xxpress Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I finally have decided to sell my blackbird. I think it's one of the best available in the world today-- Howard's bike excepted. In fact, I got the titanium exhaust from Howie a few years back, and that is a piece of art itself. This is a truly no excuses/no disappointments bike. Email with any questions. If you're looking for the cream of the crop, here's the address to my Chicago Craigslist ad: http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/mcy/3066928314.html Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Very nice ride, why sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxpress Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Very nice ride, why sell? I'm old and need a bagger. My wife has never liked pillion on the 'bird and wants another luxobarge. I'm tired of riding alone-- it's boring. So I'm going with the flow. I love the bike and will miss it. GL1800 here I come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC Randy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Nice XX and good luck with the sale. Wish it was for sale a few months ago-I would have taken it off your hands. I picked up an 01, but not with all the cool add ons. I remember you had it for sale a 2-3 years and ago, but by the time I found it you decided to keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxpress Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Nice XX and good luck with the sale. Wish it was for sale a few months ago-I would have taken it off your hands. I picked up an 01, but not with all the cool add ons. I remember you had it for sale a 2-3 years and ago, but by the time I found it you decided to keep it. Yeah and I enjoyed it every time I threw my leg over it. Not often enough, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strek Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Nice bike. Good luck with the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Super nice Redbird. Words of advice: You got so many nice add-ons, you should reformate your CL ad into bulleted list. Reading that huge paragraph is kind of painful.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I'm old and need a bagger. My wife has never liked pillion on the 'bird and wants another luxobarge. I'm tired of riding alone-- it's boring. So I'm going with the flow. I love the bike and will miss it. GL1800 here I come. I understand about the wife thing, that is why it is good to have both. One for the honey and one for fun. Works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearXX Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I'm old and need a bagger. My wife has never liked pillion on the 'bird and wants another luxobarge. I'm tired of riding alone-- it's boring. So I'm going with the flow. I love the bike and will miss it. GL1800 here I come. I understand about the wife thing, that is why it is good to have both. One for the honey and one for fun. Works for me. +1 I have both, and love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxpress Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Super nice Redbird. Words of advice: You got so many nice add-ons, you should reformate your CL ad into bulleted list. Reading that huge paragraph is kind of painful.... That's a good point, thanks. On my next revision. I'm old and need a bagger. My wife has never liked pillion on the 'bird and wants another luxobarge. I'm tired of riding alone-- it's boring. So I'm going with the flow. I love the bike and will miss it. GL1800 here I come. I understand about the wife thing, that is why it is good to have both. One for the honey and one for fun. Works for me. Unfortunately, I need the $$ from the bird to buy the barge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Nice ride. "reworked fork internals"- could you please be specific for us here, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxpress Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Nice ride. "reworked fork internals"- could you please be specific for us here, please? Good question. When I bought the Penske shock (from a member of this forum) it was a package deal with cartridges and springs for the forks. I wish I could say I knew exactly what was done to them and by who, but it escapes me now. I do know they work better than the originals did. They looked like stock cartridges (not, say AK-20s or other aftermarket). I remember the seller describing them as "penske modified." I can't find the transaction now to ask him for specifics, it was a while ago. The springs are also aftermarket but again, I can't remember exactly what they are. I have pics of the parts before I installed them, and also the stock parts. It's subjective of course, but I think the whole suspension works very much better than the stock setup did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxpress Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 SOLD! Thanks for your interest, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganDonor Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I went from a Bird to a GL1800... never quite gelled. Sold my 07 Wing in 2010 and went to a Concours 14. I was never comfortable on the Wing, even after a Big Boy seat, risers, pegs, etc. The Connie is the best of all worlds. Check one out if you haven't yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxpress Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 I went from a Bird to a GL1800... never quite gelled. Sold my 07 Wing in 2010 and went to a Concours 14. I was never comfortable on the Wing, even after a Big Boy seat, risers, pegs, etc. The Connie is the best of all worlds. Check one out if you haven't yet! I rented a 1st gen C-14 in Santa Monica and rode it to Oregon and back. I like the bike a lot. But this one is about the Mrs., and she likes the GL1800. I ain't gonna argue. The barge is way more nimble than you'd expect and quicker, too. I actually kind of like it. It'll have to do until I can afford a used K1600GTL, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Once a girl's butt hits the back of the Wing, she will never go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildDoktor Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 On 6/14/2012 at 4:44 AM, xxpress said: Good question. When I bought the Penske shock (from a member of this forum) it was a package deal with cartridges and springs for the forks. I wish I could say I knew exactly what was done to them and by who, but it escapes me now. I do know they work better than the originals did. They looked like stock cartridges (not, say AK-20s or other aftermarket). I remember the seller describing them as "penske modified." I can't find the transaction now to ask him for specifics, it was a while ago. The springs are also aftermarket but again, I can't remember exactly what they are. I have pics of the parts before I installed them, and also the stock parts. It's subjective of course, but I think the whole suspension works very much better than the stock setup did. Â I know this thread is 4 years old, but...I bought this bike 2 weeks ago. :-) Â It now has 20k miles on it (I bought it with 19.5 on it). Â I signed up here because I went searching for info on the tsr (jdm) titanium header / collector, and found this and another couple threads. Awesome! Â Seems like xxpress is long gone from here, but I wanted to post here on the off chance that he or "howard" (the person he bought the exhaust from) or the person he bought the suspension from maybe has notifications still accidentally setup for this thread. :-) If so, post up and I'll ask some questions! Â This is my first Bird, and I think i got a *beauty*!! Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbird Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Howie is probably XRDracer. He hasn't been around in a while but you could try a PM and see if he's still getting notifications for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOXXIC Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Howie had some incredible bits on his bird. I have his old scratched front fender in my file cabinet. Being a hoarder is truly a disease! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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