Did you own a CBR1000

[Big Phil]

Loads of people that I have spoken to on this site seem to have owned a CBR1000 at some time......

I think it would be interesting to find out what percentage did and if they owned it before their Blackbird

 

[dpbxx]

CBR1000

She was a goodun. Now owned by my son-in-law so still in the family.

 

[Pugwash]

Nah, my step-up was a bigger one.

 

[T.C]

I had 3 of them over the years. The 1st was an FK which I had when it was launched in 1989, sold it at 170,000 miles and it is still on the road with an excess of 400,000 miles on its original engine and going strong.

I then had an FN and an FP and did over 100,000 on each of those, and having had so much fun I brought my first Blackbird without test riding on the basis that it was an evolution of the CBR so it could only get better. Boy, I wasn't wrong:lick: Now on my 3rd BB.

 

[Cyclops]

About time Fat Bert poped up

He had one or two,

The last one being a rather fechting PINK colour




come on Berty post that photo:f

 

[Supabird1100]

Yep !!!!.........

Had an FN model.

In some respects she was better than the 'Bird.....but was getting on in years, so it was time to let her go.:B :}

 

[malc]

CBR1000

I had two of them, sold the second after buying the Bird it had done 165k without much more than servicing and a few cam chains. :bow: :bow:

 

[fat bert]

Indeed~~~

I owned THREE of them

Thought they were the "dogs" until I rode the BIRD

 

[ianrobbo1]

T C

slight error m8, the FK was first brought out in 1987, the fg followed, only minor diffrences being bodywork and steering, most stuff on them was interchangable, used em as courier hacks so needed to chop and change when bits got broken:blush:
the FJ had completly different bodywork and dash, and mechanicals, and sold a lot more of em, as by then the ''stigma'' of the VF had started to disappear:blush:

here endeth etc,:bow:

 

[rovinghawk]

I had one too- wish I still had it as well as the bird.

RH

 

[T.C]

Re: T C

Originally posted by ianrobbo1
slight error m8, the FK was first brought out in 1987, the fg followed, only minor diffrences being bodywork and steering, most stuff on them was interchangable, used em as courier hacks so needed to chop and change when bits got broken:blush:
the FJ had completly different bodywork and dash, and mechanicals, and sold a lot more of em, as by then the ''stigma'' of the VF had started to disappear:blush:

here endeth etc,:bow:

Are you sure about that? I never had the jelly mould model which was the 87 bike, I started with the 89 bike which was the complete revamp withthe new fairing, bamper damper and the Cyrox radials.

According to registration document (of which I still have a copy) it was an FK, and my buddy still has his FH which was the jelly mould.

 

[fat bert]

I remember well~~

well that in itself makes a bloody change!!

Had the Bird and the CBR for about 4 weeks [overlapping] - whilst waiting the sell the old steed.

One Sunday thought I'd better give the old gal a bit of a run out

Went 2 miles up to the first island - PHOOKING HELL - got a flat tyre here matey - wallowing about in the corner - BASTID!!

Went back home - checked the tyre pressures - all perfectly OK

Twas the difference between the Bird and the CBR handling

10 days later she was sold

 

[Cyclops]

And still no picture

of the Gay Boys PINK steed

 

[fat bert]

Cyclops~~

Listen up Arse-wipe...................

YOU couldn't keep up with it on ya Duke - first time round in Assen!!

 

[ianrobbo1]

TILT

:blush: your right TC I'm wrong, FH 87 FK 88, I stand corrected though I know I'm right about the interchangable parts on the FH + FK, it was the FJ that altered everything,the Fg was the one immediately after the VF,now about to go searching out my doc's to substantiate my claims,:blush: one appology a day is my limit,:}

 

[T.C]

I don't think anything was interchangeable between the FH or FK except maybe the clutch and front brake lever.

I think someone once told me (and I stand to be corrected) that there was something like 180+ differences or changes between the two bikes.

 

[ianrobbo1]

TC

been into the shed/my office, FJ + FK parts were changable, FG/FH were as well second time wrong
In future I'll keep me gob shut, or wait till I've been up a bit till I start ''thinking'':bang:

last you'll hear from me today till the embarrassment factor wears off,:blush:

c7u8 c7u8

 

[D.S.]

No way Jose!

I thought they were mingers :} but prior too the Bird I've owned the following :
955i
595i
Speedtriple
Thunderbird Sport (3 weeks)
H-D Fatboy (for 3 years getting rid of my accumulated 11 points)
ZZR1100 (nearly lost me license on that fooker!)
GPZ900
GSX-R750
YZF600
Tenere
Laverda Jota
GS1000 (killed it!)
GS550E
400 supersport
RD350 LC
YZ490 (Moto-X for 2 seasons)
XT500
XL250
CJ250T
TS125

And my fav of 'em all (or at least as my memory best serves me!) :}

 

[reefer]

had an FK model for 2 years then traded it in for the bird

you could never get any dooey up bits for the bugger:B
bought a nexus stainless steel 4into2 for her..what a pile of crap that was

FS1E
GP125
GT125
DT125
AR125(stan stevens)
RD400
RD250LC
RD350LC
RD450LC (stan stevens conversion)
CBR1000FK

 

[fat bert]

Ian Slobbo~~~~

In future I'll keep me gob shut, or wait till I've been up a bit till I start ''thinking''

That'll make a novel change then!!!


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