Things I love about your bike. 1. Size-comfort 2. 1000cc of power 3. Sound- mmmmmmmm 4. Honda reliability 5. Practicality- do all bike. 6. Affordable 7. It’s yours, and you love it, and that makes me happy.
I love this bike! The way you can drive low revs like a diesel or rev up and race like a older cbr 1000 is just amazing! Riding this thing for 9 hours is no problem, even in bad weather. Using it now as my daily driver.
I'm 61 years old and this spring got my bike driverslicence and I bought a The CBF 1000A of 2007, obviously my first bike. Everthing on this video is correct. The bike is easy to ride, but has all the power to compete with the big bikes. I's very useful for tracking holidays with my friend (also on a bike) but in for instance in the Dolomites, she likes to ride with my on the bike. Also a perfect bike, enough power and smouthly.
I know what you're talking about. Im riding a CB500 (my first bike) and Im in the market now for an upgrade. During my ownership of the CB, I realized that I love touring and I was looking for something more capable to get up those mountain roads and something more comfortable for the long days in the saddle. On paper the CBF 1000 F ticked all the boxes for me, but It always looked so boring in the pictures, that I never seriously considered buying one (because looks are somewhat important to me too), until I saw one in the flesh. I immediately fell in love with it. It's such a beautiful bike. It oozes quality, durability and craftsmanship. I was amazed and can't wait to own one.
The CBF will definitely give you the comfort and performance :) I brought it around Scotland last year and it was absolutely brilliant :) Yep, it's a funny bike that it does kinda need to be seen in the flesh to appreciate it's lines etc. Best of luck with one when you do pick it up :)
Cheers fella, looking at buying a cbf1000 in tipperary, I've a fazer 1000 gen one and always liked the cbf1000, have a cb700sc so be great t9 have the big brother in the stable, great to hear a fellow Irish man on UA-cam, slan mo chara!
I'm 71yrs of age, last May, 2023,i sold my TDM900 and purchased a 2007 CBF 1000 with panniers and top box with full service history, 31000 mls, for £2350.Wished I'd bought one of these years ago, absolutely love it. I've had BMW over the years, but this bike is the tops!!!, one thing I do miss is shaft drive, but I can live with the chain. Thank you for a great review.
Congrats on the bike :) Shaft drive would definitely make sense for the touring part of it, but the chain is light and gives a lovely power delivery which I feel shaft drives of that era may have made a bit more clunky :) Glad you like it and best of luck with the bike :)
Daily rider bikes definitely need a top box. makes simple day to day tasks so much easier. Especially having somewhere to store your riding gear when you are shopping or at work.
I have a medium sized Givi box which has been on 3 different bikes so far.. I wouldn't be without somewhere to carry waterproofs and to leave the helmet, hate carrying it about!
Its the same bike as mine I have owned mine for 4 years now, I have no intention of changing. Definitely want to change my pipes to what you have. Everything you say is spot on, I always look back at it when parking up lol. Get some Michelin road 5s on they top things off.
Yeah I'll have this one a long time :) Oh that honestly transformed it for me, I need a nice noise off a bike and the stock exhausts....just no 😂😂 It's a properly nice looking bike, not insane like a Ducati but just nice :) I'm not sure what tyres I'll put on next, these came on the bike and are ok, not great in rain.
I smile every time I get on my cbf. I love being in 6th gear at 60-70 then just open the throttle to overtake, within a flash your up to let’s say high speed look in ya mirrors and the car is a dot in the horizon.
I just bought my first bike, Honda cbf 600 and I love it. The handling is easy for beginner and it is so fun to ride! If I start to feel it being too small I might need to purchase cbf 1000.
Congrats!! :) I hope it treats you well! Ah you'll be grand on that for a few years, they're great bikes and there'll always be a 1000 to buy afterwards :)
Good to see a man who likes his bike - and its allways a gamble and we all hate that dread feeling when a couple of months in and you have to face the fact you have the wrong vehicle - well done for getting the right one ! I like the way it looks , but Im not sure if thts something you would want to go telling folk 😜
Absolutely no matter how much you like it on the test ride you might always end up hating it! I'm very happy it worked out too 😁😁 Hahaha we'll keep it quiet :P
Excellent videos. Just picked one up myself. Coming off an xmax 250 on to this was a treat. I have the stature of Toaster carrying bout 62/65 sadness points and i can throw this bike around with much ease. Possibly the easiest bike ive ever ridden it practically drives itself. Im keeping my stock cans purely for the reason of not waking the kids at the crack of dawn before i head to work. Excellent footage keep up the good work!!
Thanks!! :) That's a nice step up in terms of everything!! :) It's crazy how it fits people across the board!! I haven't heard of anyone who didn't fit this bike fairly well yet!! Haha consider this tho, is there any better wat to wake them than a dawn chorus of a nice throaty inline 4 :D Thanks I will try :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Slightly apprehensive about its size before viewing it but seeing it in the flesh and then just sitting on her i knew id be fine. Lighter than i expected and nice width seat for my short legs. Overall a fantastic machine and very well behaved in the wet. Flaws for me: Rear suspension can be a bit "gigedy gigedy when cornering hard and i thought I may have been slightly in the light side but you mentioned something too. And with alot of city driving, short shifts/ low revs tends to bring in a slight bit of slap when taking off form standstill but clears out after a good run. Tend to try keep revs around 3000 at its lowest and she keeps the cobwebs at bay. Happy riding my man and thanks for the reply.. Ps the kids dont mind being up but my entertainments manager sees it slightly different!!
It is indeed and a lot of that is down to how brilliant and engine and gearbox it is so so smooth :) The stock suspension is not good enough imo. Even brand new I'd say it wasn't great, I'd highly highly recommend getting a hagon or some such for the bike! :) Yeah I'm the same, 3-4k when I'm tipping keeps it cleaned out plus plenty of nice high rev pulls 😂😂 You too and not at all! Have to reply :) Hahaha fair enough
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks the CBF looks good! Sure it's not the most striking or sporty-looking thing around and it's a pretty common sight as well, but I reckon it's a quietly handsome thing without fussing or shouting about itself.
Iam hopefully picking mine up on Friday... Really like these bikes but never owned 1. A mint 2006 gt model with 18k miles hopefully will be mine at weekend 🙏👌
I had a red 2007 model which i absolutely loved but had to sell for financial reasons. I'm seriously thinking about getting another one, it was that good!
Ah that's a pity! I absolutely love the bike, after over a year it still hasn't disappointed me :) I hope you do manage to sort another one for yourself!
Nice video. I watched your videos before purchasing my Mk2 GT. It's a great bike especially with all the boxes. I'll be doing a video of mine soon, hopefully before we're locked down again this week
@@TheGorillaBiker as soon as this weather improves in an hour or two I'll be getting the cameras out to boost up some last min videos to create and release through lockdown. Hopefully you've got enough to keep you going through your lockdown
Sure look if we all wanted the exact same bike it'd be boring eh 😂 I personally wouldn't have one without the lowers 😁 Glad you liked the vid anyway, thanks :)
I'm the exact same! They're just so handy and my back is a bit messed up from rugby so carrying a backpack isn't great. I really should get heated grips at some point!
That's one lovely little good looking bike ☺️ And of course it's not the best looking bike in the world... Because that prize is taken by mine!! The Rocket is much more illogical but power delivery is still very predictable though. It gives you all of the power all of the time. Staying controllable is a different issue... So far it's behaving. One thing I miss is bigger bags or a top case. They're very useful but they would kind of kill the aesthetics. On yours it still looks great with it. I'm curious on what and where that building is... So please explore... But stay safe!
I was about to reply "little?" Then I remembered what you have, so yes...it's teensy 😂😂 Hahaha you know I won't argue there! :) I have to try see wil Triumph Dublin let me test ride one for a video next year ...or when we're allowed to visit dealerships properly again anyway! Behaving but you know it has that loaded shotgun pointed at you at all times!!! 😂😂😂 Makes life exciting I'm sure :) I wonder how it would look with a top case....it might look good with a small like 30L aluminium one? Might be worth just lining one up and having a look. But yeah it look god damn amazing without it! The CBF was designed for retirees who appreciate some storage 😂😂 So it does suit it :) Yeah me too! It look like it was an old old house with a shed attached! I'll def try get in to it :)
I have the mk2. (FA). Personally I couldn't cope with the looks of the mk1. But the mk2 looks so much nicer in my opinion. Still not particularly handsome though. But ok. I used to have a ZZR1200. Took it to LeMans. With my mrs in tow on her cbf1000. On race day she decided she didn't want to ride to the circuit but go pillion with me. We went on her cbf and it felt like heaven after riding all the way down there on my zzr. It was nice and light and smooth and quiet and soooo easy to ride and manoeuvre. I decided to buy one myself. I got the last of the line. The GT With full luggage, heated grips, lower fairing and sat nav. I can't stand the look of a top box. I keep the paniers on because they carry more and actually look ok too. The top box only goes on when i really need the extra space. I have to say i could do with another bike with a bit more character and torque when i feel like a good blast with my mates but i would never get rid of the cbf. I love it too much.
I actually much prefer the looks of the Mark 1 :) I wouldn't call either bike a standout looker either tho. It really is a lovely bike to ride, I don't even notice herself on the back of it when we ride(I did upgrade the shock) but it's such a comfy machine and nice to ride :) Very nice! Haha I also don't reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally like the look of a topbox but it's a lot handier on the bike I find as I can stack stuff in it and the bike doesnt have any additional width for filtering.
@@TheGorillaBiker i like the twin exhaust on the mk1 but i think the tank looks a bit naff. Anyway, its a terrific bike. My mrs thought I was humouring her when i said i really liked hers and wanted one myself. She was gobsmacked when i bought mine home. 🤣
The twin exhausts is the big thing for me tbh I like twin exhausts :) Ah sure it'd be boring if we all liked the same stuff! Haha brought home a lovely GT! I was out on mine again today for a nice spin. It really is a great bike.
Hi GB,i found your channel,as i'm thinking of buying a CBF 1000,and one of your subs gave you a thumbs up,anyway great channel,loving the content,,just subbed ;-) One quick Q bro,why "Toaster"is it an Irish word ???? Ride Safe Baza \m/
Ah thanks! If you do get one I don't think you'll be disappointed :) Haha nope Toaster is a toaster, like to toast bread :D She was christened this nickname in a video ages ago :D You too bud :)
ooh urbex :D just be safe and dont go in if the building looks like its going to fall down if you sneeze to loudly. most definatly not a ugly bike top boxes though have never been my thing, but i can see the usefullness of them
It doesn't look tooooo shaky do I might give it a go when we're allowed move about again :P They are incredibly useful especially for all the camera shite.....would I use it if it wasn't for shopping, cameras etc? Nope. But my bike is also my car etc so it needs one. :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks :) I must say this bike is very friendly even for new riders :) I'm just thinking to rise handlebar a little and put 56cm touring screen :)
@@pawelmotylewski4339 It is indeed!! :) I onl want to swap the handlebars out entirely :) I actually like the stock screen, I must be the only one who does :D
Liked and subbed .. No need to remove your helmet i know your the guy off the I T Crowd ..Lol great accent my dad R.I,P. was from Derry .. I had a ZR7 s people thought was strange was so comfy i sold a Tracer 700 that i bought new because it was not !
I honesty don't look or sound like him but fair enough :D Derry is a nice spot! It really depends on the person, people don't realise that even if someone is the same height, some have much longer bodies or legs etc!
Agree with the fairing, I have same bike same fairings but in silver, would not like not having the lower section, tank range 160 then into red , red has 4 litres so 195 ish, little more little less depending on right hand.
I think it is a great looking bike, and I have serious top-box envy :D You know I like your explore vids, so if ya can find a way in, could be worth a watch! :-)
Thanks 😁😁 Haha I won't lie it is super useful and can take 2 helmets!! :) I'll do my best :P It's close to houses and looks like it's partly used so I dunno :P
Top boxes and saddlebags/panniers are super useful for us riders. Especially when you don't own a car :) I've been monitoring my bank account for activity, and the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles cashed the cheque that I sent them to pay for my replacement title, so they've started to process my paperwork (4-1/2 weeks after I'd mailed it to them. It's now 5-1/2 weeks, total). I figure about 3 weeks-ish before I have a cheque from the insurance company. The theft agent assigned to my case has everything ready to go and will authorize payment as soon as they get my bike's title & keys. There is a local insurance agent of theirs who might be hand-delivering the cheque to me, too, so I might not have to wait for the mail on it. I've narrowed my choice down to one of three bikes that are listed for sale. The winter bike prices are making them get snapped up quicker, but I'm after one model. There are 10 of them listed at a few dealerships up in the Portlad area, and I've honed in on three of the bikes, starting with the least expensive. So I should be back on two wheels within a month, and will have a new motovlog on the same day as I get my grubby mitts on it. :) I can hardly wait to do be able to ride again and do my own "5 Things I Love/Hate About My Bike" motovlogs! :)
Definitely! Makes life so so much easier, this top box is so big I can do the shopping easily and all :) I wish these things didn't take so long but at least you're getting close 😁😁 If they don't hand deliver that cheque you need to let us all know, we'll fly across and have a word with everyone who works in their offices while shaking our fists at them!!! 😂😂 Winter prices here have started to kick in a little and making me want to buy another bike a lot :P But the GSXR must come first :) A day one motovlog will be awesome 😁😁😁 Can't wait :) I looke forward to them man :)
@@TheGorillaBiker The delay has been a blessing and a curse. I might well have rushed into buying a bike that I liked, but didn't love. The extra time has let me really think deep & hard about what i want out of my next bike. Plus, prices were a lot higher 2-months ago :)
That's very true I suppose!! :) Nothing ever wrong with having time to properly ponder these things....its why I'm always looking at my next bike so I have a head start 😂😂😂
Enjoy your reviews. I'm from Oz and own a 2008 model which, apart from the lower fairing and mods you've made, is identical to yours as far as I can tell. As a tall person myself, my only issue is that under brakes my knees tend to bump into the point of the upper fairing. Have you encountered this?
Thanks! Glad you do :) Ah mine is very close to standard in fairness apart from the few bits and all the GT additions. I haven't had that no and I've fairly horsed on the brakes a few times. My inseam is only 34/35 tho. I'll keep a check on it next time and out and see do I notice anything.
Nah there wasn't much of a difference for me tbh but I can still easily flat foot it and moved it around easily! :) It's about 40kg heavier which isn't mad! Thanks :)
@@TheGorillaBiker is the cbf engine something like the older cbr unit? I know they were classed as ballistic armchairs and morphed into the Blackbird later on
ive decided to buy low budged bike , im deciding in between bandit 1200 and cbf 1000 , ive previously owned gsx-r 600 , xt660x and cbr 1000rr , but ss bikes arent comfortable for me cause im tall guy and supermoto lacked of power. So tomorrow im gonna give a try to cbf and see how is it
Hey hey hey now don't be slinging words like low budget around :P My CBF is my main vehicle :D Yeah if you are fairly tall the CBF will be a much different bike for you anyway, they're fairly quick, nothing massive but fast enough, I've had this one around a track and all since :) Hope it goes well for you!
I find it great tbh, no none buuuut I'm 6'7 so the wind it hitting me sort of in the upper chest. I generally avoid tall windscreens I rather the wind hits me lower.
Cmon, peek Rossi vs peek Marquez? What Rossi did in his first year on the Yamaha was unique, no one thought he would come close to a championship, the crushing of Biaggi in Welkom
That's a fair point actually. Shows just how long he's been around. I think it's an unfair comparison anyway as those bikes were sooooooo much less polished. I know the current Honda is apparently a handful but nothing compared to what Rossi has to wrangle back then! You know I'm a Rossi fan 😂😂 Marquez is...fine 😂
It does indeed, it'd been fine for me up to 100...units of speed. Which is as fast as I need it 99% of the time anyway :) Absolutely the grunt is beautiful! I honestly haven't found myself looking for a higher gear, I know that's a comment a lot of people have.....Interesting one!
Insurance is no Bueno starting off. What bikes have you tried tho? The likes of cb500s and sv650s etc are cheap enough depending on age! And once you have the no claims it's cheap then! My 3 bikes are cheaper than 1 car for me. By a good chunk!
2:40: It's too tight for this powerful engine, I always ignore gear 3 and 5. Also, the rpm are too high, the engine do about 9500 on top speed, while it reaches his full power on 8000 rpm/min.
@@TheGorillaBiker The gearing is only for the track with those superclose gear jumps, especially from gear 4 to 5, and 5 to 6. I wouldn't complain, if it were a CBR, but the CBF - engine with this great torque already from 2000 rpm on would deserve a wider gear spread. On highway, it makes almost 5000 rpm at 120 kmh, which is very uneconomical, plus loud also - it's the only thing I don't like on this great bike.
No bother! Ah it's a great alternative, I've just been to Scotland on it, did about 1600 miles or so in 5 days and it was brilliant for it. The only thing I would say is the stock shock is terrible, I replaced mine with a Hagon.
Мотоцикл очень сбалансирован. Bandit 1250 мощнее больше момента , но в повседневной эксплуатации это напрягает, практически использовать его возможности не получится.
The epitome of retirement bikes :) I mean I'm hardly going to disagree, on a factual basis you are correct. On a spiritual basis the Supermagna is the best bike ever to be 😂😂
I HATE TOPBOXES I HATE THEM I HATE THEM I HATE THEM. YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME WITH ONE. EVER R1M is meh. Gixxer looks way better :P This comment is very short because I clicked the videos you have linked at the end when I went to pause the video to finish the comment, so in a way, this is YOUR FAULT. I promise my next comment will be very very long ;) Be safe abandoned brother.
You say that now. But wait...it'll happen to you too 😂😂 The R1M is bike porn you stop it right now! 😂😂 Well did you go on and watch those videos cus I'd be ok with that? :) Good. The next comment will be on the gsxr video....6pm. Tomorrow. Might premiere it don't know yet 😂 Abandoned :O
Anything I missed that you love about my new bike? :) Let me know in the comments :)
The fact that you own it ;>
From a tall baii perspective- are you going to have to lower the pegs and put a higher seat on it?!
No I'm actually super comfortable with the seat at the middle position!! :) And the pegs tbh. So I think I'll leave that as is :)
Just want say, really good video I'm planning to buy one very soon, so this was most handy
Thanks!! :) Glad you enjoyed it :)
Things I love about your bike.
1. Size-comfort
2. 1000cc of power
3. Sound- mmmmmmmm
4. Honda reliability
5. Practicality- do all bike.
6. Affordable
7. It’s yours, and you love it, and that makes me happy.
You are a legend man :) When you visit you can take it for a spin :D
@@TheGorillaBiker fo sho.
I love this bike! The way you can drive low revs like a diesel or rev up and race like a older cbr 1000 is just amazing!
Riding this thing for 9 hours is no problem, even in bad weather. Using it now as my daily driver.
Me too! I've spent a lot of time with it since making this video and my opinion has not changed :) Very good, I do myself as well, brilliant bikes.
I'm 61 years old and this spring got my bike driverslicence and I bought a The CBF 1000A of 2007, obviously my first bike. Everthing on this video is correct. The bike is easy to ride, but has all the power to compete with the big bikes. I's very useful for tracking holidays with my friend (also on a bike) but in for instance in the Dolomites, she likes to ride with my on the bike. Also a perfect bike, enough power and smouthly.
Congrats on the drivers license and bike!!! I'm glad you think so :) It is a perfect bike for me too for 99% of the type of riding I do :)
I know what you're talking about. Im riding a CB500 (my first bike) and Im in the market now for an upgrade. During my ownership of the CB, I realized that I love touring and I was looking for something more capable to get up those mountain roads and something more comfortable for the long days in the saddle. On paper the CBF 1000 F ticked all the boxes for me, but It always looked so boring in the pictures, that I never seriously considered buying one (because looks are somewhat important to me too), until I saw one in the flesh. I immediately fell in love with it. It's such a beautiful bike. It oozes quality, durability and craftsmanship. I was amazed and can't wait to own one.
The CBF will definitely give you the comfort and performance :) I brought it around Scotland last year and it was absolutely brilliant :) Yep, it's a funny bike that it does kinda need to be seen in the flesh to appreciate it's lines etc. Best of luck with one when you do pick it up :)
Cheers fella, looking at buying a cbf1000 in tipperary, I've a fazer 1000 gen one and always liked the cbf1000, have a cb700sc so be great t9 have the big brother in the stable, great to hear a fellow Irish man on UA-cam, slan mo chara!
I'm 71yrs of age, last May, 2023,i sold my TDM900 and purchased a 2007 CBF 1000 with panniers and top box with full service history, 31000 mls, for £2350.Wished I'd bought one of these years ago, absolutely love it. I've had BMW over the years, but this bike is the tops!!!, one thing I do miss is shaft drive, but I can live with the chain. Thank you for a great review.
Congrats on the bike :) Shaft drive would definitely make sense for the touring part of it, but the chain is light and gives a lovely power delivery which I feel shaft drives of that era may have made a bit more clunky :) Glad you like it and best of luck with the bike :)
71 год это прекрасно. Мотоцикл продлевает жизнь , болеть некогда. Удачи на долгие годы.
Daily rider bikes definitely need a top box. makes simple day to day tasks so much easier. Especially having somewhere to store your riding gear when you are shopping or at work.
I agree! Even just to leave the helmet in when you're going im to the shop :)
I have a medium sized Givi box which has been on 3 different bikes so far.. I wouldn't be without somewhere to carry waterproofs and to leave the helmet, hate carrying it about!
Its the same bike as mine I have owned mine for 4 years now, I have no intention of changing. Definitely want to change my pipes to what you have. Everything you say is spot on, I always look back at it when parking up lol. Get some Michelin road 5s on they top things off.
Yeah I'll have this one a long time :) Oh that honestly transformed it for me, I need a nice noise off a bike and the stock exhausts....just no 😂😂
It's a properly nice looking bike, not insane like a Ducati but just nice :) I'm not sure what tyres I'll put on next, these came on the bike and are ok, not great in rain.
I smile every time I get on my cbf. I love being in 6th gear at 60-70 then just open the throttle to overtake, within a flash your up to let’s say high speed look in ya mirrors and the car is a dot in the horizon.
It's actually crazy how little fuss it gets to those speeds from low revs! Dangerous in a way :P
I just bought my first bike, Honda cbf 600 and I love it. The handling is easy for beginner and it is so fun to ride! If I start to feel it being too small I might need to purchase cbf 1000.
Congrats!! :) I hope it treats you well! Ah you'll be grand on that for a few years, they're great bikes and there'll always be a 1000 to buy afterwards :)
Good to see a man who likes his bike - and its allways a gamble and we all hate that dread feeling when a couple of months in and you have to face the fact you have the wrong vehicle - well done for getting the right one ! I like the way it looks , but Im not sure if thts something you would want to go telling folk 😜
Absolutely no matter how much you like it on the test ride you might always end up hating it! I'm very happy it worked out too 😁😁 Hahaha we'll keep it quiet :P
Excellent videos. Just picked one up myself. Coming off an xmax 250 on to this was a treat. I have the stature of Toaster carrying bout 62/65 sadness points and i can throw this bike around with much ease. Possibly the easiest bike ive ever ridden it practically drives itself. Im keeping my stock cans purely for the reason of not waking the kids at the crack of dawn before i head to work. Excellent footage keep up the good work!!
Thanks!! :) That's a nice step up in terms of everything!! :) It's crazy how it fits people across the board!! I haven't heard of anyone who didn't fit this bike fairly well yet!! Haha consider this tho, is there any better wat to wake them than a dawn chorus of a nice throaty inline 4 :D Thanks I will try :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Slightly apprehensive about its size before viewing it but seeing it in the flesh and then just sitting on her i knew id be fine. Lighter than i expected and nice width seat for my short legs. Overall a fantastic machine and very well behaved in the wet.
Flaws for me:
Rear suspension can be a bit "gigedy gigedy when cornering hard and i thought I may have been slightly in the light side but you mentioned something too.
And with alot of city driving, short shifts/ low revs tends to bring in a slight bit of slap when taking off form standstill but clears out after a good run. Tend to try keep revs around 3000 at its lowest and she keeps the cobwebs at bay.
Happy riding my man and thanks for the reply..
Ps the kids dont mind being up but my entertainments manager sees it slightly different!!
A practical but punchy fun for all ages bike!
It is indeed and a lot of that is down to how brilliant and engine and gearbox it is so so smooth :)
The stock suspension is not good enough imo. Even brand new I'd say it wasn't great, I'd highly highly recommend getting a hagon or some such for the bike! :)
Yeah I'm the same, 3-4k when I'm tipping keeps it cleaned out plus plenty of nice high rev pulls 😂😂
You too and not at all! Have to reply :)
Hahaha fair enough
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks the CBF looks good! Sure it's not the most striking or sporty-looking thing around and it's a pretty common sight as well, but I reckon it's a quietly handsome thing without fussing or shouting about itself.
Yeah exactly, it's not like stunningly good looking or anything but is just nice. I've never gotten tired of looking back at it anyway :)
If this bike was a color it would be hearing aid beige
I disagree :) One of the best bikes I've ever ridden.
Iam hopefully picking mine up on Friday... Really like these bikes but never owned 1. A mint 2006 gt model with 18k miles hopefully will be mine at weekend 🙏👌
Ah nice! Congrats :) I'm sure you'll love it and that one is barely broken in for these bikes :)
I had a red 2007 model which i absolutely loved but had to sell for financial reasons. I'm seriously thinking about getting another one, it was that good!
Ah that's a pity! I absolutely love the bike, after over a year it still hasn't disappointed me :) I hope you do manage to sort another one for yourself!
Nice video. I watched your videos before purchasing my Mk2 GT. It's a great bike especially with all the boxes. I'll be doing a video of mine soon, hopefully before we're locked down again this week
Thanks! Ah very good, the Mk2 is a lovely looking bike. Very good!! :) We're currently locked down, it's zero craic! Definitely get out while you can!
@@TheGorillaBiker as soon as this weather improves in an hour or two I'll be getting the cameras out to boost up some last min videos to create and release through lockdown. Hopefully you've got enough to keep you going through your lockdown
Ah I have plenty worry not :) I was prepared this time!
Cool video, but I disagree on the removal of the lower covering.
I ride a CBF1000F and I like that look more, but aside of this, I agree with you. 😎
Sure look if we all wanted the exact same bike it'd be boring eh 😂 I personally wouldn't have one without the lowers 😁
Glad you liked the vid anyway, thanks :)
I've grown to like and appreciate a top box 👍👍 At this time of the year my Oxford heated grips would be in my top 5.
I'm the exact same! They're just so handy and my back is a bit messed up from rugby so carrying a backpack isn't great.
I really should get heated grips at some point!
@@TheGorillaBiker Heated grips are always my first mod 😁
I'll get the finger out and fit a set 😬
Heated grips?
Que?
@@PaddyOutback 😅😅 Well some of.us need them.
That's one lovely little good looking bike ☺️
And of course it's not the best looking bike in the world... Because that prize is taken by mine!! The Rocket is much more illogical but power delivery is still very predictable though. It gives you all of the power all of the time. Staying controllable is a different issue... So far it's behaving.
One thing I miss is bigger bags or a top case. They're very useful but they would kind of kill the aesthetics. On yours it still looks great with it.
I'm curious on what and where that building is... So please explore... But stay safe!
I was about to reply "little?" Then I remembered what you have, so yes...it's teensy 😂😂
Hahaha you know I won't argue there! :) I have to try see wil Triumph Dublin let me test ride one for a video next year ...or when we're allowed to visit dealerships properly again anyway! Behaving but you know it has that loaded shotgun pointed at you at all times!!! 😂😂😂 Makes life exciting I'm sure :)
I wonder how it would look with a top case....it might look good with a small like 30L aluminium one? Might be worth just lining one up and having a look. But yeah it look god damn amazing without it! The CBF was designed for retirees who appreciate some storage 😂😂 So it does suit it :)
Yeah me too! It look like it was an old old house with a shed attached! I'll def try get in to it :)
Yes, there might be treasure in there! Aarrgghh me hearties!
Haha well worth checking out :P have to be certain! That's what I'll tell la policia so!
I have the mk2. (FA). Personally I couldn't cope with the looks of the mk1. But the mk2 looks so much nicer in my opinion. Still not particularly handsome though. But ok.
I used to have a ZZR1200. Took it to LeMans. With my mrs in tow on her cbf1000. On race day she decided she didn't want to ride to the circuit but go pillion with me. We went on her cbf and it felt like heaven after riding all the way down there on my zzr. It was nice and light and smooth and quiet and soooo easy to ride and manoeuvre. I decided to buy one myself. I got the last of the line. The GT With full luggage, heated grips, lower fairing and sat nav. I can't stand the look of a top box. I keep the paniers on because they carry more and actually look ok too. The top box only goes on when i really need the extra space. I have to say i could do with another bike with a bit more character and torque when i feel like a good blast with my mates but i would never get rid of the cbf. I love it too much.
I actually much prefer the looks of the Mark 1 :) I wouldn't call either bike a standout looker either tho.
It really is a lovely bike to ride, I don't even notice herself on the back of it when we ride(I did upgrade the shock) but it's such a comfy machine and nice to ride :) Very nice! Haha I also don't reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally like the look of a topbox but it's a lot handier on the bike I find as I can stack stuff in it and the bike doesnt have any additional width for filtering.
@@TheGorillaBiker i like the twin exhaust on the mk1 but i think the tank looks a bit naff. Anyway, its a terrific bike. My mrs thought I was humouring her when i said i really liked hers and wanted one myself. She was gobsmacked when i bought mine home. 🤣
The twin exhausts is the big thing for me tbh I like twin exhausts :) Ah sure it'd be boring if we all liked the same stuff!
Haha brought home a lovely GT! I was out on mine again today for a nice spin. It really is a great bike.
@@TheGorillaBiker happy riding buddy 😎
Getting home & discovering the dog hasn't shat on the carpet!! 🤣🤣🤣
Listen it's the little things in life that keep you going eh :D
Hi GB,i found your channel,as i'm thinking of buying a CBF 1000,and one of your subs gave you a thumbs up,anyway great channel,loving the content,,just subbed ;-)
One quick Q bro,why "Toaster"is it an Irish word ????
Ride Safe Baza \m/
Ah thanks! If you do get one I don't think you'll be disappointed :)
Haha nope Toaster is a toaster, like to toast bread :D She was christened this nickname in a video ages ago :D
You too bud :)
The top box is really useful and the looks is not afected in my opinion, but improves it
I honestly wouldn't want to not have one again! The are so useful! It definitely suits this bike I agree :)
@@TheGorillaBiker and it doesnt messes your wideness of the bike, still can get pass thru traffic
Yep! Point in case is my panniers, I'll never use them except when I'm touring due to that! They do look better but aren't as useful :)
ooh urbex :D just be safe and dont go in if the building looks like its going to fall down if you sneeze to loudly.
most definatly not a ugly bike
top boxes though have never been my thing, but i can see the usefullness of them
It doesn't look tooooo shaky do I might give it a go when we're allowed move about again :P
They are incredibly useful especially for all the camera shite.....would I use it if it wasn't for shopping, cameras etc? Nope. But my bike is also my car etc so it needs one. :)
I passed 3 weeks ago and CBF1000 is my first bike :) I love it
Nice congrats! :) You'll have that one for a long time to come just be careful on it :)
@@TheGorillaBiker Thanks :) I must say this bike is very friendly even for new riders :) I'm just thinking to rise handlebar a little and put 56cm touring screen :)
@@pawelmotylewski4339 It is indeed!! :) I onl want to swap the handlebars out entirely :) I actually like the stock screen, I must be the only one who does :D
@@TheGorillaBiker I bought my Honda with Vario touring screen fitted, but can't find good settings with this spoiler
@@TheGorillaBiker And I bought it with very loud Delkevic exhaust ;) Neighbors gonna kill me some day 😁
Agree! My bike is deep orange 🍊
Very nice! I love Orange, I like the black CBF but I only recently saw orange in the flesh and it's class.
Liked and subbed .. No need to remove your helmet i know your the guy off the I T Crowd ..Lol great accent my dad R.I,P. was from Derry .. I had a ZR7 s people thought was strange was so comfy i sold a Tracer 700 that i bought new because it was not !
I honesty don't look or sound like him but fair enough :D Derry is a nice spot!
It really depends on the person, people don't realise that even if someone is the same height, some have much longer bodies or legs etc!
Agree with the fairing, I have same bike same fairings but in silver, would not like not having the lower section, tank range 160 then into red , red has 4 litres so 195 ish, little more little less depending on right hand.
Yeah me neither at all! :) Good to know mine seems to be running about right so as I've has the same range confirmed by loads of riders :)
Yea, you did miss one thing that you like about this bike. It’s the fact that you actually have it 😁👍
Haha that is a large bonus in fairness 😁😁😁
I think it is a great looking bike, and I have serious top-box envy :D
You know I like your explore vids, so if ya can find a way in, could be worth a watch! :-)
Thanks 😁😁 Haha I won't lie it is super useful and can take 2 helmets!! :)
I'll do my best :P It's close to houses and looks like it's partly used so I dunno :P
@@TheGorillaBiker Aye don't get into trouble :-)
Ah it'd probably be alright :P
Top boxes and saddlebags/panniers are super useful for us riders. Especially when you don't own a car :)
I've been monitoring my bank account for activity, and the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles cashed the cheque that I sent them to pay for my replacement title, so they've started to process my paperwork (4-1/2 weeks after I'd mailed it to them. It's now 5-1/2 weeks, total). I figure about 3 weeks-ish before I have a cheque from the insurance company. The theft agent assigned to my case has everything ready to go and will authorize payment as soon as they get my bike's title & keys. There is a local insurance agent of theirs who might be hand-delivering the cheque to me, too, so I might not have to wait for the mail on it. I've narrowed my choice down to one of three bikes that are listed for sale. The winter bike prices are making them get snapped up quicker, but I'm after one model. There are 10 of them listed at a few dealerships up in the Portlad area, and I've honed in on three of the bikes, starting with the least expensive. So I should be back on two wheels within a month, and will have a new motovlog on the same day as I get my grubby mitts on it. :)
I can hardly wait to do be able to ride again and do my own "5 Things I Love/Hate About My Bike" motovlogs! :)
Definitely! Makes life so so much easier, this top box is so big I can do the shopping easily and all :)
I wish these things didn't take so long but at least you're getting close 😁😁 If they don't hand deliver that cheque you need to let us all know, we'll fly across and have a word with everyone who works in their offices while shaking our fists at them!!! 😂😂 Winter prices here have started to kick in a little and making me want to buy another bike a lot :P But the GSXR must come first :)
A day one motovlog will be awesome 😁😁😁 Can't wait :)
I looke forward to them man :)
@@TheGorillaBiker The delay has been a blessing and a curse. I might well have rushed into buying a bike that I liked, but didn't love. The extra time has let me really think deep & hard about what i want out of my next bike. Plus, prices were a lot higher 2-months ago :)
That's very true I suppose!! :) Nothing ever wrong with having time to properly ponder these things....its why I'm always looking at my next bike so I have a head start 😂😂😂
@@TheGorillaBiker Gotta keep on the lookout! :)
Absolutely!! 😁😁
Enjoy your reviews. I'm from Oz and own a 2008 model which, apart from the lower fairing and mods you've made, is identical to yours as far as I can tell. As a tall person myself, my only issue is that under brakes my knees tend to bump into the point of the upper fairing. Have you encountered this?
Thanks! Glad you do :)
Ah mine is very close to standard in fairness apart from the few bits and all the GT additions.
I haven't had that no and I've fairly horsed on the brakes a few times. My inseam is only 34/35 tho. I'll keep a check on it next time and out and see do I notice anything.
That's one lovely little good looking bike
Little 😂😂 It's a 1000cc Tourer 😂 It is good looking though I'll agree there :)
The cbf is sweet alright. Did you notice if it is much heavier than the fazer itself? Great video matey :D
Nah there wasn't much of a difference for me tbh but I can still easily flat foot it and moved it around easily! :) It's about 40kg heavier which isn't mad! Thanks :)
Just about to buy one for my six foot four frame to squeeze on to, already have a Honda 700 twin and fancied a straight four for some fun.
You won't have much squeezing to do it's plenty roomy :) And a lot of fun!
@@TheGorillaBiker is the cbf engine something like the older cbr unit? I know they were classed as ballistic armchairs and morphed into the Blackbird later on
Yes, off an older CBR and different crank etc but still a bulletproof engine and plenty fast!!
@@TheGorillaBiker do you know if the coolant temp light should come on with the lamp check after ignition on?
I can't remember, but I don't remember ever noticing it
ive decided to buy low budged bike , im deciding in between bandit 1200 and cbf 1000 , ive previously owned gsx-r 600 , xt660x and cbr 1000rr , but ss bikes arent comfortable for me cause im tall guy and supermoto lacked of power. So tomorrow im gonna give a try to cbf and see how is it
Hey hey hey now don't be slinging words like low budget around :P My CBF is my main vehicle :D Yeah if you are fairly tall the CBF will be a much different bike for you anyway, they're fairly quick, nothing massive but fast enough, I've had this one around a track and all since :) Hope it goes well for you!
How do you find the windshield? Do you get much head buffeting?
I find it great tbh, no none buuuut I'm 6'7 so the wind it hitting me sort of in the upper chest. I generally avoid tall windscreens I rather the wind hits me lower.
Never on a cbf looks like a nice bike to ride🖒 would it be the same as a bandit12 ????
It's lovely. Plenty of power and smooth as silk :) Ahhhhh different feel to a bandito 1200 tbh, more smooth but less grunt
Cmon, peek Rossi vs peek Marquez? What Rossi did in his first year on the Yamaha was unique, no one thought he would come close to a championship, the crushing of Biaggi in Welkom
That's a fair point actually. Shows just how long he's been around. I think it's an unfair comparison anyway as those bikes were sooooooo much less polished. I know the current Honda is apparently a handful but nothing compared to what Rossi has to wrangle back then! You know I'm a Rossi fan 😂😂 Marquez is...fine 😂
Has great linear power mid range torque. Top end not so much, that said, it isnt great at top end for too long. Love low end grunt up to nationals.
Always feels like it needs another top gear!
It does indeed, it'd been fine for me up to 100...units of speed. Which is as fast as I need it 99% of the time anyway :) Absolutely the grunt is beautiful! I honestly haven't found myself looking for a higher gear, I know that's a comment a lot of people have.....Interesting one!
Everytime I'm on your channel I screaming my at myself to get a bike but then I realise one problem bloody insurance is like 2500 - 3000
Insurance is no Bueno starting off. What bikes have you tried tho? The likes of cb500s and sv650s etc are cheap enough depending on age! And once you have the no claims it's cheap then! My 3 bikes are cheaper than 1 car for me. By a good chunk!
does it have self-adjusting valves?
No. Almost no bikes have that.
Only 5 things? Well you are a rather large fella lol Yes always, maximum Gorilla exploration!!!
Hahaha that's how the list thing goes no? 5 only 😂 I'll have to do my best to squash in there 😂
2:40: It's too tight for this powerful engine, I always ignore gear 3 and 5. Also, the rpm are too high, the engine do about 9500 on top speed, while it reaches his full power on 8000 rpm/min.
I never had an issue tbh and i liked the gearing on track too, worked out very nicely there.
@@TheGorillaBiker The gearing is only for the track with those superclose gear jumps, especially from gear 4 to 5, and 5 to 6. I wouldn't complain, if it were a CBR, but the CBF - engine with this great torque already from 2000 rpm on would deserve a wider gear spread. On highway, it makes almost 5000 rpm at 120 kmh, which is very uneconomical, plus loud also - it's the only thing I don't like on this great bike.
I say explore it, might find some needed bike parts.
Haha the GSXR does need all the support it can get 😂😂
beautiful your Honda Same as mine only my blue ... welcome to me
Welcome to you? It's a lovely bike :)
Is it hard to adjust valves?
I haven't done it yet so I have no idea.
Shims under buckets so a job only for someone with top notch mechanical ability, needs checking/adjustment every 16k😎
Will you go away and find something better to do with your day 😂😂
What is it like rwo up
Excellent for me and my other half likes it too, she even managed a snooze on the back once :)
@@TheGorillaBiker thanks for that mate .cant ride sports bikes anymore and it looked like a good allrounder for me and the wife for touring
No bother! Ah it's a great alternative, I've just been to Scotland on it, did about 1600 miles or so in 5 days and it was brilliant for it. The only thing I would say is the stock shock is terrible, I replaced mine with a Hagon.
@@TheGorillaBiker thanks for that .how is the power with two up with luggage,im not a speed merchant but its nice just to have power with a passenger
Loads of power. I weigh two people and had camping gear and all with me and barely had to leave 6th, and I'd be fond of some speed 😂
Well now you have made a video telling the world you intend to come back.......... They WILL be waiting for you.....!
Hahaha sure if they are we'll go exploring together :P I would be amazed if anyone local watches these tbh 😂😂
Мотоцикл очень сбалансирован. Bandit 1250 мощнее больше момента , но в повседневной эксплуатации это напрягает, практически использовать его возможности не получится.
Ich liebe ALLES an ihr, ✌😘❤🌹deshalb fahre ich sie auch schon seit 14 Jahren!✌😎❤🌹
Ah, the Hondad!
Big, comfortable, metric tourers are the way and the light.
Every other type of bike is inferior.
Fight me.
The epitome of retirement bikes :)
I mean I'm hardly going to disagree, on a factual basis you are correct.
On a spiritual basis the Supermagna is the best bike ever to be 😂😂
@@TheGorillaBiker The Supermagna is second to the CB400SF Vtec!
I will agree say that we're both right in our own warped world's 😂😂 But in mine you're wrong :P
I HATE TOPBOXES I HATE THEM I HATE THEM I HATE THEM. YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME WITH ONE. EVER
R1M is meh. Gixxer looks way better :P
This comment is very short because I clicked the videos you have linked at the end when I went to pause the video to finish the comment, so in a way, this is YOUR FAULT.
I promise my next comment will be very very long ;)
Be safe abandoned brother.
You say that now. But wait...it'll happen to you too 😂😂 The R1M is bike porn you stop it right now! 😂😂
Well did you go on and watch those videos cus I'd be ok with that? :)
Good. The next comment will be on the gsxr video....6pm. Tomorrow. Might premiere it don't know yet 😂
Abandoned :O
YES 6 PM ILL BE THERe
Abandoned as abandoned building. I won't be abandoning you anytime soon xo
I watched the videos when they came out hehe
If you did I'd be sad for at least 5 minutes!!!
But did you watch them agaaaain 😂😂
I was gonna but you had to go and make a *smart* comment. Unsubbed. Offended.
This bike should be beige🤢
Buy one and paint it so