Hi guys, I mentioned that I will be making a few things for my 2014 CB110 and I finally got my first piece! Its a plate to replace the stock reflector bracket, I mean license plate bracket ;-)

I actually made two of these, and as some of you may know I have been doing custom metalwork since 1996. So here is a link to my Etsy Store where I have one for sale. Please check it out.

I plan on making more if the demand is out there.

[url=https://www.etsy.com/listing/227900177/honda-cb1100-license-plate-bracket?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=cb1100&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery]Etsy Link

Please stop now if you don't like swearing, as I cannot today adequately express myself otherwise.

Down the coast highway from Carlsbad into San Diego, stretches of open coast, some densely congested urban jousting, the Torrey Pines grade, a freeway hop, and even some construction and special events traffic obstacles.

What a cuss perfect motorcycle.

That's all!

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I like how the Triumph owner 'understands them completely' and is an 'expert' whereas the Honda owner is 'very typical' and merely an 'enthusiast.' Also the Honda has 'plenty of weight and bulk for highway cruising and an array of buttons and switches to make his life easy.' I guess the implication is that a Triumph owner's life is harder and he is more of a man than than a Honda owner? A pretty naked, not so subtle marketing appeal to ego I'd say.

I imagine by '72 Triumph sales had plunged and they were probably desperate to somehow make their obsolete twins stand apart from Honda's state of the art four cylinder CB750s. I also couldn't help but think that you probably had to be some kind of expert to maintain and repair the Triumph, but that most likely not the intent of the ad.

In any case, I thought it was an interesting period ad prior to Triumph being taken off life support a few years later.

found this while browsing.
seems like it is a dlx with '13 wheels...


http://carnews.beforward.jp/searchs/deta..._id=241507

A friend and I went riding today and we switched bikes for a bit. Thus I found myself on a Ducati Hypermotard... a very strange beast. Both bikes are air cooled, both have two wheels and similar controls but there the similarities pretty much end. The Ducati vibrated like riding a chain saw and it was quite twitchy. The overall bike is quite short and I felt like I was sitting right over the front wheel. The gear shift took a lot of force to move between gears. It is much lighter than the CB (by over 100 pounds and I could definitely feel the difference). Didn't much care for it at all.

My friend on the other hand said that riding the CB was like sitting in a barcolounger and gave him no sense of excitement. He said it was way too smooth for his liking. My reaction was "um.. too smooth? really? whatever" and then we went back to riding our own bikes and were each quite happy.

how does one set clock on cb1100?

First off, I don't even have my 2014 DLX yet, called the dealer and i'm due to pick it up on the 10th of April, they still have 8' snow banks (down from 14'). But, I have been on this forum since the day "I committed". I have been checking out all the mods that everyone has done to their CB1100s and I like them all ! I fell in love with the look of the Cafe mods, especially the Chic cowl and seat, red fenders, headlight bucket etc., all very cool. But I keep coming back to the stock DLX. The main reason I went with the DLX was the 4 into 2. I like the symmetry, along with the other perks and it looks good in red. No offence to the Black Beauty's intended ! I have never been a huge fan of red, not sure why, don't have any red t-shirts, don't wear red hats, never bought a red car, but this bike looks great in red and I bought it. I love to mod my bike to be individual as does everyone, but I also love the stock look of the CB1100 (so far I have added fork boots)(oh, and RLETS). Since I have been on the forum I have been exposed to so many very cool bikes not available in the US and I think (today) that I am leaning towards the either white or grey scheme. Just tank and side covers change, black rack and gaiters. Now, the reason for all this rambling is, are there any white or grey owners out there that would like to trade for red ? I know its a long shot and I can get the parts from Samurider, but just thought I would ask. Cheers !

I have been looking for a small magnetic tank bag to stash my phone, keys, and other small essentials for easier access than what my saddle bag provides. I wanted something that didn't detract too much from the lines of the tank. Cortech had their Micro model tank bag, but the phone pouch was too small for the current crop of larger screen phones like my Samsung Galaxy S4. I found out Cortech introduced the larger Micro 2.0 which supposedly fit these larger phones. Finally found one in stock at a shop I stopped in after doing an Indian demo ride event this morning. The shop had a new 2013 CB on the floor, so I was able to try before I buy.

It fits right around the gas gap up top and the bottom magnetic tab just fits above my K&H Solo saddle's nose. Those with the taller saddle might have to stuff the tab under the nose of the saddle since it goes higher up on the tank. This also works as a strap mount bag if your tank is plastic or aluminum and the security strap that goes around the steering yoke is recommended even if you are using as a magnetic bag. On the CB, running that strap would chaff the paint on the tank, so I will leave it off. The magnets are very secure, so it's not going anywhere.

If anybody wants a wide shot of the bike, let me know and I will drag it out so I can get a good photo.

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just teasing, me and the old lady's sportster "72"

My bike seems to have some issues shifting. On getting in the freeway from 5-6th gear the bike made a clunk noise and the gear indicator was at blank "-". Then when i got off i was shifting from 2-3rd and it felt like it went to neutral. I constanlty hit nuetral from 1-2 too more often over the past month.

Does this mean I'm overdue for a chain adjustment or something bigger?