of the most inattentive and distracted drivers are in bloody SUV's. Texting while driving and tossing cigarette butts out the windows.. Makes riding through the city an utter blessing
98 carb bike + 5 timing..several carb mods, thin head gasket +1 front sprocket 160 t-stat and stock muffs...bit lazy off the line but from a roll its runs with r1 and first gen busa...it will run 0-155 in 19 seconds....using only 4th. my second one. luv the hell out of it...nobody even knows what it is.
Watched this as a colleague has one and I wanted to see what it was like from a rider's perspective. Sounds like it'll be an absolute monster sports tourer but probably not my cup of tea. I tend to like power bands and small capacity rippers.
A BB makes sense on a open road, and that motor has qualities that transfer into a ZX14R, but at 6'5" I like a bigger smooth bike. My review of a R1 would show my respect/preference, but run a bike at 150kms/hr.... Yamaha makes a great product as well.
The question is what shoud i go for next? my -07 BB is getting old,and i want something newer-but there isnt actualy anything out there that fits me like the bird, closest i get is the zx14r..the hayabuza is just ridiculously ugly,so that's out,the zx is not agile like the BB,the vrf1200 is just to weak,the bmw R1200RT,again-no power...think i'll hold on to my beloved bird a bit longer
I have a 1996 Blackbird and it just picks up speed no problem. I am not too happy with the fuel economy though. Around town I am only getting slightly less than 30mpg. Don't know what I would get on a run at constant 60-70mph.
You need to take it out for the day and run it at 60 to 70 mph to find out what the mileage will be. I believe the 96 Blackbird is carbureted. I would look for problems with the carburetors. And of course, new plugs and a new air cleaner might be in order as well.
I've just serviced it myself with new plugs, air filter, oil and checked the carburettors and adjusted the valve clearances. I must add I have been using it for short trips and riding it hard. I guess that will hit fuel ecomony hard.
Hmmm could be a bike I might consider myself :D, also just checked your fb link and seen you're from Northern Ireland, I knew I heard abit of an accent while watching!
've nice, interesting to get some opinions from first time Blackbird riders. Yeah it's smooth! I've got a '97, with a full exhaust with no baffling..it's still quiet! I took the slip on off...still not real loud lol! I commute, I'm 64 and its definitely the bike for me!
Fast bikes when ridden in anger,,had 3 ,, rode one on the mountain on the tt circuit ,,heavy to push,, infact 3 kilos more than a busa ,, had one of them as well prefer the black bird cheers Shane uk
shaneweightman thanks for watching Shane! The friend that owns this is on his 3rd BB now too. Cool that you've ridden it on the TT course man. I'm yet to ride a Busa but have a feeling ill prefer it over the BB
I bought a `96 bird 4 years ago with 38998 on it.......it now has 102000 odds on it and it still rides like a 30-40000 miles bike......still see 250 miles from 1 full tank ridden sensibly.....such a awesome bike.......I`m a courier btw and use it on dry days......
I have an 07 raven an 06 50th and a 2017 . But boy the blackbird is the best commuter super sport tourer ever made. I am thinking to get me one if i can find one. Is so wow legendary bike to commute and tour on. Yet yamaha...revs ur heart. Honda..smooth wifey
Good afternoon, please tell me, when revving and resetting at revs and at idle, the temperature jumps by two or three degrees + - immediately, when releasing gas in a big direction, and also when dialing down. 2006 1100xx
@@aaronbriggs6471 no I did not. Took it for a test ride and wow what a fantastic machine. But my heart wasn’t in it. So I bought a Corvette convertible.
Correct, however mine is a cross-plane crank IL4 which behaves differently to conventional IL4, it is more of a “hybrid” type thing between V-Twin and IL4 with its noise, torque delivery and smoothness
@@Dilwortha I know that R1 crossplane engine feels more like V engine. Also you said that you have hydraulic clutch in your SV I didn't know they have those is that a mod or standard.
Hi anyone does any one ride the blackbird do they find the front end stuff or bouncy I have done for oils and gone with manuals air gap but just still bumpy maybe it's old school suspension.
Hey Putra, thanks for the comment It is a pretty awesome bike, not quite my style but undoubtedly excellent Unfortunately it is not for sale. My friend only for it around 4 months ago and will not be letting it go any time soon Happy hunting though!
I know a couple in their 50's from Minnesota that swear by these bikes. They owned 4 awhile ago but ended up selling one with exhaust probably cause they like them mainly stock cause they ride them all over the US hard and fast and they don't like to draw attention with loud exhaust but they buy them when they find them with under 10,000 miles (some had like under 5000 miles) then they just ride their old ones up to around 80,000-90,000 miles then sell them and start on their low mileage ones again. The best part about talking to them about these bikes was they have owned and rode all the other bikes Busas ZX14R the BMWs and basically every single bike I could think of along with a bunch they named and they said nothing does everything as well as these bikes. They are hands down the best bikes they have ever rode and they do whatever you want them to do. If you want to ride through the mountains all day they will do that. If you want to go on the long boring straight Iowa/South Dakota roads they do that also. They also said the best part about these bikes is they only need normal maintance and thats it. Oil changes lots of tires cause they ride these bikes like they stold them they aren't your adverage older sports touring speed limt style riders. They have a radar detector and use it with led indicators in both their helmets so even though the detector is only on the one bike they can stll both know when it's going off. They said one day they were clocked going around a nice bend at over 100mph and when that officer came up he was expecting a couple kids and when they took off their helmits and he seen the gray hair and how old they were he couldn't beleive it and they just told him man we are sorry but these bikes are just rediculiousy smooth and adjile so we honestlty didn't even know we were going that fast. He let them off with a warning lol.
I have a 2000 bird and it’s absolutely awesome. Im 62 years young and I wouldn’t part with it at any price.
Hi Kev do you still own you Bird? I’ve just turned 62 & would really like to own one of these beauties!
@riikerman I’d love one unfortunately can’t afford one !
@sirikulsomsuwan. They are a great bike and not too expensive. You can pick one up for around 5k with around 50k on it.
@@Blackbirdrod81 I’m an expat living in Thailand there’s a big Blackbird club here they love them so not easy to source one as they dont want to sell them. Who knows one day ? Ride safe
I recently turned 60 and have just purchased one, looking forward to picking it up next week
Thanks for doing an honest review of a bike that is not your favourite. That is what most people want to see
Enjoyed your review. I've got an '02 with 20,000 miles. At 56 yrs old, it suits me well. I like the refinement and smoothness, and it has more than enough speed for me. And you can't beat that legendary Honda reliability.
Thanks Richard I appreciate that. Definitely the bike is an absolute smasher and I can't argue with what you say. It's just a little bit too refined for the stage of life that I'm at. I need the brash "bull in a china shop" style savagery from the big-bang engine on my R1 for now is all :). Ride safe!
I'm 58 and have a '99 with 19,000 miles. I'm a retired roadracer and the XX is my fave on the open roads.
56 and biking? You should exchange that for a zimmer walker old man. And do it fast before the bike kills you
52....mines an 01 candy apple red...50000km on it...still no other bike excites me like the bird. Ive taken it to UK and the Isle of man, up thru scotland...Perfect for those roads...cruised 2 up with my wife and luggage...just seemed to be even smoother loaded up and belting along the highways over there at 140km plus...Roads here in Western Australia just dont do the bird justice...and large hoppers known as kangaroos have a tendency to jump into your line of riding...
@@MyRhythmDivine I"M 67 an ride mine all the time. but i just got it last month with 22 thousand miles on it. looks like new gonna do a walk around of it when i get time . or I"m not riding. i started riding in 1980. don"t think i am ready to quit just yet
first day i got mine 2003 many years ago.. i opened it up to kinda see what it could do... before i knew it i was going so fast that if there was a cop i would have been thrown in jail. thing is i didnt even realize it till i looked at the speedo. soooo smooth, the ride, the power curve, it is truly a refined bike for ages to come.
AFTER 20 ODD YEARS OF NOT OWNING A BIKE I'M SERIOUSLY LOOKING INTO GETTING ONE OF THESE AWESOME MACHINES..JUST LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT ONE..CHEERS FOR SHARING..
I have owned both the carbed and the fuel injection Blackbird, the carbed is a bit more raw top end than the FI but the FI has the power earlier in the rev range both are absolutely dreamy to ride. Nice video, thankyou.
lol -- I'd race you on your R1 with my bird.
(Old persons bike my arse)
I'm with you! I'll take on a R1 on my Bird any day of the week, and twice on sunday!
been riding the blackbird for a few days now. what a bike!! so much power and silky smooth. I've not pushed her yet but in top gear at 5k revs I'm doing a ton. the power is just so linear all the time and makes me look forward to riding which I've not had for a while now.
This video makes me smile. A year ago taxi did an impromptu u-turn and I T-Boned the guy, killing my '98'Bird. A month ago I bought a pristine' 98 Honda CBR1100xx.. In red this time. These machines are timeless in my mind. Serious motorcycles. Sweet review. Going to check out the R1 vid/s. Because bikes are fun.
I have one 2004 with just 20.000 km, the problem with the Bird is that it is VERY difficult to replace. Vfr 1200 it's not as fast and powerful, Hayabusa is UGLY, FJR 1300, Concours are boats, BMW 1300 It's too heavy (and bikes are Japanese for me) The only one left is the Zx14, but looks much bigger. And none of this bikes are better built than the Bird. So, as you see, it's not easy.
It makes me nuts. I've had one Bird. 2 zx14s sold recently. Guess what?.. Looking at another bird. Lol The Zx is impressive powerwise. Very strong. The Bird is a tad smoother some how. My lady like riding the Bird more. The build quality was better too. I never understood how. Lol but it was just build better. No squeaks, just right over all.
IMO even the original Hayabusa looks damn fine. Make it even more round and it's some sort of mad science bio-engineering right there!
Whatever you just mentioned is subjective
It can differ to different people
Not everyone has the same taste as you
FYI, 2003 was the last year for the Bird!
@@thedego22 no.. It was not. They built it until 2006..
I have had my 2000 since 2000 bought it right off showroom floor. 2 up on rear sprocket erion exhaust and power commander and I still love the bird 17yrs with it now
That's super cool my man, very glad to hear you still love it after so many years!. Excellent stuff
great video. just bought a 1999 model with 34k miles. can't wait to pick it up!
daniel potter that's great news Daniel I'm very glad to hear that you're excited. you won't be disappointed!! Health to Ride
How do you like the Blackbird so far? Thank you
The fact the XX is so incredibly smooth isn't so much that it's an inline 4 cylinder engine ( I had a Honda 919 that was VERY BUZZY!), it's because this engine has dual counter balancers.
Hi Steve can you please explain what is dual counter balancer thanks.
@@alfiospuson7165 For the best explanation, you should look this up on the internet. I can say that some four cylinder motorcycle engines have a single counter balancer shaft inside the engine to help eliminate normal vibrations. You will still feel vibrations sometimes in the handlebars, seat, gas tank and even the foot pegs. The XX however, has dual ( 2 of them) counter balancer shafts inside the engine which is why it's one of the smoothest inline four cylinder motorcycle engines ever produced. Hope this helps.
@@stevesmith6236 Thank you Steve very helpful 👍
Legendary machine. Will never be replaced imo..
Riding that Blackbird around slow town streets (though is comfortable) does not show her true nature. Exhaust, pfft, come on, everybody can and does change it. Get her tuned, get your sprockets the way you like it and you’ll be keeping up or beating most modern day superbikes. Did I mention 40 mpg?
I agree with You totally... I had one made completely over with all Carbon and Akrapovic Exhaust.. And totally tuned... It was a No effort Bike to keep up with the Hayabusa.. So I miss that Bike more than I miss any of my old Girlfriends.. But I had to sell it cos of Health Issues... But, the moron that bought it.. (Highest bidder on a Auction..) Wrecked it totally on the Autobahn and nearly killed himself after owning it 5 weeks.. "MY POOR POOR BABY".... XX was a real GEM...
had a 2004 one myself, bought it to use for 1 summer and kept it for 5 years, it is such a hard bike to replace as they tick all the boxes and are just such a great all rounder i used mine for everything from track days to touring and commuting and everything in between and it just performed faultlessly everytime!
Commuting it depends where you live. The bird gets extremely heated
I have had 3 Honda Blackbirds and currently own a 2000 model which I bought from a guy in Colchester with 19,500 miles on the clock, I wouldn’t sell this bike I’m keeping it , I Love these Machines 👌👌👌
Did you like riding around the goldcoast Qld on the blackbird I used to love the roads riding mine around the area, cheers like the video mate👍🙂🍻
Ok Someone talking about my favourite subject. I think I'm qualified in saying you were a little unkind with your review as I've ridden 170,000 k's on Birds. I did 140,000 on my first tricked with Akropovic 4 into 1 titanium, power commander, suspension makeover, hugger.Blackbirds have only one fault which is the suspension. Being fair though it is now a 22 year old design with no fork adjustment and an under sprung rear shock that is adjustable. The bike really benefits from some heavier springs in the forks. The valving is fine with some slightly lighter weight oil. Ditto with heavier spring in the rear shock. I went gas which was even better when compensating for two up or luggage.The Dunlop's that come with the bike are junk and should be replaced with some dual compound tyre. I'm using Michelin road 4's which are brilliant on the bike. My wish list would be ABS and losing15 kg by replacing the exhaust with a titanium full system.Bearing in mind this is a 22 year old standard compression design a poofteenth behind a busa on a drag strip I think you have confused its mild manners with being slow. The things are very quick off the line as it would need to be to be half a second quicker to 100 than a Bugatti Veyron but then when you get to 6000 revs it just goes nuts all over again all the way to the limiter.Tough to believe this is the same bike that will happily cruise in sixth gear at 60 kph and do 400k's to a tank at highway speeds. Birds are bullet proof as my mechanic regularly points out as he used to service one with 450,000 k's on it.I bought my second bird after I'd convinced myself my first was over the hill as it had 100,000 k's more on it than I'd ever got out of any other bike. I was wrong but not as much as I was when I bought a 1200 VFR because I wanted to ride the latest and greatest. 21st century sort of stuff. If you want to pick on a bike this is the one to go for. I'd help you out but I'm not going to live long enough to cover everything.By the way my second bird is bog standard apart from the suspension. It really doesn't need all the bling to put a smile on the dial. The VFR is my commuter and the bird goes out to play.
Ive just bought a 2000 blackbird having had gpz900s, vfr800s. Love the bike. Comfort, power, reliability, smoothness, road presence. Was wanting an older fjr1300 but the market wants £1500 more than the bb. So pleased with it (I'm in my mid 40s). Thanks for this review.
Thanks for watching, and I am glad you enjoyed the review! Health to Ride! Stay safe
Had a '98 and '01 Blackbird. Both were awesome. Power is insanely smooth and insane. :) You do need an exhaust. I had Scorpion pipes which sounded sublime. Mine was a commuter primarily. Very comfortable. Rode it weekends too but it's not a hard core canyon carver like an R1/R6.
The problem with Blackie is that unless you're doing a hundred MPH + it's just TOO easy to the point of being boring, you might as well go out and drive a car. The reason adventure bikes are so popular is because even at 60mph you still feel you're riding a motorbike.
I never thought about it that way. You may have a point. Most of my bikes were refined (I find them boring. All 12 of them) Hmmm. I'm struggling to find one that excites me...
If the Blackbird ‘feels like a car’, it’s a frigging Dodge Viper!
dude seriously got a blackbird and am aghast at your complaints about her. Sweetest thing I ever owned etf
In Canada some of the most inattentive and distracted drivers are in bloody SUV's. Texting while driving and tossing cigarette butts out the windows.. Makes riding through the city an utter blessing
98 carb bike + 5 timing..several carb mods, thin head gasket +1 front sprocket 160 t-stat and stock muffs...bit lazy off the line but from a roll its runs with r1 and first gen busa...it will run 0-155 in 19 seconds....using only 4th. my second one. luv the hell out of it...nobody even knows what it is.
I have owned two BB's and TBH nothing comes close especially for the price you pay for one cheap as chips, for me best Honda ever made.
Just sold my 09 Sprint to go back to a Blackie, best bike for pillion comfort
Great review, great bike...
Watched this as a colleague has one and I wanted to see what it was like from a rider's perspective. Sounds like it'll be an absolute monster sports tourer but probably not my cup of tea. I tend to like power bands and small capacity rippers.
You a lucky man...the Blackbird is the best CBR ever made to me...
A BB makes sense on a open road, and that motor has qualities that transfer into a ZX14R, but at 6'5" I like a bigger smooth bike. My review of a R1 would show my respect/preference, but run a bike at 150kms/hr.... Yamaha makes a great product as well.
Just made a deal to buy a '99 with 35k miles for only $2,700 USD! Can't wait to get it
How do you like it so far? Thank you
The question is what shoud i go for next? my -07 BB is getting old,and i want something newer-but there isnt actualy anything out there that fits me like the bird, closest i get is the zx14r..the hayabuza is just ridiculously ugly,so that's out,the zx is not agile like the BB,the vrf1200 is just to weak,the bmw R1200RT,again-no power...think i'll hold on to my beloved bird a bit longer
Nice bike, I have a 2000 Black Bird myself. I only got 15000 miles on it, dang, I think I need to ride it some more.
Hey man, thanks for the compliment! You definitely do, get out and stretch her legs a little! You won't regret it i'm sure :). Ride Safe
I have a 1996 Blackbird and it just picks up speed no problem. I am not too happy with the fuel economy though. Around town I am only getting slightly less than 30mpg. Don't know what I would get on a run at constant 60-70mph.
You need to take it out for the day and run it at 60 to 70 mph to find out what the mileage will be. I believe the 96 Blackbird is carbureted. I would look for problems with the carburetors. And of course, new plugs and a new air cleaner might be in order as well.
I've just serviced it myself with new plugs, air filter, oil and checked the carburettors and adjusted the valve clearances. I must add I have been using it for short trips and riding it hard. I guess that will hit fuel ecomony hard.
1100HondaCB I have a 1997 with 7,000 miles on it. The bike is a gas guzzler in town. highway is were you will see the superb range of the bike.
Hmmm could be a bike I might consider myself :D, also just checked your fb link and seen you're from Northern Ireland, I knew I heard abit of an accent while watching!
A pretty bike.nice colour as well.I had one.The hiabossa looked rubbish in comparison!
BEST on EARTH!
Bill Weiss haha I have to disagree there Bill, but I like your enthusiasm good sir! Health to Ride!
You didn't really get her on the boil . . . but I appreciate you wanting to keep your license
Beautiful Bike what year... Any Major Problems...
've nice, interesting to get some opinions from first time Blackbird riders. Yeah it's smooth! I've got a '97, with a full exhaust with no baffling..it's still quiet! I took the slip on off...still not real loud lol! I commute, I'm 64 and its definitely the bike for me!
Hey John, thanks for the comment. I agree it would be a bike for the "older gentleman", I have an R1 and it is very much the bike for me haha :)
An entertaining review. It is a shame that the blackbird was yoked with local roads and no expressways.
Fast bikes when ridden in anger,,had 3 ,, rode one on the mountain on the tt circuit ,,heavy to push,, infact 3 kilos more than a busa ,, had one of them as well prefer the black bird cheers Shane uk
shaneweightman thanks for watching Shane!
The friend that owns this is on his 3rd BB now too. Cool that you've ridden it on the TT course man. I'm yet to ride a Busa but have a feeling ill prefer it over the BB
I bought a `96 bird 4 years ago with 38998 on it.......it now has 102000 odds on it and it still rides like a 30-40000 miles bike......still see 250 miles from 1 full tank ridden sensibly.....such a awesome bike.......I`m a courier btw and use it on dry days......
I have an 07 raven an 06 50th and a 2017 .
But boy the blackbird is the best commuter super sport tourer ever made. I am thinking to get me one if i can find one. Is so wow legendary bike to commute and tour on. Yet yamaha...revs ur heart.
Honda..smooth wifey
Are you from the Emerald Isle????
Good ole Norn Iron 😁
Good afternoon, please tell me, when revving and resetting at revs and at idle, the temperature jumps by two or three degrees + - immediately, when releasing gas in a big direction, and also when dialing down. 2006 1100xx
I owned a last model of the first shape busa. Only kept for 6 months went back to a blackbird
With exhausts these bikes sound mean asf
Is it comfortable for a tall rider? I am 6.2 feet tall.
other than saying it was smooth..i think you talked more about your R1
You haven't ridden a proper bike until you've ridden a Blackbird.
How are the ergonomics for taller riders? I’m looking at CBR 1000f too.
Did you buy the bird? Mine is stock. I'm 6'1". Very comfortable in all riding situations.
@@aaronbriggs6471 no I did not. Took it for a test ride and wow what a fantastic machine. But my heart wasn’t in it. So I bought a Corvette convertible.
Love you to test ride mine mine is a bit racer then that love your review mine looks the goods
Does anyone know what setup he uses to mount the camera to windscreen on the bike? Looks perfect for what I need for my 2000 Bird
PedalStrapped hey man, it's a GoPrp Hero Session5 mounted on the GoPro suction cup. Simples :)
Beautifull bike 👍👍👍👍
R1 is inline four
Correct, however mine is a cross-plane crank IL4 which behaves differently to conventional IL4, it is more of a “hybrid” type thing between V-Twin and IL4 with its noise, torque delivery and smoothness
@@Dilwortha I know that R1 crossplane engine feels more like V engine. Also you said that you have hydraulic clutch in your SV I didn't know they have those is that a mod or standard.
@@mrandy5447 hydraulic clutch is standard on the SV1000s. Was so glorious
it looks way better than the busa
Hi anyone does any one ride the blackbird do they find the front end stuff or bouncy I have done for oils and gone with manuals air gap but just still bumpy maybe it's old school suspension.
can’t watch it as you look up and down at the clocks or mirrors so much it’s making feel sick .Apart from that nice review.
Great
Was it smooth?🤣🤣🤣
Its the best bike under $8000
Really.... that bike will do 178mph out of the box.
日本の誇り
Top Box??? Seriously...
beuatiful bike guys,,,, this for sale,,,??
Hey Putra, thanks for the comment
It is a pretty awesome bike, not quite my style but undoubtedly excellent
Unfortunately it is not for sale. My friend only for it around 4 months ago and will not be letting it go any time soon
Happy hunting though!
Aaron Dilworth hhee okk thanks brother,,,, iam from Indonesia,,, in indonesia super bike honda black bird Rp 80.000.000 is same +- $600,,,,
New comment... the Black Bird cannot be compared to a R1... year, size, weight, speed and history... so thumbs down to you junior¿¿¿
Gave up after a minute's watching due to endless waffle.
hey waffles are good.
I can keep the new bikes honest
all talk ….
Bla bla bla bla
Bullet points and facts pls
Gave up, moving yer head is a pain in the arse,,
Horrible