Yes , my videos aren’t very professional I’m afraid. I started doing them really for my own amusement and as memories for when I slip into old age : which isn’t too far away !
I had a BB 10 years ago, and an excellent bike it was. Being a Honda, it was well screwed together. I have it’s dad in my collection, a ‘91 CBR1000F which is also a beautiful bike to ride.. I also have an A2 ZX12R, which was a contemporary to the Busa..back in the day.
The world needs a new blackbird with the new fireblade engine, a little detuned, better forks and rear shock,better brakes and finally a vfrish riding position!keep on riding!!
Maybe that ship has passed as far as this type of bike is concerned ? The new Blade engine ? Not big enough , not enough power or torque and too revvy. If I was designing it it would be at least 1.4 litre , a vee 6 which has inherent dynamic advantages , at least 250 bhp and over 100 lbft of torque at sensible revs and minimal electronics. Nice to dream !
I'd just go with a carbon copy of what was but with a 1500 in line 4 with balance shafts and nice large stainless steel pipes and honda over engineering. It would sell like hot cakes.
We are so spoilt we can discuss such amazing motorcycles and 80mph roll on stats 😂 neither of these bikes would disappoint against very modern bikes.. and you control the action . !!
For Comfort l still prefer Blackbird but hayabusa riding posture is not really nice. Only mid or high end ref maybe be better because of bigger horsepower. Honda Need Blackbird 1300 or 1400 to compare with Hayabusa 1300 and Kawasaki 1400. That will be awesome👌
A 1200 XX is plenty fast enough to keep up with those bikes no problem I did 189 mph on .inw once and it had more left to give me bro I 😭 it to 😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮😮
I recently sat on a new GSX-R 750 and couldn't believe how tiny it was....really startling. My current ride is a 2000 ZX-9R and that bulbous look and feel is perfect for me.
I like the foot pegs better on my Hayabusa. Have I mentioned I have a Hayabusa? My nail polish matches my Hayabusa. I’m pretty sure the wheels are more round on my Hayabusa. I sing like Adele on my Hayabusa. We get it. You ride a Hayabusa. I ride a Blackbird. Does everything better than your Hayabusa but top speed. I rarely go over 190mph though. But rock on with your Hayabusa.
How do you film this with such great wind noise suppression? What system do you use for filming? Do you use a separate mic? if so where do you mount it? Love the video.
Well , I was lucky enough to be given a cheap action camera by a friend who was “upgrading”…..nothing special , which has an external microphone 3.5 m jack. It also came with a cheap mic with a fairly short cable. I have the camera on the side of my helmet with the microphone tucked into the foam of the helmet just in front of my mouth. Another friend told me to put an inline volume control between the camera and the mic { available on Amazon). It’s set about halfway which gives reasonable sound quality , but you just do a test run and see how it sounds. I just did what they told me!
Hello I have a 2003 CBR 1100xx. I noticed in your video that you have a bar across your handle bars. Did you convert handle bar or did you add that bar to original handles? If you did add, where do I get it from?
It’s part of a straight bar conversion kit supplied by Jaws Motorcycles in the UK. The kit is listed on E bay UK number 263977391713. The kit was already on the bike , and I have found it to be very comfortable. , better than the 22mm risers fitted on the Hayabusa. If fitted you will also need mirror extenders and maybe longer control cables ,all available on E bay UK.
Well , Robert , the electric fan does cut in when the bike is stationary , but no worse than the Hayabusa. During the recent hot spell I found my Hornet 900 cooling fan was cutting in during low speed riding in traffic. If you are concerned maybe flushing through the whole system might be an idea ?
@@calderdale6795 it has been flushed an the radiator cleaned ,but the bike runs hot unless moving. gets close to boil over in the heat here. rarely see temps below 95 to 100 with heat index of 115 or more.
@@calderdale6795 its 2002 model so injection , up to 10% ethylene . we have few gas stations with no ethylene, the bike was kept inside no rust in the tank. 20k on the odometer
@@robertt65250 Well the injection system should compensate for ethylene providing the lambda sensor is ok. Only other thing I can think of is the timing spot on ? Might be worth putting the bike on a dyno ?
Yes , Graham , I used to collect coins when I was about ten years old ! I think you have , rather astutely , picked up on my Chartered Engineer mindset. We do tend to be an ordered lot. At this end of my life I seem to collect ailments !
I rode both of them Busa and ZX 14 and BV 2002 ♥️🍒♥️♥️🍒 I love the CBR XX best of them all bro 💪😤😤💪😤💪😤
The wind noise in the video puts me right to sleep, so relaxing.
Yes , my videos aren’t very professional I’m afraid. I started doing them really for my own amusement and as memories for when I slip into old age : which isn’t too far away !
i have had both,both, great bikes got a busa now but would love another blackbird
You can buy mine 😂
I had a BB 10 years ago, and an excellent bike it was. Being a Honda, it was well screwed together.
I have it’s dad in my collection, a ‘91 CBR1000F which is also a beautiful bike to ride.. I also have an A2 ZX12R, which was a contemporary to the Busa..back in the day.
Yes the CBR 1000F is still a very nice bike.
I too noticed the fairing experiencing an abrupt shutter sound over some sharp bumps. Mine is a US spec 2002 model.
They make a big bore kit for the CBR XX that will make it a 1200 xx I read it was a 200moh bike after that bro 😂😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
The world needs a new blackbird with the new fireblade engine, a little detuned, better forks and rear shock,better brakes and finally a vfrish riding position!keep on riding!!
Maybe that ship has passed as far as this type of bike is concerned ? The new Blade engine ? Not big enough , not enough power or torque and too revvy. If I was designing it it would be at least 1.4 litre , a vee 6 which has inherent dynamic advantages , at least 250 bhp and over 100 lbft of torque at sensible revs and minimal electronics. Nice to dream !
I'd just go with a carbon copy of what was but with a 1500 in line 4 with balance shafts and nice large stainless steel pipes and honda over engineering. It would sell like hot cakes.
We are so spoilt we can discuss such amazing motorcycles and 80mph roll on stats 😂 neither of these bikes would disappoint against very modern bikes.. and you control the action . !!
For Comfort l still prefer Blackbird but hayabusa riding posture is not really nice. Only mid or high end ref maybe be better because of bigger horsepower. Honda Need Blackbird 1300 or 1400 to compare with Hayabusa 1300 and Kawasaki 1400. That will be awesome👌
Agree on all counts , but the high bar conversion on the Blackbird plays a part in the comfort stakes compared to my Busa.
A 1200 XX is plenty fast enough to keep up with those bikes no problem I did 189 mph on .inw once and it had more left to give me bro I 😭 it to 😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮😮
You have very similar taste in bikes to me, I like older machines; can't abide today's offerings because they're too small and look dreadful.
I recently sat on a new GSX-R 750 and couldn't believe how tiny it was....really startling. My current ride is a 2000 ZX-9R and that bulbous look and feel is perfect for me.
I like the foot pegs better on my Hayabusa. Have I mentioned I have a Hayabusa? My nail polish matches my Hayabusa. I’m pretty sure the wheels are more round on my Hayabusa. I sing like Adele on my Hayabusa.
We get it. You ride a Hayabusa. I ride a Blackbird. Does everything better than your Hayabusa but top speed. I rarely go over 190mph though. But rock on with your Hayabusa.
I have both bikes. The Gen 2 is “resting” because I prefer the Blackbird. You can see both of them on my Blackbird crash bung video .
How do you film this with such great wind noise suppression? What system do you use for filming? Do you use a separate mic? if so where do you mount it? Love the video.
Well , I was lucky enough to be given a cheap action camera by a friend who was “upgrading”…..nothing special , which has an external microphone 3.5 m jack. It also came with a cheap mic with a fairly short cable. I have the camera on the side of my helmet with the microphone tucked into the foam of the helmet just in front of my mouth. Another friend told me to put an inline volume control between the camera and the mic { available on Amazon). It’s set about halfway which gives reasonable sound quality , but you just do a test run and see how it sounds. I just did what they told me!
Great video.....as previous gen2 busa owner, agree wi most of what you said mate.
Silver bb's are faster though 😜
Safe rides mate 🏁🇬🇧🤙
They say the early carburetted ones are faster.
@@calderdale6795 They say nonsense lol
Had both, no discernable differences except maybe fi smoother imo.
Hello I have a 2003 CBR 1100xx. I noticed in your video that you have a bar across your handle bars. Did you convert handle bar or did you add that bar to original handles? If you did add, where do I get it from?
It’s part of a straight bar conversion kit supplied by Jaws Motorcycles in the UK. The kit is listed on E bay UK number 263977391713.
The kit was already on the bike , and I have found it to be very comfortable. , better than the 22mm risers fitted on the Hayabusa. If fitted you will also need mirror extenders and maybe longer control cables ,all available on E bay UK.
@@calderdale6795 thank you!
do you have any problem with the bike running hot? while sitting still.
Well , Robert , the electric fan does cut in when the bike is stationary , but no worse than the Hayabusa. During the recent hot spell I found my Hornet 900 cooling fan was cutting in during low speed riding in traffic. If you are concerned maybe flushing through the whole system might be an idea ?
@@calderdale6795 it has been flushed an the radiator cleaned ,but the bike runs hot unless moving. gets close to boil over in the heat here. rarely see temps below 95 to 100 with heat index of 115 or more.
@@robertt65250 Is it carburrated or injection ? How much ethylene is there in your petrol?
@@calderdale6795 its 2002 model so injection , up to 10% ethylene . we have few gas stations with no ethylene, the bike was kept inside no rust in the tank. 20k on the odometer
@@robertt65250 Well the injection system should compensate for ethylene providing the lambda sensor is ok. Only other thing I can think of is the timing spot on ? Might be worth putting the bike on a dyno ?
On mine once 😊😊😊
Are you a stamp or coin collector ?
Yes , Graham , I used to collect coins when I was about ten years old ! I think you have , rather astutely , picked up on my Chartered Engineer mindset. We do tend to be an ordered lot. At this end of my life I seem to collect ailments !