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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. | |||||||
How often do you redline your XX?
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| Never! I pamper my bike. |    | 84 | 34.29% |
| Once I redline by accident. |    | 32 | 13.06% |
| Once a year. |    | 48 | 19.59% |
| Every gear...every time I ride! |    | 81 | 33.06% |
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10-21-2007, 9:20 PM
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 Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Bike(s): 03 XX, Plated 03 XR650R Posts: 1,200
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How often do you redline your XX?
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10-21-2007, 9:23 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Aug 31 2007 Location: Seaford, Victoria, Australia Bike(s): 2007 CBR1100XX Age: 41 Posts: 2,288
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Only occassionally (1-2 week) and until I get more km's on it, it is only done with just enough throttle.
__________________ Paul Never let a motorcycle take you somewhere your brain didn't get to three seconds earlier  |
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10-21-2007, 10:01 PM
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 Join Date: May 11 2007 Location: tallahassee fl Bike(s): 97 black Posts: 30
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1-2 times a week here too.
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10-21-2007, 11:12 PM
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 Join Date: May 17 2007 Location: knoxville Bike(s): 97' rs3 full exhaust, stage 1 jet kit. Posts: 63
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I'm kinda curious as to how they calculate "red line", and what kind of damage it does to your engine?
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10-22-2007, 1:06 AM
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 Join Date: Nov 22 2006 Location: Coffs Harbour Australia Bike(s): Black 2004 Birdie Posts: 14
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Kinda hard not to red line evry now and again in a couple of gears ,the map i run bounces off the rev limit at 12,000 so that is as far as i go. No harm yet if you dont count the speeding fines,and the MPG.
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10-22-2007, 1:59 AM
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| Join Date: Apr 22 2007 Location: Walla Walla Wa. Bike(s): '00 CBR11XX Age: 22 Posts: 59
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ya do it every once in awhile usualy in first or third gear
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10-22-2007, 2:19 AM
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| Moderator Join Date: Aug 31 2007 Location: Seaford, Victoria, Australia Bike(s): 2007 CBR1100XX Age: 41 Posts: 2,288
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 (~118 kph)
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10-22-2007, 8:23 AM
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| PaveLow  Join Date: Nov 24 2006 Location: Conyers, GA. Bike(s): 2002 CBR1100XX Age: 51 Posts: 810
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Every now and then, in 1st and 2nd, m-a-y-b-e 3rd if I have enough road in front of me.  |
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10-22-2007, 4:38 PM
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 Join Date: Nov 29 2006 Location: Sweden Bike(s): Busa -08, the CBR 1100 XX -97 is now SOLD Posts: 161
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10-22-2007, 5:20 PM
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 Join Date: Mar 10 2007 Location: Chicago Burbs Bike(s): '05 Ninja 250, '99 XX Posts: 25
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I haven't been to the track yet, and redlining a Blackbird on the street seems crazy to me. I love the 'bird's power; it has so much get up and go off the line that it's easy enough to get a ticket without getting close to redlining it. If I want to really twist the throttle on a bike, I'll ride my little Ninja 250. That's fun and I can actually do it for a reason. And I probably won't get a ticket, either.
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10-22-2007, 5:31 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 09 2007 Location: Montreal Canada Bike(s): 1997 blackbird Posts: 148
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what is redline? is it like line dancing or something?
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10-22-2007, 5:52 PM
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 Join Date: Oct 14 2006 Location: Turkiye Bike(s): 2007 Blackbird, 2004 1200 Bandit Age: 45 Posts: 45
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first and second nearly always, third generally; I see the redline 
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10-22-2007, 6:03 PM
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 Join Date: Apr 29 2007 Location: El Paso, Tx Bike(s): '97 Blackbird, '76 CB550 - Cafe bike project Age: 21 Posts: 185
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10-22-2007, 9:12 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 09 2007 Location: Montreal Canada Bike(s): 1997 blackbird Posts: 148
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Oh a movie! cool! what kind of movie? |
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10-22-2007, 9:22 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Nov 12 2006 Location: Medford, NY Bike(s): '99 CBR1100XX Age: 39 Posts: 1,409
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Quite often. However, with the gas prices going up and up I'm doing it less and less, especially in commuting mode. More blasts to redline=fewer mpg.
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10-22-2007, 9:45 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 09 2007 Location: Montreal Canada Bike(s): 1997 blackbird Posts: 148
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10-22-2007, 9:46 PM
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| Join Date: Oct 09 2007 Location: Montreal Canada Bike(s): 1997 blackbird Posts: 148
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oh it is a movie
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10-23-2007, 12:52 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Bike(s): 03 XX, Plated 03 XR650R Posts: 1,200
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Damn car was in the way.
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10-24-2007, 1:14 AM
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| Fastest XX in AZ!!!  Join Date: Jun 08 2007 Location: Glendale, AZ Bike(s): 1998 CBR1100XX Age: 24 Posts: 343
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Now, I wouldn't say that I redline her everytime I ride, but I deffinately redline her way more than I should.
__________________ "The thrill of a good price fades far sooner than the pain of a poor product" 98 XX: Titanium Force Full Ti Exhaust (best exhaust ever!!!), Factory Pro Jet Kit, K&N Drop-in, Dynatek DRL-400 2 Step Rev Limiter, AFAM 16/46 Sprockets, Michelin Pilot Powers-120/190 |
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10-24-2007, 1:29 AM
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 Join Date: Jan 28 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Bike(s): '03-CBR1100XX, '83-XL600, '78-XS1100 Posts: 81
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It's so damm fast you don't need to. But every once in while, maybe in second gear, I just can't help myself. | |
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10-24-2007, 6:15 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 18 2006 Location: St Louis Mo. Bike(s): CBR11xx03 Age: 53 Posts: 124
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Damn...! You guys sure ride a lot harder than I do! I don't think I've ever redlined just going through the gears. And why the Hell would you want to anyway? Just to hear the noise? Although I probably come close to it in 5th or 6th gear I'm not paying attention to engine rpm at that speed so I don't really know. But I'd have to say no, never. The damned thing damn near jerks your arms out of their sockets without going near redline so... Is this one of those if-you-have-to-explain-I-won't-understand things? |
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10-24-2007, 9:42 PM
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| Join Date: Nov 22 2006 Location: Coffs Harbour Australia Bike(s): Black 2004 Birdie Posts: 14
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For me its like this ,My car is a beast of burden 2,000 revs we do the posted max speed 5 people on board we are going from A>B hey but you can put the stereo on ?.Bike is whole other thing there is no stereo so yes you rev it a bit but in fith or sixth gear all you can hear is the wind  as you push it out of your way cause youre coming through.my bike like i said will rev out to 12.000 and when I hear that sounds like a song to me Blackbird song. |
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10-24-2007, 11:16 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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 It's just so fun!
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10-25-2007, 12:30 AM
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 Join Date: Jun 21 2007 Location: Springwood, West of Hell (Sydney), Australia Bike(s): Red '98 'bird gone, not forgotten, Black '07 Bird Age: 41 Posts: 494
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Very rarely do I get the chance. Let's face it, when you can go from your driveway to gaol without getting out of fist gear... (As quoted from some mag I remember reading)
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10-25-2007, 10:11 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 23 2007 Location: Germany - near Stuttgart Bike(s): CBR1100XX Posts: 2
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I'm Frank from Germany - this is where all the XX are redlined all the time they're moved out on the street!  But at fuel costs of 1,4 $ per Liter.  I'm living near Stuttgart where all the Porsche and Daimler think they are fastest on the road... so my XX (bought in July 2007) is near redline almost every day. I need new tires every 2500 miles!  |
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10-25-2007, 11:58 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 09 2007 Location: Montreal Canada Bike(s): 1997 blackbird Posts: 148
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must be very fast is it a movie? | |
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