Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

“This one is mine!” Malcolm Macaskill

“I’ve had Honda Blackbirds since they first launched in 1996/97. As a taller, more robust fella they always felt like a perfect fit to me. I got a new one every two years until they stopped making them in 2006. I hoped that Honda would one day release a new Blackbird but that never happened so I went over to the dark

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