silverbird1100 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Is there any reason to not buy a Blackbird because of it's age? I'm not concerned about damage rebuild, just parts that can fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Some new parts are not available but used parts seem to be pretty easy to find. Check out E-Bay, people parting out bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbird Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I've bought two parts bikes (original intentions) and ended up making them both runners. Hard to kill a bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Knievel Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I'd be hard pressed to buy another XX. I love it, but that it's no longer in production does mean serious repairs will require ingenuity in finding them someplace other than Honda or creating a workaround. I know plastics can be an issue, but we have racing plastics that can work in a pinch, and some places can repair/restore damaged panels for less than the price of a new one. The XX is a fairly bulletproof bike, so if it can be fixed, it'll keep running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejah Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 the good thing is that there are alot of gd parts still around .i gave my bird to my son ,but i have parts from 2 more on here ,lots of bird parts 4 sale . gd luck .but they r grt bikes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoOne65 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Regulator/Rectifier and Cam chain tensionerare the most common failures I have come upon in 13 years of ownership...oh and also TIRES... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon haney Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Honda still offers quite a few "wear item" parts for the Bird, plus there is plenty of aftermarket help, as well for those wear items. For parts that don't normally wear out, there is Ebay. Do yourself a favor, and go for a fuel injected model. Carbs suck, and "old" carbs suck more..........or less. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) 15 hours ago, jon haney said: Carbs suck, and "old" carbs suck more I never have the FI light shining at me and I will never have a fuel pump or FPR go bad. Edited April 8, 2016 by blackhawkxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon haney Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 29 minutes ago, blackhawkxx said: I never have the FI light shining at me and I will never my fuel pump or FPR go bad. I never have either. No, really. Okay, I changed the FPR before it went bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 11 hours ago, Aunt Sylvia said: I'd be hard pressed to buy another XX. I love it, but that it's no longer in production does mean serious repairs will require ingenuity in finding them someplace other than Honda or creating a workaround. I know plastics can be an issue, but we have racing plastics that can work in a pinch, and some places can repair/restore damaged panels for less than the price of a new one. The XX is a fairly bulletproof bike, so if it can be fixed, it'll keep running. I can't think of a single part one would need that's not available as new OEM, aftermarket, or used; no work arounds needed. If going on ebay requires ingenuity you have bigger problems than I thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC Randy Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 The only OEM obsolete part I have ran across is 2001 and older fuel tanks. Last I checked all OEM bodywork is available. You won't find it that good with Kawasaki. Not long ago my foot slipped on frost coated grass standing still, and my 2012 ZX14R fell over. All I needed was a right hand lower body panel in Metallic Spark Black, but it was already obsolete. Luckily I found a new one on Ebay. Thought about getting rid of it until I got over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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