Name: Roger Beedham From: Nottinghamshire Riding for: 50 Years
Price paid for the bike: £6000 in 2002 from Germany
What type of riding do you do: Fast touring
Tell us about the engine: It’s very, very quick and reliable, yet still manages to be really smooth.
What’s the chassis like? The Honda Blackbird chassis gives very good del, though it’s heavy compared to today’s machines.