I Bought a Blackbird!

[Zed]

[Edited 14/03/05]My wife and I drove down to Huntly tonight after work and paid cash for the bike and I rode it home. Now safely parked in my garge!

13/03/05 - Through TradeMe I organised with the seller to meet me and my other half in Mercer this morning so that I could take it for a test ride. What can I say - the bike fit me like a glove and I loved it. It met my checklist of power(far out!), comfort, and looks down to a tee.

The machine is a black 1997 *Honda* CBR1100XX Blackbird with 34k on the clock. Apart from the following additions the bike is still in very good original condition: Corbin seat (real comfy for both rider and pillion), tinted touring windshield, Scottoiler chain lubrication system, and half polished rims.

When I began searching for another bike I really hadn't planned on buying a Super Blackbird, but the opportunity arose to buy this one at the right price so I took it. Looking forward to a whole new riding experience on the big 1100cc (largest I've ever owned in the past is a 900).

May see you out on the road sometime!

Take care,


Zed

[Joni]

Oh man Matt.... congrats!!!
I am happy you found something you like.... good for you!! I know why you decided on the bike, I love them, as you know.... they are amazing to ride!

Take care, a "little" more power than the 600....

Have fun!!!

[saiko]

Ah yeah, well done, that is the bike for you. Looks great, and should go well. Get it insured before you pick it up though, & talk the missus into keeping it in the lounge.

Will see you on the road then...

[Zed]

Take care, a "little" more power than the 600...

Um...yeah just a tad... When I opened it up this morning in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd it just blew me away...I was sorta 'sold on acceleration' if you know what I mean!

Thanks Jo

[Drunken Monkey]

Wicked! Up for a quick blat next weekend then?

[Zed]

Wicked! Up for a quick blat next weekend then?

What do yoooou think?

Bring on that Pukekohe back straight!!

[PSYCHO]

Sweeeet. Nice bike the 'bird.

[Zed]

Sweeeet. Nice bike the 'bird.

The ZX-12R is nice too. What year and colour is your bike man?

[James Deuce]

Fantastic news!

That's a proper distance machine, that is. When are you hooking up with Blackbird and coming down to visit?

[Firefight]

good on you Matthew,Cool looking bike, will be keen to hook up for a ride (I guess you know were), have you still got my celly # ? Will pm just in case.

F/F

[Blackbird]

Well done Zed - clearly a gentleman of taste. I'm sure you'll enjoy it, especially that massive torque.

Ahem.... still plenty of time to enter for the Southern Cross and REALLY get used to it - then we can meet Jim 2 on the way through

Alternatively, take a day off on Tuesday and come across to Coromandel for a ride - I'm going up on the 'bird to mow our lawns up there (a thinly-disguised excuse for a ride)

Good on on ya!

Geoff

[Zed]

good on you Matthew,Cool looking bike, will be keen to hook up for a ride (I guess you know were), have you still got my celly # ? Will pm just in case.

F/F

Thanks Dave, have PM'd you.

Mentioning SH22, you know the road that you turn down off 22 to go to the Mercer truckstop? Well that was where I testrode the new bike this morning! Some of the best roads in the country down that way mate!!

[NC]

Have you put a jesus fish on it yet?







Nice bike

[Two Smoker]

Well done on the bike Matt I saw you in Colemans (i seem to live there...) but when i came over to say gidday you had left....

Blackbird is an awesome machine and i really enjoyed riding my old mans... He just bought a new one as well.... They pull really hard upto about 260kmh then they start to take a while to increase in speed... Also wheelies off the throttle in 1st 2nd and 3rd

[WINJA]

IM SO GLAD YOUR A BIKER AGAIN, WHATS YOUR ADDRESS ??IM GOING TO SEND YOU ONE OF MY PATENTED "I STOP FOR WHORES" NUMBER PLATE STICKER