SwampNut Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Price seems a bit crackheadish. https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/1997-Honda-CBR+1100XX+SUPER+BLACKBIRD-5041251230 Quote
rockmeupto125 Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Looks like his. That's not that bad. Carbies in nice shape seen to be drawing a niche interest, and that's about as nice as you'll find. 1 Quote
TOXXIC Posted July 8 Posted July 8 99% certain that is Tom's bike. The surrounding garage is the giveaway. 1 Quote
SwampNut Posted July 8 Author Posted July 8 19 hours ago, rockmeupto125 said: Carbies in nice shape seen to be drawing a niche interest Mental illness. Quote
rockmeupto125 Posted July 8 Posted July 8 Yeah, really. The biggest argument seems to be the lack of an ECU that errors out and makes the bike a pretty boat anchor. 1 Quote
SwampNut Posted July 8 Author Posted July 8 I had never considered this before, but fixing my fucked up injectors on the neglected bike took less time, effort, parts, and dollars than fixing carbs. The $4 parts were at the Honda dealer...the car dealer down the road. Also, do not take my anti-carb ranting too seriously, but I seriously do hate the fucking things, and will always rant about them. They are like lead acid batteries, and I have no room in my life for either. Quote
rockmeupto125 Posted July 9 Posted July 9 Earlier today trying to talk myself out of buying an older bike because I find them more and more a pain in the ass. But... You don't need an unobtainable ecu, and there's no GPS tracker/spy. I was having a related conversation with myself as I considered buying an older bike. "But they are unreliable. So, how did you ride then thousands of miles with little or no maintenance?" 1 Quote
SwampNut Posted July 9 Author Posted July 9 Last night I discovered a puddle of oil under the XR. Fucking fuck. Quote
CALCXX Posted July 9 Posted July 9 (edited) Forgot the drain plug huh ? I did that in the 70's all liquored up. Good thing I went back inside to get another beer and saw it. Didn't start the bike. Hardware store across the street had more oil. It's good to "flush" the oil pan once in awhile. Edited July 9 by CALCXX Quote
SwampNut Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 9 hours ago, CALCXX said: Forgot the drain plug huh ? Nope. Probably the seal behind the sprocket. I said I've had enough shit and didn't take it out to inspect. Quote
superhawk996 Posted July 19 Posted July 19 On 7/9/2026 at 8:35 AM, CALCXX said: Forgot the drain plug huh ? I did that in the 70's all liquored up. Good thing I went back inside to get another beer and saw it. Didn't start the bike. Hardware store across the street had more oil. It's good to "flush" the oil pan once in awhile. I flushed my 7.3 Power Stroke with a couple gallons of Rotella T6, I was sober, and so mad at myself. They hold a lot of residual oil and I wanted as much of the old out as possible since I was switching the type and viscosity. I pulled the plug and filter while it was hot and let it drain overnight. I also vacuumed out and flushed the reservoir for the injection system. In the morning I splashed in a bit of new oil to flush the pan and walked away to do other stuff. My plan was to do another small splash, when I came back my mind had switched to 'fill er up' without telling my hand to install the plug. The first gallon probably overfilled the drain pan a little. When I reached down to get the third bottle it was in the rapidly growing black puddle....fuck. Quote
CBR-RR-XX-CESS Posted July 22 Posted July 22 https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/phoenix-honda-cbr-1100xx-super-blackbird/hqcY6Cp9QWVUG3M4dusXmJ https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/woodburn-1998-honda-cbr-xx-blackbird/nq3Yg8DbCuaDP7nKZg8uda 6K and 6.5K, maybe I should peddle my gently ridden XX Quote
rockmeupto125 Posted July 22 Posted July 22 I'd like to buy a few of those pristine couple hundred dollar front cowls he speaks of Quote
SwampNut Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 16 hours ago, CBR-RR-XX-CESS said: 6K and 6.5K, maybe I should peddle my gently ridden XX So my 1200 mile unicorn should be...10k? Quote
DaveK Posted July 23 Posted July 23 2 minutes ago, SwampNut said: So my 1200 mile unicorn should be...10k? Depends if you fix all the scratches and scuffs. The fucked up kick stand, and patch the holes in the seat 1 Quote
ironmike Posted July 23 Posted July 23 FWIW, $10K may not be a bridge too far these days; and if not at present, I suspect likely in the not too distant future. Everyone knows the supply of clean-to-pristine XXs with clear provenance & titles and low mileage is limited and dwindling. Such an XX with less than 10K will merit some collector attention--one with under 5K will almost assuredly snag collector interest. The best strategy is to keep it as OEM/factory original as possible (or at least be capable of returning it to that state), and keep good maintenance records in support of the bike's provenance. Quote
SwampNut Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 It was neglected for over ten years, which is why I stole it for $1500. I should re-post the story and cleanup effort, which was lost to our data loss recently. But yes, staying stock is a big deal for me. That seat thing was done to a spare seat. Quote
dennis Posted July 24 Posted July 24 I just sold my 03, it was my third 2003, with 11K on it. Asked 7500 sold for 7 Only mods were Micron 4-1, vfr bars, pcIII and a K&N. Had all stock parts cept the stock ecm. A few spare parts. After 65 yoa I found it sitting longer between rides and now at age 70, I hadn't even ridden her this year. It is going to a proper owner in OK. I believe he has joined the board. Quote
SwampNut Posted July 24 Author Posted July 24 28 minutes ago, dennis said: I believe he has joined the board. So he might find out about the time you rolled over the odometer, and that whole thing with ... well, you know. 1 Quote
dennis Posted July 24 Posted July 24 5 minutes ago, SwampNut said: So he might find out about the time you rolled over the odometer, and that whole thing with ... well, you know. He is picking it up tomorrow so no, ...he knows nothing! Quote
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