I am very proud to share with you all that after an intensive 3 day weekend my beginner Wife passed the Motorcycle Safety Course! She is now a card carrying Motorcyclest and will begin on the 2015 CB300F I bought her for Christmas. I gotta tell you all . . . I'm tickled Pink!
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Hello,
I noticed while riding my CB1100 that there is a very small oil leak on the right side of the engine. There is no oil on the garage floor or other parts of the bike.
It only occurs when I am riding, and I always find a little oil on the same spot. No smoke or smells on the bike when I ride.

I am attaching some pics.

All help is appreciate it.

Thank you,
Sfomoto


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Prologue:

Yes, it can be cold in Germany and after three months wintertime we all long for spring. So, why not go to the south, to Italy, to have a sneak preview, how it would be here in a month or so.

Well, kinda like that I persuaded a friend to come along with me to a one week trip to Tuscany.

Then, as I'm already a member of Iron Butt Association , it came quickly to our mind, to ride a Saddle Sore 1600K (1,000 miles) in 24 hours to Italy. When in Italy, the idea was, to have fun on 2. and 3. level back roads in the hills and mountains around Tuscany and then ride back to Germany directly over (thru) the Alps.

We booked a bed&breakfast in Civitavecchia April 04 until 06, a Hotel in Castellina (near Siena) April 06 until 09, and a Hotel in Rapallo (east of Genua) April 09 until 11. Planning of the major routes was done at home, oil change at my CB, new tires Bridgestone T30 mounted, chain maintenance and here we were, ready to go.

Day 1, Saturday April 04

When you want to ride a saddle sore, you better get up early.

The bike was packed the evening before and after about 4 hours of sleep the alarm went of at 3:15 am. At 3:40 I was rolling out of the garage and, ....it was raining and cold 5°C, not the conditions you really wanted to ride a saddle sore.

My wife took a picture of me and on the road I was, heading for the gas station to get the first fueling receipt, which is the starting point of the saddle sore.


(please note the clean bike)


4:00 am, I'm on the Autobahn, the real ride starts.

4:30 am, I picked up my colleague at Pforzheim motorway service area, still raining.

The route was from Stuttgart over Karlsruhe to Freiburg, then heading west to France to Dijon, then south along river Saone, Rhone, passing Lyon, down to Marseille, then east to Monaco, going to Italy and then along the Riviera down to Civitavecchia, only 100 km before Rome.

Here you can see our way down, which I tracked with my Gamin Zumo 660:
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7:00 am, one of the French toll stations at dawn, still raining,


8:00 am, service area near Besancon, my friend and his 1992 BMW K100RS 4V:


Basically it was raining the first 650 km until Lyon. However, the rain became warmer.

01:05 pm, Montelimar service area, we're thinking about to take off rain gear.


03:15 pm, Cote d'Azure not far to Nice, sun is shining:


We were quite optimistic for the rest of the trip. However, after passing Monaco and entering Italy we called our host, to announce our approx. time of arrival. She told us, it was raining in Civitavecchia. Bad news.

Actually, it soon began to rain cats and dogs again and the rain accompanied us the last 350 km.

I have very good boots with a Goretex membrane to keep the wet out. However, they failed for the first time and I had really water inside the boots.

00:00 midnight, finally we reached really tired our B&B in Civitavecchia and I was ready for a hot shower. The host gave us a welcome with a cognac, which was really appreciated.

Here is a picture of the fine house of our host in Civitavecchia, token at the next day:


When I started at home, my odometer showed km 5,473, at Civitavecchia it showed km 7,252. The gps gave me 1,725 km for the day, about 1,000 km of it we managed in the rain.

Well, that's quite a trip for a day.

I bought the CB1100 with the intent to use it primarily to carry me and my gear to favorite fly-fishing destinations in south western Wyoming for extended weekends. The closest fishing areas are approximately 120-170 miles and the furthest about 370 miles one way. For that purpose it's replacing a 2009 KLR (Kawasaki Long Range ) 650. A bike that performed this task in admirable fashion with little maint. requirements but had some weaknesses in that role as most of my time traveling is on well maintained and paved secondary back roads (with at times prolonged and steep ascents). The KLR is subject to a lot of buffeting from crosswinds as it's profile and fairing provide a lot of surface for resistance. As you'd expect from a carbed one-lunger 650 it struggles if you want to pass at speeds above 65 mph (exasperated at altitudes above 6,000 feet). So the KLR went to a good friend who owned one previously and is willing to tolerate those perceived shortcomings.

Rboe saw my thread on another website asking about the CB1100 and he replied along with a link to ADV on the Belgian couple that's riding their 2014 DLX's from California to Argentina. After seeing their adventures on south American roads (dirt/gravel/washboards/river-crossings etc.) I was sold.

Link to the thread [url=http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1031856&page=2]http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthrea...856&page=2

The CB will not be used in an aggressive ADV role but will be run at upper legal speeds to get me to where I want to fish and then knock out the last 2-5 miles of fairly well maintained gravel roads.

I've ridden the bike standing on the foot pegs across some rudded stuff and it does just fine at low speeds paying attention to the angles of approach while remembering the whole time that the exhaust runs under the motor.

The pic below shows all the gear/food I normally hauled on the KLR (minus raingear which is strapped on the top-bag for easy access). That's enough to keep me provisioned and dry for 4 days and 3 nights in the backcountry.



The second pic shows everything on the bike(minus rain gear) with the tank bag still fairly empty.



The third pic are the bags loaded and off the bike. Once I have the Honda OEM rear rack installed The Watershed bag to the far left is an option if needed for extended trips. It will then carry all of the food, fuel/stove and cooking gear that's in the panniers (freeing them up for additional MSR fuel bottles or whatever). I also usually wear a small backpack with a water bladder and room for smaller items



Is it the "ideal" sport tourer? Probably not, but for what I'm using it for it should be able to meet my needs. Next up is a Dart Fly Screen. I'm 6 foot, 240 pounds and on the Guzzi the screen size seems more than adequate to reduce the chest pressure from winds above 75 mph.

I live just at the foot of one of the most popular motorcycle roads of the area, and come spring there is always quite a lot of biking activity going on. The road itself is one that I know very well for having gone up and down there countless times, and it is a great place to test a bike.

As result, around this time of the year, it is very common on weekends for the various vendors to organize ride days here. They set up at this big parking lot just a couple of kms from my house, and this weekend it was Ducati. Now I used to be a huge Ducati fan, with one of my all time favorite bikes being the ST2. However, since they dropped the ST range as well as the Sports Classics, they have not had much to tempt me to come back to the Italian brand. Having read some reviews of the Scrambler earlier in the year I figured I should give it a try, but I really didn't have my hopes up.

So, with the sun shining, I got my CB out to go for a ride and then head on over to give the Scrambler a go. The first impression just sitting on it is that it is really small and light. I like the feel of it, with the wide almost motocross like handle bars, and the surprisingly comfortable seat. This thing almost feels like a toy!

Starting the engine up, you do get a proper Ducati sound with the Termis they have on it. Exiting the parking lot, the engine reminds me a bit of an older air-cooled Monster like a 620 or something, but the riding position is more upright. Right away you get that nice torque kick as you open it up a bit.

The lightness of the bike continues, and as I get in to the first corners I smile at how it easy it is to flick in to the corner. Certainly the wide bars help, but also the pretty narrow tires too. The only surprise is that there is not much engine braking, as my memory of the ST2 was quite something else. No matter, it turns out that you can easily get on the brakes in the corner if you want to without upsetting the bike.

As I begin climbing, the fun factor just increases. It is such an easy bike to ride, but the nice torque also makes it feel quite purposeful as you open the throttle coming out of the corner. The tires have great grip too, and my angles get lower and lower.

I soon reach the top, and turn around to go back. Here the good feeling continues. Coming down this road can be a bit intimidating on heavier and more powerful bikes, but the Scrambler is a joy. You can go fast on the straights, then brake hard and just chuck it in to the next corner. You are almost tempted to take on a motard like position with the inner foot out front, but I prefer to keep it tucked in with just the knee out.

Soon the test ride is over. Far too soon I would say, and if there had not been a couple of other customers waiting to have a go, I would have asked for another 30 minutes. As it is, I am very pleasantly surprised by this bike. It certainly would never replace the CB. It is not in the same category, but it would be a blast to have one in the garage for some Sunday fun.

I'll have to see if I can make place in my garage for one. But it would probably be a green one with the brown seat and spokes, and not the black one I tried. We shall see...

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This thread is in relation to:

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....7#pid83607

There is a simple test to prove or disprove Honda USA's theory/assessment that on Standard CB1100 (with the 4 into 1 exhaust system), a rattling sound coming from the lower part of "the engine" (the exhaust) during warm up is common to most CB1100, and is "normal". Since we all have the same bike, and have one of the largest outreach to CB1100 owners in the US with this forum, we could all let are bikes warm up for 5 minutes (though the rattling seems to creep in within 4 minutes) from cold start (but let's push to 6 to make sure), and report on what we hear. Let's hear what people with complete after market exhaust systems have to say. Let's also hear from DLX people as well, since their exhaust is a 4 into 2 system, and therefore different from the 4 into 1. Logically, DLX people, and complete after market system people shouldn't have that sound. So CB1100 owners, start your engines!

hello everyone!

I bought CB1100 DLX last week.
but it was japan ver. (they called 'CB1100EX special ver'.)

I read the owner manual.
but the japan manual did not have a torque spec.

does the torque spec of CB1100EX and CB1100 DLX are same?
(what I want to know is the front axle, brake caliper mount bolt, rear axle...)

When I picked up my cycle today, the service manager made a point to tell me that I had been riding the brake lever, causing the rotor to overheat and warp. Really! 500 miles and the rotor warped?

I did not agree nor disagree, just took the warranty paperwork and hauled outta there. When I got home I devised this temporary "training aid" to help me keep my foot off the brake lever. Ideally, i'd like to find a big chunk of solid rubber and glue it onto the foot peg or better yet, find a longer foot peg so I can have more room to park my sz 11 shoe.

Here is a pic of a mod I made to keep my foot off the rear brake lever. Still need to do some cosmetic work and glue the top piece in place.

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Just pulled the trigger on a Daytona cafe seat and chic design rear fender. Was looking on eBay then decided to try the actual webike web site and found out not only was it cheaper but with the two combined I received free shipping and a new customer discount. Paid 533.00 for both with free shipping. It sounds like a deal to me I guess. Saved like 100.00 if not more just in the shipping alone. I haven't seen much reviews on the seat but if anyone has it or the fender and want to give a shout out on how they like it would be great. After this I think I will have achieved my perfect for me CB1100. Now the hard part is waiting for it to get hear from japan. They say the parts are in stock.

Was supposed to be doing yard work but the day was just too nice. In the AM I took the Guzzi out and ran to breakfast and a friends house and knocked out a quick 30 miles. Came home, switched to the CB1100 and ran up the backside of the Wasatch Front Mt's just to the east of my house. I took Trapper's Loop out of the Canyon and wound my way up towards Snow Basin Ski Resort where the road crests at about 7,600 feet.

There I left Trappers and turned onto this road that heads towards the resort.



This was taken at the entrance to the parking lot of the Snow Basin at about 8,000 feet


Coming over the top of Trappers Loop. In the background is Snow Basin Ski resort, home of the 2002 Winter Olympic Downhill


This picture was taken looking south from Trappers Loop at the eastern slopes of the Wasatch. Further down behind those mt's is Salt Lake City



At the bottom of Trappers Loop is Pineview Reservior



To the east of the reservoir is a small farming town called Huntsville. In Huntsville is the Shooting Star Saloon, the oldest legal saloon in Utah.



East of Huntsville are more mountains and after a few miles you end up at Causey Reservoir. This is one of the nicest places to kayak in Utah and at times can be a productive trout and Kokonee salmon fishery.





Road leading back to Huntsville and the way I came in on



I rode back the same way I came and totaled up 73 miles on the CB. Bike ran strong especially at 8,000 feet and the engine braking was superb coming through the curves on the down slopes. Good day to be out!