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General CBR XX Discussion: General Discussion of the Honda CBR 1100 XX Super Blackbird that does not fit into the other specific forums. | |||||||
What year is your Blackbird?
| View Poll Results: What year is your Blackbird? | |||
| 1997 |    | 180 | 18.93% |
| 1998 |    | 98 | 10.30% |
| 1999 |    | 155 | 16.30% |
| 2000 |    | 95 | 9.99% |
| 2001 |    | 81 | 8.52% |
| 2002 |    | 103 | 10.83% |
| 2003 | | 110 | 11.57% |
| 2004 | | 31 | 3.26% |
| 2005 | | 30 | 3.15% |
| 2006 | | 42 | 4.42% |
| 2007 | | 40 | 4.21% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 951. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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10-20-2006, 5:52 PM
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 Join Date: Oct 20 2006 Location: Tasmania, Australia Bike(s): 97 Blackbird Posts: 9
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Technically not a 1997 as it was built in 1996
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10-20-2006, 11:45 PM
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| Rapin' Asphalt!  Join Date: Sep 29 2006 Location: West Richland, Washington Bike(s): '02 CBR1100XX, '03 FJR1300, '08 Busa Age: 50 Posts: 874
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Most of us Savage Colonists here aren't aware that the actual first year of the Blackbird was 1996. That year, Honda was still pushing the (quite excellent) CBR1000F here in the States, then the XX was imported the following year. I loved my 1993 CBR1000F.... came upon it by happenstance: a poor dude going thru a bloodbath divorce in 1993 went out and bought it to try to keep himself sane through the child custody battle. He rode it one season, put about 5000 miles on it.... then reconciled with his ex!!  So he parked it.... for 5 years!!  He decided to put it on consignment at my local Honda dealer in the summer of '98, and I snatched it up in a heartbeat!! It really brought me into the SPORT-touring world, where previously, I was largely in the sport-TOURING world (ST1100). |
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10-21-2006, 10:43 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Burpengary, Aus Bike(s): 04XX Posts: 51
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she is an 04 but is having a rest atm after a highside 3 weeks ago to the day
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10-21-2006, 11:24 PM
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| Rapin' Asphalt! Join Date: Sep 29 2006 Location: West Richland, Washington Bike(s): '02 CBR1100XX, '03 FJR1300, '08 Busa Age: 50 Posts: 874
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That doesn't sound good, redline! Tell us the story... and if it was you on it at the time, were you injured at all?  | |
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10-22-2006, 4:36 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Burpengary, Aus Bike(s): 04XX Posts: 51
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will have to wait till I get her back and then trade her I reckon, anyone want an 04 with 47700 on the dial with all newly painted/repaired panels??? havnt decided whether to go with another bird or a gsxr750/1000 in all black  | |
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10-22-2006, 12:41 PM
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 Join Date: Oct 20 2006 Location: Perth Western Australia Bike(s): 98 Titanium CBR1100 XX Superblackbird Posts: 314
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Mine is a 98 Titanium BB - basically stock except for a Vista Cruise, WP steering damper and NonFango panniers and top box although I have a 95 CBR900RR shock coming and am looking to put on Vtech bars or Jaws bar risers. I think the screen may have been changed too but am not sure  |
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10-22-2006, 3:21 PM
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| Rapin' Asphalt! Join Date: Sep 29 2006 Location: West Richland, Washington Bike(s): '02 CBR1100XX, '03 FJR1300, '08 Busa Age: 50 Posts: 874
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Just curious what it looks like...  | |
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10-22-2006, 8:10 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 20 2006 Location: Perth Western Australia Bike(s): 98 Titanium CBR1100 XX Superblackbird Posts: 314
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 or this larger one http://www.dirtbikebook.com/acatalog/61012005000P.jpg http:// | |
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10-24-2006, 6:09 AM
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 Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Downunder Bike(s): 05 Blue (of course) Posts: 110
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Why would you need a sterring damper on a bird??? The faster it goes the more solid (solider?) it becomes
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10-24-2006, 7:19 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 20 2006 Location: Perth Western Australia Bike(s): 98 Titanium CBR1100 XX Superblackbird Posts: 314
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The reason the previous owner put one on mine was not so much high speed tankslappers like on pure sport bikes but that under emergency braking at lower speeds the front got a sway up when it hit a pothole or something on the road and washed out the front end, which sounds simlar to what happened to Bobt  May not mean anything but I know since riding mine through the hills outside of Perth and riding over honky nuts, bits of branch and even the other day having a parrot fly straight into the front guard/wheel the front has been rock solid - no wobbles at all | |
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10-25-2006, 6:19 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Downunder Bike(s): 05 Blue (of course) Posts: 110
| A Parrot!!! Your shitting me!?!? What was left of the parrot? What type of parrot. What are the chances of something like that happening? |
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10-25-2006, 7:49 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 20 2006 Location: Perth Western Australia Bike(s): 98 Titanium CBR1100 XX Superblackbird Posts: 314
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( all bar that 1 parrot in my 79 F100 ) because they chew on the honky nuts that grow on the trees and lay on the roads . I take it quite easy on the way to work, espescially during winter as the roos like to stand on the road as it is warmer  I guess. | |
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10-25-2006, 1:13 PM
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 Join Date: Oct 17 2006 Location: Spanaway, WA Bike(s): '00 XX Posts: 713
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[quote=Para045;474]having a parrot fly straight into the front guard/wheel/quote] Holy s**t!!
__________________ -Vern Hawaiian Island Stylin' |
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10-25-2006, 5:14 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Burpengary, Aus Bike(s): 04XX Posts: 51
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I was blasting along a fav strip of blacktop with a gsxr 600 right up my clacker and had the bird shaking her head coming out of every corner, was not a pleasant feeling but he was not getting infront and that was that!!! oh and the viscious tank slap at $1.60 which had the bike all over the rd was a scarey thing too I might add (still dont know how it didnt self destruct that time) |
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10-28-2006, 7:40 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 24 2006 Location: uk Bike(s): fast and black Posts: 12
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never felt a tank slapper on the bird ,but had a few on my 954 blade  so got a damper and boy what a differant it made |
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10-30-2006, 2:58 PM
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 Join Date: Oct 30 2006 Location: Doncaster England Bike(s): Blackbird, 06, Greyish, faster than me. Posts: 49
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Never had a tankslapper on any of the 14 bikes I've owned. Is it just me? BTW I have had a pheasant through my front wheel at about 50mph (me, not the pheasant  ) That did slow the bike down a bit mind, survived unscathed. (Me, not the pheasant.)
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10-30-2006, 3:09 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Downunder Bike(s): 05 Blue (of course) Posts: 110
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So I'm guessing it wasn't pleasant having a pheasant going through your wheel that pleasant day 
__________________  I don't have a drinking problem......I drink, I get drunk, I fall down..... No problem |
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10-30-2006, 3:29 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 30 2006 Location: Doncaster England Bike(s): Blackbird, 06, Greyish, faster than me. Posts: 49
|   Very good, I've been called a pheasant plucker since then, or I think that's what they said.... |
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10-30-2006, 6:26 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 17 2006 Location: Spanaway, WA Bike(s): '00 XX Posts: 713
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10-30-2006, 8:09 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 23 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canadian eh! Bike(s): 2003 BB Posts: 235
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HOLY, hit a parrot? LOL...geez...first I have heard of that one! Being Canadian, not many of them around here! I started with a 97 (which was rear-ended and rode off) now I ride an 03 (purchased new). It is completely stock, black, I swear always dirty . I hate to clean my bike, hard on the hands and I am scared of breaking a nail. Anyone want to drop by and clean it? There are benefits! 
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10-31-2006, 3:05 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Downunder Bike(s): 05 Blue (of course) Posts: 110
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__________________ I don't have a drinking problem......I drink, I get drunk, I fall down..... No problem | |
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10-31-2006, 3:12 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 20 2006 Location: Perth Western Australia Bike(s): 98 Titanium CBR1100 XX Superblackbird Posts: 314
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after last time    | |
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