Okay guys, how's your Spanish? Theirs is pretty good! See Kim and Sebastian being interviewed in Guatamala. Even if you don't understand a word, you'll see a bunch of shots of them on the CB11 and the interview is done with them on and near the bikes.

https://youtu.be/nC_GEEk1_PM

The Royal National Park is a bit south of Sydney. I rode through it with Pterodactyl on the the way to Phiollip Island last year.

Earlier this evening I discovered a link to the website of [url=http://www.keoghsvision.com.au/http://www.keoghsvision.com.au/]John G Keogh who, amongst other things, takes photos of bikes in the RNP. FOr fun I flipped through the collection for a day. Not a sign of a CB1100, but there was this gem replete with OEM RLETs



and this beautiful specimen

Victoria is a state of Australia which, this morning, announced ground breaking lane filtering rules.

Thought you might be interested in the report which is [url=http://www.amcn.com.au/news/1503/victorian-lane-filtering-laws-released]here.

Hello all,
I'm new to the forum. I just purchase my 2013 CB1100 a couple weeks ago from a Honda dealer where the bike had been sitting for two years unsold. The bike has about 700 miles now, and I'm hearing a sound I don't like. At idle only, there is a rattling sound coming from what seems to be the lower part or bottom of the engine. It sounds like something is loose, however it disappears once I rev it up or the bike warms up after a few minutes. When I ride, it's all good. If I let the bike sit for about 3 hours, and restart it, the rattling is there. From a completely cold engine, there is no rattling. Anyone experienced this? Am I just worrying for not much? Though the sounds surely doesn't sound normal. I've own many bikes, including Kawasakis, Yamahas, Suzukis, Triumphs, and Harleys, but this is my first Honda. I'm used to hearing noises that are just the bike being what it is, but I'm thinking my new CB may have an issue. I thought I'd check here and see what you guys think before I decide to take it back to the dealer. The dealer performed the 600 miles service, and put in Honda 10W40 instead of the 10W30 the manual says to put in. The dealer says their manual says either or depending on the season.

Let me state, for the record, that I have not been drinking. It occurred to me this evening that what would really complete the look of the black standard is whitewall tires. What do you think? Is this idea as brilliant as I think it is?

The closest I could find is a great looking 1971 CB750 cafe build:

(Pinned this under Mechanical/Technical by mistake)

As luck would have it one of my favorite road helmets matches the Honda's tank to a tee!

Let me preface by saying it was not my CB. My neighbors 2009 ZX-6R was swiped IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY yesterday. Got some video. Way too close for comfort.. Despise lowlifes who steal. These guys had scoped the place out. This was in Midtown, Houston, TX. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJbl5kmR2Sw

I'm thankful that I am moving in a month. These guys walked past my CB1100 and a 2013 BMW S1000RR to get to her Ninja. I doubt this thing is going to stay in one piece.

I am enjoying a long weekend, having taken yesterday off from work and having today off as a state holiday (thank you Cesar Chavez). With the wife at work, I decided to venture out and explore some new roads. With a duffle bag netted to the seat and a full tank of gas, I decided to ride Historic Route 80 east towards to the desert.

Historic Route 80 has an interesting history. It was the first transcontinental highway in the U.S. and stretched from Savannah, Georgia west to Phoenix, Arizona. The end of the highway was to be either Los Angeles or San Diego. It was 1912 and several railroads already had hubs in LA but San Diego was pushing for the route to end here for the added commerce that would follow. How was the decision made? A good old fashion auto race!

Race teams from San Diego and Los Angeles competed to see who would reach Phoenix the quickest. The team with the fastest time would have their city be the western terminus for the much needed highway. Accounts vary as to who actually won the race but it appears that only 4 of 16 cars from LA completed the run with 12 of 22 cars from San Diego finishing. Both routes had cars racing across mountains, rivers and sand dunes. San Diego won (despite the fact that San Diego is closer to Phoenix than LA - a fact that was apparently ignored for purposes of the race) and officially became the western end of U.S. 80.

San Diego automotive history reports that two men, Campbell and Harvey, won the race in a Stevens-Duryea Racer. I suspect LA automotive history features different winners in a different car. I looked up the Stevens-Duryea Racer and found both a 1910 and 1913 model. With the race being in October of 1912, I imagine the car used was close to one of these:
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In the mid-60s, U.S. 80 was decommissioned in California with the completion of Interstate 8. The old route still exists, however, and largely runs alongside the new interstate but with some interesting departures of relatively empty, two-lane, concrete sections that wind along the mountains and through some small towns. My ride took me through many of those towns. Sometimes I'd be forced onto I-8 but would soon find a connection back onto Historic Route 80 (officially designated as such in 2006).

I had read about a desert watch tower that stood at the border of San Diego and Imperial Counties and decided it would be a good enough spot to turn around. Riding east, however, I missed it. Having ridden past it, I found myself in the desert. I continued east until I reached the town of El Centro (Spanish for, you guessed it, "The Center"). What exactly it is the center of, I'm not sure, but I have a guess and that would be the bowels of hell. Luckily, El Centro has plenty of gas stations. I filled up, turned around and headed west towards home.

As I approached the town of Jacumba, I spotted the Desert View Tower I had missed earlier! I stopped to check it out. A couple of cars and a van from UNLV were parked in the rock and gravel parking lot. A group of young people were getting a lecture by a collection of boulders that I later learned housed a series of caves that, for a couple bucks, you could explore. The tower was open so I ventured in and was greeted by a barefoot lady holding a baby who offered to sell me a ticket to the upstairs museum. I kindly declined and was told to feel free to look around and that all the dogs were friendly. Sure enough, something that resembled a dog soon approached but kept its distance. There was an odd but interesting collection of stuff for sale inside the tower. From the tower windows, even on the bottom level, you could see far into the desert. It was quite beautiful, in an arid, moonscape kind of way.

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The Desert View Tower

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[i]An interesting buffalo head sculpted into the rock of the tower.

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One of the "friendly" "dogs" that roamed the area. I also spotted a German Shepard and another large dog around the boulders.

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I regret not getting a closer look at the boulders/caves. I later read that more carvings, similar to the buffalo head, can be found throughout but with no discernible theme to them, done by a man named Ratcliffe for a $1/day and jug of wine.

The town of Jacumba runs right along the border with Mexico. The large border fence that annoys those wishing to cross north is clearly visible just off the old highway. I wanted to take a photo but felt odd stopping and was convinced that I'd be contacted by the Border Patrol agents I saw in the area. Being that close to Mexico, I expected I might also spot some illegal aliens. Sure enough, just down the gravel road from the Desert View Tower, I came across a family of them.

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A couple of the smaller spaceships were set atop golf carts, allowing a person to get inside and be viewable though the bubbled shield. Some of the kids I had seen at the tower arrived and took photos of each other inside the spaceships. It was really funny. I was very tempted to ask one of them to take a photo of me inside one of them wearing my Bullitt helmet but I was too shy and didn't want to intrude on the good time they were having.

From Jacumba, I continued west on route 80, retracing my earlier path. But not before taking another photo of the CB facing towards home.

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Right after this shot, the lens on my Canon point and shoot started to malfunction. I could no longer get it to open and all future photos would have to come from my cell phone. I am convinced that the aliens zapped me with some form of electro-magnetic wave, disabling my camera! The camera on my cell phone has also been acting strange. It struggles to focus and then, when it finally settles upon the image, the shot comes out with a strange, somewhat blurred image. Aliens 1, metallyguitarded 0. But I'll be back to settle the score.

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West on Historic Route 80 wearing my Bell Bullitt that would have been perfect for a photo inside one of those spaceships.

When I came to the junction of Historic Route 80 and the 94, I decided I'd take the 94; a route I was familiar with but had only travelled going east. Heading in the opposite direction felt like a completely different road. The 94 is one of my favorite rides. Passing through Cameron Corners on twisty canyon roads in the late afternoon sunshine felt perfect. I wish I had borrowed my brother's GoPro again for this ride or, better yet, had my own video camera! There are some truly stunning stretches of roadway amid rolling hills and grass covered valleys. There are few spots to stop and take photos with only an occasional turnout along the way.

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The best parts of the ride remain captured in my memory. The few photos I took of the surrounding landscape don't come close to capturing how truly beautiful it was. There was one section of road where I was winding through the surrounding hills and the light was casting shadows in a way that is too hard to describe. Wonderful in the truest meaning of that word. With nowhere to stop and no real hope of capturing the moment with my alien zapped camera or defective cell phone, I just soaked it in. That five minutes, with the perfect combination of light and shadow, motorcycle and road, was the highlight of my ride.

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This map mostly captures my ride but understates my mileage as I took a couple large, unaccounted for loops on other fantastic roads along the way. In total, I rode 273 blissful, beautiful, at times interesting, at all times fun, miles.

Found this item: http://tinyurl.com/oer2das

Has anyone installed it on their bike? It can also be ordered with a smoked lens.

If you were to buy, would you get a smoke or clear lens?

I have arthritic hands. Not bad, but I don't like to "reach " to the lever when it is farthest away. I think that is when the adjuster is set to "1".

However, as I try different clicker positions I am having trouble getting the clutch to engage. First I notice the difficulty in finding Neutral. Then I notice the lever has to be squeezed to the handlebars to engage completely.

Can the clutch play be adjusted so I can actually "use" the different clicker positions?

How hard is it to do at home?