My New Bike

[MIXONE]

Yee fucking haaa!!!!
Can't wait for me new bike to arrive.Thanks to a couple of GCs it will be at my place Saturday night.

[slofox]

Yee fucking haaa!!!!
Can't wait for me new bike to arrive.Thanks to a couple of GCs it will be at my place Saturday night.

Noice! Have fun!

[nzspokes]

Nice. Ive been watching that on TM. Have been looking for a tourer.

It should be a nice cumfy missile.

[mulletman]

I likey, :clap:

[jasonu]

What is it?

[bistard]

What is it?

It is a Honda X11, or Naked Blackbird

[240]

I've never seen one before, that is a real smart looking bike.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I've never seen one before, that is a real smart looking bike.

Me neither. and agree.

[James Deuce]

Oi! I was looking at that!

Nice score mate.

[MIXONE]

Cheers guys.I'm like a kid waiting for Xmas.
For those that don't know it is a honda X-11 (CB1100SF).Based on the blackbird but retuned so it "only" has 135hp but a whole lot more torque.
This one is a pommie import and even has intercoms fitted.I might disconnect that before getting SWMBO on the back.:lol:

[avimistry]

Nice one. Never seen this before. Love the radiator scoops..

[mossy1200]

Look at all that luggage space.
Im trying talk wifey into trade 14r for concours but she wont go for it.
Idd love a hard luggage set up.

[Blackbird]

One of the most under-rated bikes ever. One of my riding partners had one when I owned the Blackbird. We swapped bikes for the day and I was seriously impressed with it in terms of comfort and its ability to boogie. In fact, it was the bike that started me on the road to moving to a naked bike.

There are a couple of overseas forums dedicated to the X11 if you haven't already found them.

Enjoy!!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Fuck me. Never seen one. Bet it's an awesome bike!

[TheDemonLord]

What the Hell?

A Thread about Motorbikes on KB?!?!

Mods - what has happened?!? How did this get through??:bleh::bleh::bleh:





Actually - it does look quite nice, I would prefer it with a Fairing though

[Blackbird]

What the Hell?
Actually - it does look quite nice, I would prefer it with a Fairing though

With a fairing, it's called a Blackbird (well, with a few differences) :rolleyes:. The X11 is far more comfortable on the wrists on a long haul though.

[TheDemonLord]

With a fairing, it's called a Blackbird (well, with a few differences) :rolleyes:. The X11 is far more comfortable on the wrists on a long haul though.

Thats what I meant - some of those few difference (as in Wrist comfort, De-tuned motor) would be nice on a faired version - as in a sport tourer

[Blackbird]

Thats what I meant - some of those few difference (as in Wrist comfort, De-tuned motor) would be nice on a faired version - as in a sport tourer

Couldn't agree more..... and it would have been at least a decade ahead of that God-awful VFR 1200 which replaced the Blackbird and flopped world-wide. However, MIXONE has got himself one heck of a tourer which is capable of around 250 + km/hr! The engines are totally bullet proof too.

[ducatilover]

I've always loved the skanky blackbird. Looks so much cooler with its skirt off :love: Bloody good score

[James Deuce]

Couldn't agree more..... and it would have been at least a decade ahead of that God-awful VFR 1200 which replaced the Blackbird and flopped world-wide. However, MIXONE has got himself one heck of a tourer which is capable of around 250 + km/hr! The engines are totally bullet proof too.

I started to get excited about the VFR1200 recently because I'm about to buy a new bike and was looking forward to the idea of not having to maintain a chain cos I'm old. I have a mate at work who has one.

Asked if I could have a look and a sit.

He loves it.

All I could think was how worn it looked at 38,000kms. Most Hondas look new at 38,000kms. The stupid plastic insert on the tank was scratched to buggery. The paint on the tank was worn where his knees touch it. The centre stand is VERY poorly designed. The right foot of the stand is about the size of my thumb. This example had a bit of a scratch on the fairing because the centre stand had sunk into the road in a park and the bike had fallen over. The VFR1200 is quite un-Honda. Poorly finished, badly thought out detail and some Buck Rogers styling and lighting combined with a Blackbird riding position mean it's not the Sports Tourer I'm looking for.

[Blackbird]

I started to get excited about the VFR1200 recently because I'm about to buy a new bike and was looking forward to the idea of not having to maintain a chain cos I'm old. I have a mate at work who has one.

Hi Jim,

Does your mate have the version with the semi-automatic transmission? I think only a handful were ever imported into NZ. We've just had an IAM membership enquiry from someone with one who lives out your way. One of our Auckland members had one and whilst he loved the smoothness, the killer for him was range. As always though, beauty is in the eye of the beholder :innocent:

[James Deuce]

No. Manual.

There's a DCT one at Langlands in Masterton. It's $20k. Maybe he bought that one.

[nzspokes]

Guessing you didnt get on with it then? Looks like its at Cyclespot?

[AllanB]

I know a 1200 owner/ He loves it. Quality kit.

[pritch]

For once I knew what it was. That's not clever though, there's been threads about them on KB before. Cool bike. Enjoy.