and to take over the associated bragging rights and marketing impact, at the time held by Kawasaki's Ninja ZX11. This led to the creation of the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird. The Blackbird name is a nod to the Lockheed SR-71 aircraft, the world's fastest production aircraft
With 1000’s of Blackbird fans all over the world ( that we supply merchandise to ), it’s no wonder this bike is so loved in the motorcycle community.
In the mid 1990s, Honda was determined to produce the
