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getting to know my Blackbird :)
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I have done a couple of thousand miles on the bBackbird now and I am
starting to realise just how much power there is available from that
engine ! When I started monitoring my throttle movements I realise
that I only every use about half throttle and don't ever seem to need
to get the revs up about 5k! It's amazing now I'm getting used to it
and becoming more confident dare I say, I have begun to discover a
whole new bike. Keep the gears lower then you can explore the full
potential of the rev. range and scare you self silly or keep it below
6k and it's still as fast as you like ! Does anyone here have a clue
what I'm trying to say ;-)
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Find yurself a noice quiet road loike, wang it open and *don't*
change gear until it hits the rev limiter. Watch where yer going moind yew.
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Roughly how long does this take, would you say? I'm thinking 0-AARGHH! in 3
seconds max :)
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About "eeek!" seconds. 'Pends on how commited you are, but around that.
'Bout 75-80ish before the need for speed requires 2nd gear >:-)
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Give over: low to mid-nineties.
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I'll shall pop out forethwith to check it. In my defence, I was
thinking of other things rather than the speedo, like the impending
junction for one.
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If you want to really test your nerve you need to start in more
appropriate gear, like say, third.
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pshaw. A ZX10R does 110mph in 1st gear.
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And gently lifts the front as you change into second...
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I can recommend this as a way of clearing cobwebs.
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Absolutely. I hope I never get used to it.
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Know the feeling - I'm on my third Blackbird. But Eiron has a point -
when you are more comfortable with the bike, there is nothing better
than (and I *really* like the french Peage for this...) caning it up
through the gears, then looking down to see at least 140 on the clock
(I generally don't have time to look down before then) then it onwards
and upwards to 170 :)
And it does leave a big grin.
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Yes. You're trying to tell us that you are a big girl's blouse.
You should hit the rev limiter at least once on every journey.
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Extra points for doing it in a tunnel.
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This one is (one of) the best for rendering sound and acceleration
Besides this, the guy is somewhat dangerous ;-)
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A picture (1) paints a thousand words...........this is a 2000 Blackbird on
the Mountain.
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Interesting: I'd never considered towing a caravan with mine.
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(1) or a video.
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No, you are being a tad conservative. It may have low down torque, but
you might like to rev it out to ~ 8k in first [1] and second [2], and
occasionally redline it in 3rd when joining motorways.
Worked for me.
P.
[1] To see off your upper class porsche or TVR
[2] For quicker exotica and Mitsubishi Evo 2's
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I see what you mean :-)
Lots of souvenirs....the XX was one of my favourite bike.
Lots of confidence, lots of power, great finish, and faast.
Olivier
now on R1100S
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