Do you know the feeling, when you see you bike being wheeled away by someone who's just bought it, and suddenly you think "I shouldn't have sold that"?
That's what happened to me with the Blackbird.
I had a 1997 one, one with the carbs. In bronze.
I had fitted a Micron full race 4 into 1 sustem and Dynajet conversion with K and N airfilter. It gave out 150bhp at the rear wheel.
It went like the wind.
I saw 200 mph on the clock at the Nurbergring in 2000.
I toured Europe on it, I went to work in London on every day and I took it on track days.I did 20,000 miles on it without a single problem. 35 mpg overall.
It wasn't the most comortable of bikes. I raised the bars an inch with Genmar risers and fitted a 1" taller screen, that all helped.
The chains lasted over 12,000 miles with a Scottoiler.
The brakes, although linked, worked just fine for me.
Hey, whilst I'm writing this I've just had a great idea.... I'm going to buy another one.
Nigel
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Purchase Price
5000
Performance
Excellent
Reliability
Excellent
Customer service
Satisfactory
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