I had a Honda Fury and it was great, but 2 much plastic on it for a cruiser imho
Loving the CB1100, just wondering if all the honda bikes are this good, or if honda put special attention on getting the CB right!
BTW, update on my Scrambler, put the stock 18 tooth front sprocket back on it and it is much more relaxed and in fact am enjoying it as much as the CB! So you other Bonneville owners out here, don't sell yours, they go great with the CB in the stable

I like the Honda Ctx1300, but it appears to be missing from the 2015 lineup like the CB

[url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-27/casey-stoner-to-make-motorbikes-comeback/6354420?section=sport]A report in Australia has Stoner making a comeback at Suzuka in July.

Seat time? General Discussion or Todays Weather? Tosses coin, tosses coin again. Seat Time wins.

This morning I took a quick five minute ride to Coogee Beach. I could have walked but thought it would be good to take Last Blast to the beach.





I took those photos and then went for a swim. The air temperature was 26deg C. and water temperature 23deg C. with a light south westerly breeze and clear sky.



Alas, I was perturbed by the number of young women who, despite being warned of the dangers of too much sun, brown themselves while wearing costumes that, quite frankly, are next to nothing. Disgraceful. I will continue to monitor this situation closely.

Cheers

I just got the rack from the Honda dealer.

The part in the catalog was discontinued; instead they substituted this part:

08L70-MGC-A40

It came with NO instructions.

There's a number of bushings; two triangular black brackets...and I can't see how it would just bolt on without damaging the plastic fitting that holds the turn-signals; or how they would be re-located. Whether the plastic rectangular assembly goes OUTSIDE the frame.

Anyone have an exploded diagram or installation instructions?

I'm sure many of us have had people while driving their cars stop next to us at a stop light and say "What year is that". But I was asked this question three times in less than 24 hours while just performing short errands within 10 miles of my home. One of the guys in a Ford pick-up yelled out his window while we were driving and we had a quick conversation at 35 mph. I replied to one guy at a stop light "What year do you think it is", and he guessed 1982. Can anybody top three times in less than 24 hours?

In a message below, it was said that Marysville had closed. They built several bike models there, but it was originally built for cars. Hard to imagine they would close such a huge facility with Honda's sales growth in the U.S.
Can anyone confirm the status of Marysville ? Thanks, Rocket

https://youtu.be/KXUoyCTYm0U

4 of us ride together every week, call ourselves the CPRs [ Carolina Pro Riders ] which sounds better than old farts. All retired ,pushing and over 70 and ride at least 10 Kmiles a year. And we enjoy all roads even though they sometimes are a challenge to our street bikes.

I started looking around at torque wrenches this morning. I found one that goes from 2 to 24 NM, plus it included a nice assortment of Allen Keys which I was looking for as well.

I converted the NMs to FT LBs and it looks like the max is 17 FT LBs. Is that going to be high enough ? or should I be looking at something that goes higher ?

I have never been properly educated in torque wrench use and its been 40 years since I have used one, so any input is appreciated.

At the end of my [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5204]last report, I was in Brisbane being supportive. All went well with the birth (thanks for the kind words, Blockhead) and after a few days I was clearly in the way. It was time to head home. Again, there was no great hurry, so I decided to try an alternative route back over Mt Nebo.

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I left slightly later than I’d intended which turned out to be mildly unfortunate as the day just got hotter and hotter. And, of course, it was worse inland.

I retraced my path up Mt Nebo, a better ride up than down, but instead of turning right onto the Mt Glorious Rd to Samford, I kept going to Mt Glorious where I stopped at the very motorcycle-friendly Mt Glorious Café for a belated breakfast. As this is a favourite ride out from Brisbane and very close, there were a few bikes parked.









I continue to be fond of the bike in the second photo.

The road from the Mt Glorious Café leads briefly along the remainder of the ridge before starting its descent into the valley. It’s a pretty road and in good condition as it takes you through tall eucalypts that provide plenty of welcome shade on a stinking hot early autumn day.







The last photo in that series, is the start of the descent. It’s a beauty, although there is a fair bit of leaf litter about which means caution would be required in wetter conditions. I had to stop briefly for some road works, but then made my way down through some great and steep twisties to the valley containing Lakes Wivenhoe and Somerset—Brisbane’s water supply.

The Wivenhoe-Somerset Road is a bit of a favourite of mine. There’s almost no traffic; it’s reasonably straight but with enough sweepers and hills to make it interesting; and the good surface allows for a quick passage.




Wivenhoe-Somerset Road

At the northern end of this road I turned right onto the Esk-Kilcoy Road and made my way through an enjoyable winding section along the banks of Lake Somerset. I stopped at the dam for a quick photo, partly out of sentiment—as I rode past here one day on the way to meet Pterodactyl I saw a white CB1100 in the wild.




View over Lake Somerset

At Kilcoy, I decided to try the road to Jimna. I’d [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4926]once contemplated riding it from the other end, but given up because of the threat of 88 kilometres of dirt when my stomach was growling. This time I gave up when a sign told me there was no more fuel for 130 or more kilometres. I had no chance and, by the time I’d ridden the short distance back to Kilcoy, the heat and hunger made me decide to keep pushing homewards.

After faffing around in Woodford trying to find petrol (there isn’t any until you reach the Mt Mee turnoff, I decided to make the run to Maleny. By rights I should easily have had enough fuel, but I always get nervous once the CB1100 gets past 200 kms and the nasty little light starts flashing. As it turned out I made it without trouble and filled up and took a break for a great big milkshake as, by then, it was well into the mid 30s (°C).

A ride along the Blackall Range, down through two sets of twisties to Nambour and I was back on the Bruce highway riding into what felt like a hot hair dryer. A slight detour to Noosaville to collect a new visor for my helmet and then home.

Yet another great day on the CB.

I don't want to start a whole new debate on oil, I know its already been done, But I just want to say that I changed the oil in mine between the 1k & 6K service (4k) because I had not done the k"s and it had been over 12 months.(I know I need to ride more often) The Honda dealer where I purchased the bike from recommended Shell oil, Which I purchased from him and used. I have now done the 6K service and used the Honda GN4 this time. I cannot believe the difference in the bike, The gear change is so much smoother and the bike just runs better all round. I will only ever put Honda GN4 in my bike from now on.