Did you do the loom fix while you were at it .
Honda Blackbird
- Thread starter Howard J
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Wow what a great reunion, and not many miles in between 
. Looking forward to seeing the finished bike 
. Looking forward to seeing the finished bike 
Getting there slowly when time allows, have rebuilt the front forks, the wheels are away being powder coated and the rest just cleaning and surface rust removal, need to sort the radiator either paint or replace and one of the engines covers needs painting. New tyres ordered to replace the ones I put on 20 plus years ago together with wheel bearings , rear sprocket and a new chain. Picked up a rare find in a set of Gilles Vario bars as well.
although I’ve been told they don’t live in the kitchen 
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Class. Can’t wait to see it finished.
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Seriously? This is going to be amazing!
Speaking of fast things, saw a beautiful orange late gen busa in my ‘hood this week. The rider controlled the low speed filter like a boss and it set me up for the day when the bike left the traffic lights. 0-60 in no time.
Anyway, enough of my waffle! Get it finished
Don’t listen ‘H’……..you don’t need that negativity in your life
Pretty Howard. You sourced a fork top shield then?
Where's the 2 rear brake hose clamps for the swing arm
Pretty Howard. You sourced a fork top shield then?
Where's the 2 rear brake hose clamps for the swing arm
Still need a fork top
…… other bits in a box waiting to be cleaned and put on 
as well as a huggerI'm selling a red one at the moment.
No stop please ,no photosI'm selling a red one at the moment.
have 3 bikes of my own driveway is full with 4 cars another one possibly on the way. Garage is full with bikes ramp,tools etc, 3 barna sheds full of my other stuff. Bicycles live in the sitting room on stands. The war office will euthanise me if I buy anything else
My blue blackbird ( obviously the fastest colour) is the one single bike I wish I still had. Toured Scotland, wales, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, France and many England rides on it. Even my wife says it’s the best bike we ever had. Comfortable, fast, smooth, very well made, very good looking bike. Did I mention it was fast?
It looked like it was doing 100mph when stood still.
It looked like it was doing 100mph when stood still.
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Enjoying this saga, I had one for a year it's too easy to get used to the power and get into licence losing territory sold it when i decided i liked an 1100 GS better still miss it though.
Great story. I wish I had the mechanical ability to restore bikes but my hands and my brain simply don't co-ordinate well enough. I loved my Blackbird but the lovely Mrs Saint couldn't get on with the seat to peg ratio and it left her in agony getting off the bike.
Howard, you need to renew those unsightly sprocket nuts for Tie Tanyum nuts pronto. (I've reached out to my contacts for a fork protector)
(I've reached out to my contacts for a fork protector)
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