I have been driving a Honda X11 (built in 1999) since 2001. That means she will be 25 years old this September! It was and still is my dream motorcycle to this day. What Honda built in 1999 doesn't have to hide from modern motorcycles today. It has enough power in all situations and I will ride it until it falls apart. And what you shouldn't forget: With a top speed of 251 km/h, it is still the fastest naked bike that Honda has ever built! In any case, the fun you had during the trip cannot be ignored. With this in mind, dear biker greetings from Germany. 🏍
Just stumbled upon your vid Vinnie.....just picked my X11 from the local bike shop having had a full service. Have had two in the past and been 11 years without one 🥴 so..picked up one couple of months back ..a 2001 so 22 years old .ONE owner from new ! and wait for this .under 3500 miles on the clock !!! The guy was scared of it !! A few cosmetic bits to be done but have now remembered why my arms are an inch longer than they were 20 years ago before buying my first one !! Really hope you keep it, listening to the excitement in your voice is infectious ! Great roads you have there as good as we have in South West Scotland 🏴 will be interesting to see how it transforms 👍 good luck also with the house..ride safe pal 😎
btw, if you dont know. 4-1 exhaust to that bike gives solid 15hp and drops 20kg off the bike, so its pretty good deal😄 after that it is impossible to keep front wheel down at first gear. delcevic still make those
Suzuki hasn't yet made a naked Busa to the best of my knowledge. This bike really was something else. If i could, I'd buy a Blackbird and the X11. Two underrated bikes really.
@@JoaquimGonsalves cheers mate! Id love to own both too! Although suzuki did make a naked busa. They called it the B King give it a look! Its pretty ugly though 🤣
@roadblastmedia If possible, why not. :) Oh yes! Funnily enough, I landed on a B King video shortly after this one. 🙈But yeah that one's an acquired taste. I think I prefer the Hondas there.
Hi Vinnie. I can feel your excitement at riding the X11. I had one new in 2001, had a Buell previously. It was like going from piloting a Spitfire and then getting into a jet fighter. So smooth, you could trickle through traffic without being noticed, hit the open road open the throttle and whoooaaa! You know you're travelling when you're up around 160mph with no fairing going 90mph faster than other traffic on the motorway.* I did a lot of two-up touring through everything the UK weather could throw at me and knew the bike would get me home, even if I was shutting down with hypothermia. I'm pleased yours has got the stock exhausts, I loved the stealthiness they gave when getting a bit frisky. They're still pretty rare in the UK, yet aren't silly money. You'll have a ball on your X11, just don't drop it, I speak from experience. 😂👍 * Theoretically, obviously.😊
Good to see you back ,and the X11 is a great cruise missile ,keep that colour its bright and in your face ! Over here in the UK, you can get loads of big bikes from that era for cheap money, for a couple of grand you can get a big fast old bike and have a blast!
Vinnie🤗 Good to see you back was wondering where you had got to. Come and visit when you are in Dunners. I recommend Palmerston - Pig Route - Mcraes goldmine (Beer in the pub) - Hyde-Middlemarch-Mosgeil- My house.😁 Fantastic ride on your new beast!
Hi, I hear stories from people with an X11 that the knee position relative to the tank are not ideal. The recess in the tank for the knees would not be correct for taller people. I am 187cm. How tall are you? And do you "suffer" from this as well? Please let me know!
G'day Vinnie, well done on buying your own home 🏡 hope it all works out for the future, 3 month's without a bike l would have gone nuts by now, you won't go wrong with the big Honda only had one myself wish l had not sold it, l have just bought a full restored BSA 1956 650cc Road Rocket twin and it runs and sounds great, good to see you again, cheers mate ride safe, Neil 🤠.
Gday Neil! Bloody good to hear from you mate! I was starting to go a bit crazy for sure! It was helpful working with them every day but its not the same as having your own to cherish! And that sounds like a sweet bike mate! Wish I could see it! Hope youve been wll mate
I’ve had Hayabusa’s, Blackbirds, and ZX14R. The CB11 pulls okay down low, but the rest walk away near the top of the rev range. They’re a nice muscle bike, but they are slower even accounting for the fairing.
Is this the one that was for sale near Christchurch? I looked at it for so long and knew it was a mega bargain, but it is too fast for a commuter bike for me!😂
Yeah mate that was the one! Only needed an indicator for a wof too bloody steal still running mint! I daily ride it and yes its way too big and fast for that but i love it!
Hey Vin , Great to see you back. Knew you would turn up at some point , Never doubted it. 🙂 Figured your absence was probably domestically induced. Congrats on the house. Great bike , Beautiful engine , I had a 2003 Blackbird , Smooth as ride. Enjoy and keep it upright. 👍 Oh , And remember , You are not in the South Island , Your in the "Mainland" 😂
Cheers mate! Good to hear from you! I really want to ride a blackbird now! Ill need to get on one one day! And too right! The mainland! Ill keep that in mind for the next videos
@@roadblastmediaI’m probably the Blackbird fanatic guy that’s actually heard of this! Apparently it has a really interesting radiator setup to deal with the heat. Very cool. I was reading the X-11 is such a weapon at high speeds, it’s a challenge to hang on! What a missile! I was stoaked to see your ZZR1100 ride and now this! Awesome stuff Vinny!
@@StratfordWingRider awesome mate!! Im glad ive got you to tell me all i need to know haha! This bike is actually going out with the ZX11 this weekend for fathers day me and dad are going on one hell of a ride!
Had x11 for 20 years.., it still does it for me. Staight through xhaust K and N and a set of drag bars. Take off the air recirc valve just link the tube if you can't get blanking plates which stops the hunting and snatchy throttle, upgrade the clutch plates ebc etc which it eats...also need O2 eliminator ( just a diode will do it) for full power and hold on😝 .I can hold my own against most new bikes...like you say its not got top end at 165mph on the clock a bit unstable at that speed believe me.....with risers and drag bar's.... But it's excelleration for me not top end .I think it was the fastest 0-100 mph bike untill the hyabussa, also because of 5 speed box it will out do the blackbird..hold on tight it will pull your arms off. Cons front end too soft but you can upgrade thicker oil and cb1300 top caps fit for adjustment!( Or washers) top tip 42psi on both wheels. Still love my X11 .( The Beast ) Black ones are faster lol
Hi Vinny, you are still down South...I thought I could catch up on Sunday at Pete's in Tauranga for the ONE RIDE 2023. But now you haven't got any Enfields anymore. But nice bike the X11
Maybe next years ride, who knows. I scrapped my kiwimotorbiker channel and now I am Waihi Rider. Enjoy the X11, looks like a great bike, I've never heard of it before. I guess your dad and his friends are going to pete's for the ride, or?@@roadblastmedia
@@WaihiRider nice one mate I recognised the photo. Dad might be heading over for it ill have to ask him hes a busy man though but well see. Cheers mate yeah shes a beauty of a bike!
Fantastic !! great to see ya back Vinnie this is an interesting ride that you have there never seen one before much less heard of it but it looks bloody good mate well done to you and hey you don't have to spend a fortune on a bike to get some awesome power and fun .Also ho needs all the electronics and all that stuff to enjoy the ride houses will have the effect of sucking up all yer funds 😉be great to check out your new home well done on that awesome sea view too hey gravel no problem what can go wrong 😆 👌👍
Gday Mate!! Good to hear from you! Glad youve stuck around after all this time! Yes im very happy with my purchase haha lots of power for little money! And sounds good mate Ill do a house tour soon!! All it takes is one person 😀
Good news , and great to see you back Brother . For about 5 years in Darwin I rode with a mate who had the full on " Blackbird ' with my 140hp Kawasaki GPZ750r ( Not the GPX air cooled ) the GPZ is a motoGP water cooled super bike engine . I blasted on the Blackbird many times and as you say ' Brutally powerful ' , but my Kwaka was right there , possibly similar to your sold Triumph against this beast , well done .
i was going to buy one but too expensive on used market and opted for a sv650. Tested it inside a garage with both tires flat but even standing still felt too big and too heavy for my taste but the naked cbx1100 is already a legend
Nice mate cant go wrong with an SV! Brilliant bikes. This one suprised me as it was half the price of a used sv thats why I opted for it and fell in love quickly after
@@roadblastmedia half the price?!amazing! My sv650 2004 cost me 2400eur in 2020 and it was a very good deal. The cheapest x11 i could find was 4000eur!! Since i came from a bandit 1200 i was looking for a lighter more usable bike inside city and commuting. Read wonders about the sv650 which in Portugal was not a very successful bike due to the idea of only inline 4 were propor bikes. The sv650 still surprises me everyday and shines on traffic light accelerqtions, confort and corners like on rails.
@@farmoboy83 not quite half of that mate! But I paid what would be 1400 euro for this X11. Ive had a bit of time on the SV650 aswell as an SV1000 both are amazing bikes the 650 is a bit better through the corners
Hi Vinnie great bike and have the same model but I noticed that your Rev counter not working and the temp gauge not working ?? but can I ask did you get that problem sorted?? and if so could u let me know what the cure was please. Many thanks Arty and now a follower 👍👍
Gday Arty! Yeah the rev counter doesmt work but the temp gauge does which is handy. I still havent gotten around to fixing the rev counter but I suspect its something to do with the sensor in the engine as I have pulled the Dash apart and found no loose wires etc. Cheers for the comment mate!
Many thanks Vinny for coming back to me and back to the drawing board lol 😂 keep them videos coming and a happy new year to you and family from Arty located in the Emerald Isle 👍❤️
Great to see you back buddy, well impressed you've bought a house and keen to see it as well as rennos as you go. Can't go wrong with the yellow beast and imagine remembering RR and me...oh well seems like more nonsense comments on the way haha, I blame RR.
Cheers mate! Bloody good to be back talking to all you great people! Could never forget about you two! And will do mate will do a video tour of the house soon! Lots of old school charm and sits on a beautiful quarter acre section with ocean views to boot!
@@daintree2455 Hahahaha 😁🤣 up a ladder & walking on angled roof ankle breakers these days & left ankle plays up & gives me a limp. Be saw on Saturday night after big day on bike & saw next day have to suck it up price of fun these days.
RR is definitely a spy or alien I reckon Elon Musk implanted an Ai chip in his head when he was in hospital how else could you explain him being first every time...digitally linked to the Web.
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I have been driving a Honda X11 (built in 1999) since 2001. That means she will be 25 years old this September! It was and still is my dream motorcycle to this day. What Honda built in 1999 doesn't have to hide from modern motorcycles today. It has enough power in all situations and I will ride it until it falls apart. And what you shouldn't forget: With a top speed of 251 km/h, it is still the fastest naked bike that Honda has ever built! In any case, the fun you had during the trip cannot be ignored. With this in mind, dear biker greetings from Germany. 🏍
Awesome comment mate! Thanks!
Just stumbled upon your vid Vinnie.....just picked my X11 from the local bike shop having had a full service. Have had two in the past and been 11 years without one 🥴 so..picked up one couple of months back ..a 2001 so 22 years old .ONE owner from new ! and wait for this .under 3500 miles on the clock !!! The guy was scared of it !! A few cosmetic bits to be done but have now remembered why my arms are an inch longer than they were 20 years ago before buying my first one !! Really hope you keep it, listening to the excitement in your voice is infectious ! Great roads you have there as good as we have in South West Scotland 🏴 will be interesting to see how it transforms 👍 good luck also with the house..ride safe pal 😎
Cheers mate! Ive got no plans on selling this beast! Thanks for the comment!
btw, if you dont know. 4-1 exhaust to that bike gives solid 15hp and drops 20kg off the bike, so its pretty good deal😄 after that it is impossible to keep front wheel down at first gear. delcevic still make those
@@hiivaka thats awesome man!
I have one, and it-s looks amazing, like new. It have only 30.000km. I drove 2 times to Italy and it-s fantastic. Maybe i will make a video of it....
Suzuki hasn't yet made a naked Busa to the best of my knowledge. This bike really was something else. If i could, I'd buy a Blackbird and the X11. Two underrated bikes really.
@@JoaquimGonsalves cheers mate! Id love to own both too! Although suzuki did make a naked busa. They called it the B King give it a look! Its pretty ugly though 🤣
@roadblastmedia If possible, why not. :) Oh yes! Funnily enough, I landed on a B King video shortly after this one. 🙈But yeah that one's an acquired taste. I think I prefer the Hondas there.
Hi Vinnie. I can feel your excitement at riding the X11. I had one new in 2001, had a Buell previously. It was like going from piloting a Spitfire and then getting into a jet fighter. So smooth, you could trickle through traffic without being noticed, hit the open road open the throttle and whoooaaa! You know you're travelling when you're up around 160mph with no fairing going 90mph faster than other traffic on the motorway.*
I did a lot of two-up touring through everything the UK weather could throw at me and knew the bike would get me home, even if I was shutting down with hypothermia.
I'm pleased yours has got the stock exhausts, I loved the stealthiness they gave when getting a bit frisky. They're still pretty rare in the UK, yet aren't silly money.
You'll have a ball on your X11, just don't drop it, I speak from experience. 😂👍
* Theoretically, obviously.😊
Cheers mate! Great comment! Yeah I love this thing brutal power whilst also being gentle and unassuming. Thanks for commenting!
@@roadblastmediaMy pleasure. 🙂
Good to see you back ,and the X11 is a great cruise missile ,keep that colour its bright and in your face !
Over here in the UK, you can get loads of big bikes from that era for cheap money, for a couple of grand you can get a big fast old bike and have a blast!
Cheers mate! Yeah the yellow has grown on me I will keep it! And thats the same here cheaper than the small bikes
Great, beautiful classik muscle bike ! This yellow color is very rare in Germany . Enjoy and ride safe !!!
Cheers mate!
Vinnie🤗 Good to see you back was wondering where you had got to. Come and visit when you are in Dunners. I recommend Palmerston - Pig Route - Mcraes goldmine (Beer in the pub) - Hyde-Middlemarch-Mosgeil- My house.😁 Fantastic ride on your new beast!
Cheers Russell! Hope youve been well, I will come visit next time im down in dunners get out for another video with you guys!
Hi, I hear stories from people with an X11 that the knee position relative to the tank are not ideal. The recess in the tank for the knees would not be correct for taller people. I am 187cm. How tall are you? And do you "suffer" from this as well? Please let me know!
Im 175cm mate ive had no problems with the knee position possibly best to sit on one to see how it is for you. Cheers
I have an X11 it's amazing also own a Yamaha MT01 both iconic bikes
Nice mate! The MT01 is an absolute beast! Ive always wanted to ride one
Great to see a RBM video again. Knew you'd be back. Best of luck with your new old home and your new old yellow rocket ship!!
Cheers Tom! Great to hear from you! Hows those beautiful bikes treating you?
G'day Vinnie, well done on buying your own home 🏡 hope it all works out for the future, 3 month's without a bike l would have gone nuts by now, you won't go wrong with the big Honda only had one myself wish l had not sold it, l have just bought a full restored BSA 1956 650cc Road Rocket twin and it runs and sounds great, good to see you again, cheers mate ride safe, Neil 🤠.
Gday Neil! Bloody good to hear from you mate! I was starting to go a bit crazy for sure! It was helpful working with them every day but its not the same as having your own to cherish! And that sounds like a sweet bike mate! Wish I could see it! Hope youve been wll mate
I’ve had Hayabusa’s, Blackbirds, and ZX14R. The CB11 pulls okay down low, but the rest walk away near the top of the rev range. They’re a nice muscle bike, but they are slower even accounting for the fairing.
Yeah no Doubt man naked bikes are tuned for down low lots of fun on the street though still fast enough for any road in New zealand too
Aaah, good to have you back Vinnie. Looks like a grunt machine. Catch up when you're back up in Tauranga.
Cheers Julian! Yeah its a beast! And for sure mate will let you know when Im coming up north next!
@@roadblastmedia sweet as.
Is this the one that was for sale near Christchurch? I looked at it for so long and knew it was a mega bargain, but it is too fast for a commuter bike for me!😂
Yeah mate that was the one! Only needed an indicator for a wof too bloody steal still running mint! I daily ride it and yes its way too big and fast for that but i love it!
I ride similar bike, but slightly more manageable - Honda CB900F Hornet (919). Love it, pure fun. There's something awesome in older power nakeds.
Always wanted to ride the Hornet 919! Have only heard good things and by god they are handsome! Cheers mate!
Looking forward for your videos of group rides on X-11, cheers!
@@malysps cheers mate! Already got one planned with the Mighty ZX11 and this bike
"It really wakes you up in the morning"!
Nice looking machine.
🏍️👍
Cheers mate!!
Hey Vin ,
Great to see you back.
Knew you would turn up at some point , Never doubted it. 🙂
Figured your absence was probably domestically induced.
Congrats on the house.
Great bike , Beautiful engine , I had a 2003 Blackbird , Smooth as ride.
Enjoy and keep it upright. 👍
Oh , And remember , You are not in the South Island , Your in the "Mainland" 😂
Cheers mate! Good to hear from you! I really want to ride a blackbird now! Ill need to get on one one day! And too right! The mainland! Ill keep that in mind for the next videos
I figured you decided to hibernate with the Kiwis for the winter. 😁
Hahaha not quite mate 🤣
Haha - no way. The Blackbird Engined Honda X-11. Awesome.
Wicked purchase man. Wicked
Thanks mate!! Good to hear from you!
Rare bike that one be a classic in a year or two & go up in value.
@@roadblastmediaI’m probably the Blackbird fanatic guy that’s actually heard of this! Apparently it has a really interesting radiator setup to deal with the heat. Very cool.
I was reading the X-11 is such a weapon at high speeds, it’s a challenge to hang on! What a missile!
I was stoaked to see your ZZR1100 ride and now this!
Awesome stuff Vinny!
@@StratfordWingRider awesome mate!! Im glad ive got you to tell me all i need to know haha! This bike is actually going out with the ZX11 this weekend for fathers day me and dad are going on one hell of a ride!
Good to see you back mate 🤙🏼 congrats on your life progress
Thanks mate!!
Had x11 for 20 years.., it still does it for me. Staight through xhaust K and N and a set of drag bars. Take off the air recirc valve just link the tube if you can't get blanking plates which stops the hunting and snatchy throttle, upgrade the clutch plates ebc etc which it eats...also need O2 eliminator ( just a diode will do it) for full power and hold on😝 .I can hold my own against most new bikes...like you say its not got top end at 165mph on the clock a bit unstable at that speed believe me.....with risers and drag bar's.... But it's excelleration for me not top end .I think it was the fastest 0-100 mph bike untill the hyabussa, also because of 5 speed box it will out do the blackbird..hold on tight it will pull your arms off. Cons front end too soft but you can upgrade thicker oil and cb1300 top caps fit for adjustment!( Or washers) top tip 42psi on both wheels. Still love my X11 .( The Beast ) Black ones are faster lol
Cheers mate! Thanks for the advice!
Hi Vinny, you are still down South...I thought I could catch up on Sunday at Pete's in Tauranga for the ONE RIDE 2023. But now you haven't got any Enfields anymore. But nice bike the X11
Yeah mate still got the GT650 and interceptor up north in Tauranga. But yes im still down south mate not sure when ill be up north next
Maybe next years ride, who knows. I scrapped my kiwimotorbiker channel and now I am Waihi Rider. Enjoy the X11, looks like a great bike, I've never heard of it before. I guess your dad and his friends are going to pete's for the ride, or?@@roadblastmedia
@@WaihiRider nice one mate I recognised the photo. Dad might be heading over for it ill have to ask him hes a busy man though but well see. Cheers mate yeah shes a beauty of a bike!
Fantastic !! great to see ya back Vinnie this is an interesting ride that you have there never seen one before much less heard of it but it looks bloody good mate well done to you and hey you don't have to spend a fortune on a bike to get some awesome power and fun .Also ho needs all the electronics and all that stuff to enjoy the ride houses will have the effect of sucking up all yer funds 😉be great to check out your new home well done on that awesome sea view too hey gravel no problem what can go wrong 😆 👌👍
Gday Mate!! Good to hear from you! Glad youve stuck around after all this time! Yes im very happy with my purchase haha lots of power for little money! And sounds good mate Ill do a house tour soon!! All it takes is one person 😀
Good news , and great to see you back Brother .
For about 5 years in Darwin I rode with a mate who had the full on " Blackbird ' with my 140hp Kawasaki GPZ750r ( Not the GPX air cooled ) the GPZ is a motoGP water cooled super bike engine .
I blasted on the Blackbird many times and as you say ' Brutally powerful ' , but my Kwaka was right there , possibly similar to your sold Triumph against this beast , well done .
Thats wicked Brian! The boss man has a couple Gpz750s locked away awesome bikes!! Great to hear from you mate!!
Ride one as a daily . Like being launched off a fighter missile rail.
Awesome man I daily this thing too such a cool bike!
Superb! Looking forward to see more of the X11!
Cheers mate! More videos will be out very soon!
Hey there Vins. It's always fun watching your videos.
Ayeee im back baby!! Cheers mate!
i was going to buy one but too expensive on used market and opted for a sv650. Tested it inside a garage with both tires flat but even standing still felt too big and too heavy for my taste but the naked cbx1100 is already a legend
Nice mate cant go wrong with an SV! Brilliant bikes. This one suprised me as it was half the price of a used sv thats why I opted for it and fell in love quickly after
@@roadblastmedia half the price?!amazing! My sv650 2004 cost me 2400eur in 2020 and it was a very good deal. The cheapest x11 i could find was 4000eur!! Since i came from a bandit 1200 i was looking for a lighter more usable bike inside city and commuting. Read wonders about the sv650 which in Portugal was not a very successful bike due to the idea of only inline 4 were propor bikes. The sv650 still surprises me everyday and shines on traffic light accelerqtions, confort and corners like on rails.
@@farmoboy83 not quite half of that mate! But I paid what would be 1400 euro for this X11. Ive had a bit of time on the SV650 aswell as an SV1000 both are amazing bikes the 650 is a bit better through the corners
Good to see you're doin well Vin
Cheers mate!
I was just thinking about you today good to see your back.
Cheers mate! Good to be back talking to all of you! Hope youve been well in Aus!
Hi Vinnie great bike and have the same model but I noticed that your Rev counter not working and the temp gauge not working ?? but can I ask did you get that problem sorted?? and if so could u let me know what the cure was please.
Many thanks Arty and now a follower 👍👍
Gday Arty! Yeah the rev counter doesmt work but the temp gauge does which is handy. I still havent gotten around to fixing the rev counter but I suspect its something to do with the sensor in the engine as I have pulled the Dash apart and found no loose wires etc.
Cheers for the comment mate!
Many thanks Vinny for coming back to me and back to the drawing board lol 😂 keep them videos coming and a happy new year to you and family from Arty located in the Emerald Isle 👍❤️
How have I not heard of these?
Neither did I until I saw this for sale mate! I told myself the same thing!
Great to see you back buddy, well impressed you've bought a house and keen to see it as well as rennos as you go. Can't go wrong with the yellow beast and imagine remembering RR and me...oh well seems like more nonsense comments on the way haha, I blame RR.
Cheers mate! Bloody good to be back talking to all you great people! Could never forget about you two! And will do mate will do a video tour of the house soon! Lots of old school charm and sits on a beautiful quarter acre section with ocean views to boot!
Far out mate can't wait. RR said he'd come down and help paint and do any roof repairs if needed...he's at home on the roof or up a ladder.
@@daintree2455 Hahahaha 😁🤣 up a ladder & walking on angled roof ankle breakers these days & left ankle plays up & gives me a limp.
Be saw on Saturday night after big day on bike & saw next day have to suck it up price of fun these days.
I am the tea 🍵 boy nowadays or at least I meant to be but end up working & over doing it.
its basically a detuned blackbird what u expect XD
Yup shes a beast
Awesome bike man
Thanks mate!! So happy with it
Where us HE Dain 🌲 tree watching that Kiwi weight lifter you in love with😁😆😂🤣.
Hahahahhaaha youve gotta be the fastest commenter in the southern hemisphere bro
Must be stoked getting your house 🏡 bro & doing it up.
Must be great to be back on a bike again.Twice the CC as a Daytona & about 70kg heavier.
Lucky that gravel wasn't that loose deep gravel you get on gravel roads less traveled up in the Rangers.
Yes yes yes RR slow I know but....nothing to do with 2 stone overweight NZ female? weightlifter.
@@daintree2455 Hahahaha 😂🤣.
Good on ya legend
Cheers mate!!
i know.....😎
@@bulldozer1566 awesome!
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Fastest in the world bro gotta be
You got in before i even clicked upload god dam
RR is definitely a spy or alien I reckon Elon Musk implanted an Ai chip in his head when he was in hospital how else could you explain him being first every time...digitally linked to the Web.