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| | #61 |
| Join Date: Dec 04 2008 Location: Germany
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| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
Four Horsemen, Whispering Death, haha! You nutters. But yeah, the Bird is the strong, silent type. Oh for what it's worth, my Fat One drew big crowds yesterday outside the school where I'm currently taking my hazmat course. Isn't it great when people gather to stare at a bike that's almost ten years old? That's what's so groovy about it, it's really a timeless design. It'll still look cool in 2025. |
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| | #62 | |
| Join Date: Aug 16 2008 Location: Lilydale Melb Australia Age: 61
Posts: 2,280
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? Quote:
Honda should pat themselves on the back for the Blackbird. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cheers. Brian.
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| | #63 |
| Join Date: Mar 19 2009 Location: Texas Age: 21
Posts: 555
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
I went to a party on the bike with a bunch of non-bikers. It was dark when I arrived, many of them knew I didnt have the ZX-12R anymore. When they asked what I came on I told them a 99 Honda 1100. They asked if it was fast and I said well yeah, but it was older by 6 years so not as fast as the Ninja. No one really paid it much attention. A few days later I let one of my close friends (Ed) borrow it. He rode to someones house where alot of the same people were gathered (in the daylight). They all remarked on how beautiful my friends bike was and asked him what it was. Ed said it was the new CBR1000RR, and that it was the fastest bike in the world, having 200hp and able to go like 220. They belived him. The next week I showed up in front of them on the same bike and they didnt belive it was my little old 160hp 99 and that Ed had been yanking their chain. They said it looked too modern and in too good of shape.
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| Railin' | Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? What do you mean, "you people?!?" ![]() It's not the most power that makes it what it is. It's not the highest speed. It's not the hardest acceleration. It's not the best power to weight ratio. It's not the cushiest comfort. It's not the most elegant or radical styling and design. It's the best combination of all of the above that make the Blackbird what it is, and what makes it continue to stand out from the crowd, even in the "modern" motorcycling world. Two weekends ago I was at the ROT Rally, which is pretty Harley-heavy. Even the most hardcore H-D guys (that usually show not much less than disdain for sport bikes) gave my bird a nod of approval. A couple of custom chopper builder buddies of mine heard that I had a Blackbird, and they *had* to see it. The bike is THAT good. Oh and something else. Last weekend I rode from Dallas up to Wichita for a weekend full of shooting, and an Oklahoma State Trooper in a pimped out, blacked out Tahoe stealth freeway cruiser pulled up alongside me (effortlessly, I might add) at 90mph and motioned for me to pull over. No lights or siren, just a wave to pull over. He said he didn't pull me over because I was speeding (I was blending in with a pack, after all), he just wanted to look at my bike. Turns out he loves Blackbirds but had never seen one in person before. We spent the next 45 minutes or so on the side of the freeway talking about bikes.
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| Join Date: Mar 19 2009 Location: Texas Age: 21
Posts: 555
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? Quote:
I dont know what this Tahoe had, but Im friends with the daughter of the man who owns Nelson Performance, a primarily GM LS and turbo tuner. For the Sherrifs of Three Rivers, he built a few twin turbo Tahoes. They run 14.0 supposedly. His advertising car is an Avalavche which has full interior he drives regullarly. On the 5.3L block it ran 12.2, now it has a 6.0L
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| | #66 | |
| Join Date: May 13 2007 Location: Coastal Washington Age: 66
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| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? Quote:
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| | #67 | |
| Join Date: Oct 24 2008 Location: Bergheim, Texas
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| | #68 |
| Join Date: Mar 19 2009 Location: Texas Age: 21
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| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
well the fast ones are black...
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| Just call me Mike | Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
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| | #70 |
| Join Date: Mar 19 2009 Location: Texas Age: 21
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| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
no the fastest ones are. the faster ones are rain birds, rockbirds are the slowest. We've been through this at great length.
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| | #71 |
| Join Date: Dec 04 2008 Location: Germany
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| | #72 |
| Join Date: Apr 09 2009 Location: So. CA.
Posts: 49
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
These bikes were named after the SR-71 Blackird, right? Anyone seen the new Transformers movie? If so you'll know where I'm coming from. Think for my next post I'll say "these bikes suck" and really get you guys fired up!!!!
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| | #73 |
| Join Date: Mar 19 2009 Location: Texas Age: 21
Posts: 555
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? You'll never take me alive
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| | #74 | |
| Back in Black,AC/DC Join Date: Mar 03 2008 Location: Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
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| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? Quote:
if you do,we'll have to release the hounds onto you , well atleast Shewie & Lois![]() ![]()
__________________ Attitude,Charisma,Mojo & Spunk. Thats what you have on a BLACK Blackbird & there the fastest. ![]() annoying Shewie,Lois & Poundstrecher one post at a time | |
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| | #75 |
| A Rainbird Warrior Join Date: Oct 15 2008 Location: Tasmania
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| | #76 |
| Back in Black,AC/DC Join Date: Mar 03 2008 Location: Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
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| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? is that what you ment to say
__________________ Attitude,Charisma,Mojo & Spunk. Thats what you have on a BLACK Blackbird & there the fastest. ![]() annoying Shewie,Lois & Poundstrecher one post at a time |
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| | #77 |
| A Rainbird Warrior Join Date: Oct 15 2008 Location: Tasmania
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| | #78 |
| Back in Black,AC/DC Join Date: Mar 03 2008 Location: Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
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| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? you like my chiky babe(avator),i do,she real fine
__________________ Attitude,Charisma,Mojo & Spunk. Thats what you have on a BLACK Blackbird & there the fastest. ![]() annoying Shewie,Lois & Poundstrecher one post at a time |
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| | #79 |
| Join Date: Jun 30 2007 Location: Peterborough,Ontario,Canada
Posts: 28
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
I wanted the bird when it came out in 98 here but had to wait until 2002 to get mine. I walked in to the dealer and said i want a blackbird he had to call out to Calgary to get mine and have it shipped in. Like others have said it is not many things but it is a Blackbird. How do you explain a v-max? It is what it is you have to ride it to understand it, the same applies to the Blackbird. |
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| | #80 |
| Resident Eh?hole. | Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
Oh, please don't compare the V-Max to the Blackbird. I had an old aquaintance approach me at the pumps and start telling me about his V-Max and how fast it is and how the carbs will feed other cylinders at higher rpms and how fast it is and how wonderful Yamaha is and how fast it is and that we should go riding sometime. I just stood there and nodded and smiled and quietly made a mental note to myself to avoid him from thence forth. Until I see him on the road.
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| | #81 |
| Join Date: Apr 09 2009 Location: So. CA.
Posts: 49
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
Don't think he's comparing the bikes directly. Just the following of each. You all pretty much agree that the 'Birds aren't the fastest,quickest,lightest,best cornering,best suspended,etc.... yet they have a "cult" like following. Same with the 'Max, which pretty much just accelerates fast in a straight line!
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| | #82 |
| Join Date: Apr 09 2009 Location: So. CA.
Posts: 49
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
These bikes DO SUCK!!!!!! There I said it. Now "dracki" and "the champ" need to send their avatars to knock some sense into me!
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| | #83 | |
| Back in Black,AC/DC Join Date: Mar 03 2008 Location: Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
Posts: 1,830
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? Quote:
you serious,you want me to send my chiky babe over,you wouldn't know what to do with a psyco dominatrix .why do you think i bought a bird,i need something fast to make a quick gettaway,& sometimes just not being tide to the bed meens she has other plans & i can go out for a long ride & pray she's got a headache when i get back .so if you want her over,you'll need 2 things;1,alot of Viagra & 2,the will to live & a handgun under the pillow just incase
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| | #84 |
| A Rainbird Warrior Join Date: Oct 15 2008 Location: Tasmania
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| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
Gawd! it is turning into a Playmate site Not that I mind |
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| | #85 |
| Join Date: Apr 09 2009 Location: So. CA.
Posts: 49
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
Maybe we need a 'Birds 'n Babes forum on this site?!!
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| | #86 |
| Join Date: Mar 19 2009 Location: Texas Age: 21
Posts: 555
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? Not quite they made me change mine , and its funny you mentioned the V-Max, it was someones avatar on a Max forum and I stole it.
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| | #87 |
| A Rainbird Warrior Join Date: Oct 15 2008 Location: Tasmania
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| (_)O==*==O(_) | Re: What's So Great About These Bikes? you´re right. the Vmax i know has 3200cm³, 6 cylindres, 300hp and is a two stroke. for more info please see picture. |
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| | #89 |
| Join Date: May 01 2009 Location: harper woods mi
Posts: 15
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
Um.... try riding in adverse conditions or doing 1000 miles a day. Top speed is different than a good ride. Sport tourer not tourer or sport. Works well as either and I can take 2 months of camping supplies on one. I had mine for 8 trouble free years with only regular service, oil tires etc. Never failed. Compare it to any other bike by price as well. |
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| | #90 |
| Join Date: Apr 14 2008 Location: Plainfield/Joliet Age: 40
Posts: 20
| Re: What's So Great About These Bikes?
Unlike many on this forum, I haven't had the opportunity to own very many bikes. This is my third. My first was a '96 gpz1100. It hurt my neck on any ride longer than an hour because of the stretch. My second was the 02 vfr800. Nice bike, comfortable, quite, mild tempered and very forgiving of throttle and brake mistakes. It just didn't have the umph that I wanted in a bike, nor could you improve on the quite sound, even with after market pipes. so the radar was up for something new constantly, ZX11 (possible neck pains but the legacy speaks for itself), Busa (hideous looking, even though many say that it is comfortable), I looked at many, zzr1200, sprint ST1050, zx14, k1200s, and few others. I lucked up on the dubX for a sweet deal. This thing rocks. Ergonomically comfortable (more so than even the vfr), power when you need/want it, styling, and something different than what you normally see on the road. There's no doubt in my mind that Honda was aiming for perfection and not winning a pissing contest when they designed the Blackbird. |
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