Hi All
Just read this in motorcycle news.
Head lines

Bye Bye Blackbird

In the rush of new bike launches over the few weeks it's been very easy to get carried away, but as firm introduce new machines, they also drop old one's from the line up.
Honda's legendary Blackbird is one of this year's casualties.
With no replacement ready (yet), the firm is dropping the machine-launched in 1996 as the worlds fastest bike -from it's 2008 line-up.
But fan's shouldn't despair, as I've heard solid news that there is a new Blackbird undergoing a very painful and protected development period at the moment.
Honda has already prepared- and ditched one protential replacement, and is now working on another.
Detail's are sketchy, but don't be surprised if the engine configuration changes.
Whether it keeps the Blackbird name,We'll have to wait and see !



motorcycle news 21 November 2007 (page 5 )

Well, we already knew they had ceased production as of 2007. At least they may have something coming, (eventually), to replace it...

Originally Posted by Banshee

Well, we already knew they had ceased production as of 2007. At least they may have something coming, (eventually), to replace it...

In Australia they are no longer sold, but in Europe they still are. Honda has been producing the bike most of this year, but it is possible they have stopped now.
Just remember that MCN has brought us more incorrect news about the Blackbird than any other magazine I know of......

Originally Posted by Banshee

Well, we already knew they had ceased production as of 2007. At least they may have something coming, (eventually), to replace it...

Yes, in Europe they are still sold. But fact is that the ones that´s sold as '07 in reality are nothing but leftovers from 2006. I have got a -06 and a "6" as the tenth digit in my framenumber. Those who bought themselves a brand new -07 have also got a "6" as the tenth digit. So I guess they ceased production last year and that they´re now just emptying the warehouse....

Originally Posted by Hasse

Yes, in Europe they are still sold. But fact is that the ones that´s sold as '07 in reality are nothing but leftovers from 2006. I have got a -06 and a "6" as the tenth digit in my framenumber. Those who bought themselves a brand new -07 have also got a "6" as the tenth digit. So I guess they ceased production last year and that they´re now just emptying the warehouse....

We have (at least) 1 '07 here......

So I guess they shipped the "leftovers" further up north...

Not all of them, mine is an " '07 ". But there are no more being sent out from Japan any more. I got one of the last imported to Aus. A few shops have some left, but not many now.

Originally Posted by rivabill

Hi All
Just read this in motorcycle news.
Head lines

Bye Bye Blackbird

In the rush of new bike launches over the few weeks it's been very easy to get carried away, but as firm introduce new machines, they also drop old one's from the line up.

Honda's legendary Blackbird is one of this year's casualties.
With no replacement ready (yet), the firm is dropping the machine-launched in 1996 as the worlds fastest bike -from it's 2008 line-up.
But fan's shouldn't despair, as I've heard solid news that there is a new Blackbird undergoing a very painful and protected development period at the moment.
Honda has already prepared- and ditched one protential replacement, and is now working on another.
Detail's are sketchy, but don't be surprised if the engine configuration changes.
Whether it keeps the Blackbird name,We'll have to wait and see !

motorcycle news 21 November 2007 (page 5 )

oh dear. Please don't believe it if it's in MCN. More lies than a politician in there.

Gosport eh? Sounds like a bit of a dump. What colour bike?

You should know mate .....you are about 2 miles away.....and it is just like yours......hasler sea wall by any chance !!!
off to the bike show at the NEC on friday what you up to
Bill

Lumpy has nailed it.

England's MCN has been spreading this kind of sensational horsecock for years. They are the "National Enquirer" of moto e-zines.

lets hope they do a better job on redesigning than they did on the vfr and st.

Yip this rumour has even hit South African XX forums....

VFX1200 V5? Have you seen the patent application drawings for the "frameless" bike? Subframes that bolt on to the motor ala Britten. MCN has been known for all sorts of BS, but they weren't wrong on the '08 CBR1000 that they showed patent drawings for and the V4/5 drawings I saw were issued patents in 2005. Maybe a protracted development indeed, but I am sure we can say goodbye to the inline 4 we all know.
Big H has a propensity for making complicated things run like watches, so maybe an exotic road bike with loads of HP and gobs of torque will be forthcoming in the next 12 months. I just hope they make it as graceful as the Double X and a little lighter weight wouldn't hurt either.

just been to the N.E.C Bike show,according to the Honda "expert" on their stand ,he,s heard not a word on when a newie is due but heard rumours there will be one ( prob reads MCN). We live in hope .
Shows ok but to much china built crap on show

If they do design and build a new one, that's good news to me. Even if they don't initially release it in the U.S., they might after a year or so. And since there hasn't been a new BlackBird here since 2003 ...