Scottish Newbie

[smirky]

Just jioned the forum, i'm smirky, live in bonnie dundee, currently ride a harley and a street triple, but i;m thinking of a Blackbird to replace the triple for a wee european tour next year.

I wanted to pick the experts brains here, for blackbird info, any models to aviod, any models to go for in particualar?

 

[Rheumatoid]

Welcome and you are obviously well hard to fess up to owning a Hardly in your first post

 

[ianrobbo1]

Welcome, I'm glad to see your getting another brain cell!! @tu* "ref Hardlymovingshit" there are two main differences in the Bird, Carb and Injection, the change over year is early 1999 though you will occasionally find a late registered carb, they are the main differences and the sub headings such as different dash, Cat's ETC are all to be found in the search facility second button in from the right above, good luck with your search, and condition rather than mileage is more important with the bird, and don't bother too much with a service history, they don't mean that much either unless your trying to sell to someone that knows SFA about the bike!! @tu*

 

[smirky]

Cheers guys, i intend on road testing one or two birds to see if its what i'm after @tu*

 

[noobie]

Was it after 2002 the cats were introduced? The injection ones before were better and the carb ones before that, the best.

Usual things asked...42 psi front and back, hid 5-6k range on the dipped, fender extender, semi synthetic and then every thing else is down to you.

However over 150 mph little keeps them apart and like all bikes the rider can make just as much as a difference than the latest "update"

by the way, this forum relies on old farts taking the piss out of each other in a way that would have the yoofs of today pressing report buttons..all done in jest but old fashioned type, nothing personal.

Typical Scot though, trying to get an English bike before Salmond puts a tax on imports in place 8rfl@

Welcome.

 

[McMuckles]

Typical Scot though, trying to get an English bike before Salmond puts a tax on imports in place 8rfl@

Welcome.

Always thought Blackbirds were Japanese bikes :dunno:




And they wonder why no one likes the anglais :-0)

 

[2087]

Just jioned the forum, i'm smirky, live in bonnie dundee, currently ride a harley and a street triple, but i;m thinking of a Blackbird to replace the triple for a wee european tour next year.

I wanted to pick the experts brains here, for blackbird info, any models to aviod, any models to go for in particualar?

Yo Smirky, thought I recognised that username.

I take delivery of my bird over the next few weeks. Big step from the vfr ha ha.

Id this section is anything like the VFR section, there is sure to be a mountain of knowledge on hand

 

[Rheumatoid]

Yo Smirky, thought I recognised that username.

I take delivery of my bird over the next few weeks. Big step from the vfr ha ha.

Id this section is anything like the VFR section, there is sure to be a mountain of knowledge on hand

more like a mountain of shit and piss taking

the only one with any brains on here is gary23983298xyz

R.

 

[americanexpress]

8rfl@8rfl@8rfl@8rfl@

 

[stormer]

You are replacing the wrong one....:dunno:

 

[ianrobbo1]

You are replacing the wrong one....:dunno:

I concur!! :bow: