I've had my '14 about a month now. Close to 1000 miles and I've done my first oil change (I wish my cars were that easy). And I've done all the cheap mods I can think of. Grip Puppies, rlets and of course ZRXman's beautiful knurled oil cap. Next I'd like to go for a higher seat and an OEM rack (and hopefully getting the two to work together). But here's my problem. Shelling out all that money for the bike just a month ago how do I justify these more expensive mods? I'm having trouble justifying it to myself much less my lady. But man, once you start it's not easy to stop....
I find that if I just ride it a lot, I don't have time for any more mods!
(06-20-2018, 09:26 AM)SportsterDoc_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I find that if I just ride it a lot, I don't have time for any more mods!
I started selling the stuff I had accumulated in my garage over the years that I was holding on to but not using to finance my addiction. It was actually a great experience. It’s easy for a do-it-yourself-er to justify hanging in to things you “might” need or find a use for some day. I sold it on ebay. It became motivating. Getting rid of x amount of stuff = this or that mod. It gave me something to look forward to. And I was getting rid of stuff that had become clutter which I would have had to deal with someday. Or my kids would have had to deal with it after I’m gone.
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preach...i just blew way too much on a new seat and tailpiece that's on the way. I almost bought a new exhaust but cancelled it at the last second. it's so easy to get sucked in. it's like my CB is my best friend and i want him to have all the cool things.
oh well. tailpiece will be here soon, so i can take a deep breath and admire that for a while to tide me over. my goal is to make it to after my september road trip without getting any new mods, after which I will reward myself with something cool.
(06-20-2018, 10:05 AM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote: [ -> ]preach...i just blew way too much on a new seat and tailpiece that's on the way. I almost bought a new exhaust but cancelled it at the last second. it's so easy to get sucked in. it's like my CB is my best friend and i want him to have all the cool things.
oh well. tailpiece will be here soon, so i can take a deep breath and admire that for a while to tide me over. my goal is to make it to after my september road trip without getting any new mods, after which I will reward myself with something cool.
Exactly, very well put! My girlfriend is getting jealous.
Exactly! I've sold knives, guns, guitars, amps, and watches to fund my CB upgrades. Love the bike and don't miss any of it.
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(06-20-2018, 09:20 AM)KiowaEagle_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I've had my '14 about a month now. Close to 1000 miles and I've done my first oil change (I wish my cars were that easy). And I've done all the cheap mods I can think of. Grip Puppies, rlets and of course ZRXman's beautiful knurled oil cap. Next I'd like to go for a higher seat and an OEM rack (and hopefully getting the two to work together). But here's my problem. Shelling out all that money for the bike just a month ago how do I justify these more expensive mods? I'm having trouble justifying it to myself much less my lady. But man, once you start it's not easy to stop....
I guess I may be at the other end of the spectrum .. just bought the same model 5 days ago ..about to hit 600 miles so I will be dumping oil this weekend . The bike I traded was a Suzuki tu 250 x and I had this very affliction. Bar ends , dart flyscreen , cafe seat , hot rod shorty exhaust and front and rear sprockets all added along with fork gaiters. Absolutely loved all the upgrades and what it did for the bike .
But for some reason the CB just hits me as perfect just as it is both from a styling and performance standpoint . Will be taking it on a short road trip in a couple weeks with a lot of highway miles so I am interested in how the ride will be without a windscreen .. really don’t even want to put anything on the bike .
That being said , I certainly understand wanting to take steps to make a bike even more of your own ... especially a bike as beloved as this one is .
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2014 Honda CB 1100 Standard Hooligan
“ Wherever you go , there you are “
I just keep mine stock.
with most of my bikes i bought all the high end mods which did very little for resale but it was fun.
once you decide for a fact you will be keeping this bike for many years it may be worth it , if not it will not be.
I justified the $9600 for my bike by saying there was nothing else i wanted to do to it other than a Denali sound blaster horn and of course i sprung for the RLETS
