Tried to "listen" the voice of the four cylinders but on YouTube it usually runs smoothly a 900/1000 rpm. I wonder: is the sound exciting? Do you like it? Any video where I can hear it "singing"?
And don't forget to answer the poll!

I noticed that on the 2014 CB1100 that the engine gaurds that you can buy use some of the Motor mount bolts or locations.

Do these need to be re-torque'd if you add engine gaurds?

What is the proper torque?

I’d just had two good rides—see [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5014]here and [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5124]here—on two consecutive days. It was surely time to stay at home and do some odd jobs.

Then my wife got a call she’d been hoping for: a grandchild was about to be born and she must head south to Brisbane. Me too; but, as my presence was not required immediately nor for as long, we decided to travel separately. An opportunity for a ride? What a shame.

Even more of a shame, there’s some good riding country between my home and Brisbane and I was not in a hurry. Provided I was prepared to travel almost double the length of the trip I'd have to make on the slab, I should have an enjoyable ride.

The customary map. The thick yellow road to the right of my route from point B down is the highway.
[url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zE2kuVEGplwI.kV7W0DOZjjsU]

I had a few things to do before leaving, so took the highway for the first part of the trip.


After a little more than 50 kms I turned off on to the Steve Irwin Way, named in honour of a curious Australian zoo-owner and TV naturalist who, sadly perhaps, lost a fight with a stingray in 2006.

I didn’t stay on the Steve Irwin Way for long, turning off quickly to re-ride the recently found Tunnel Ridge Road.




At Landsborough I turned inland to find the Bald Knob Road, also recently discovered. As I headed south, I realised I was doing some of my ride for Eric in reverse.





The striking Glasshouse Mountains from the Bald Knob Road. I very much doubt they’ve ever been troubled with snow

A ride along Commissioner’s Flat Road and the plain saw me at the Braisen Hussey Café in Woodford for a late lunch. I had an acceptable lasagne and salad in preparation for the splendour of the Mt Mee Road.



Commissioners Flat Road


Sharing a parking space at Woodford with two very shiny Harleys
Four kilometres or so south of Woodford, one turns off the D’aguilar Highway and on to the Mt Mee Road. After another 5 or so kilometres, there’s a fast stretch of twisties to take you up to the plateau.








As you can see from the pictures, I was stuck behind a car, so I swallowed my disappointment, tootled along and took some photos. At the top, I turned around and went back down again just so I could ride the upward section at a pace that suited me.


There are no photos of the second climb. I was hanging on too tightly.


The Pitstop Café is not always open. When it is, it’s very biker friendly and offers a great view southwards over the plain to Brisbane

Just after the Pitstop, I spied a damsel in distress being assisted by an officer of The Law. ‘What the h*ll?’ I thought and turned around to see if I could help. It appeared the elderly Harley, on which said damsel and her daughter were out for a ride, had started coughing and spluttering and then developed an electrical fault. The officer, who was tinkering with the battery, leapt out of the way until I explained that even his mechanical ignorance could not come within cooee of mine.

Pursuing the tried and true policy of ignorant wannabes the world over, we jiggled with wires and checked the battery terminals and played with the key until suddenly the lights came on and the engine turned over. The damsel meanwhile had borrowed the officer’s mobile phone and rung her father who had set out in a van to collect her. In spite of our success with the electrics, the bike still wouldn’t start. It turned out that the damsel was a dab hand with the Honda screwdriver I unearthed from under the seat of the CB1100 and she whipped off the float bowl of the carburettor and gave things a good clean.

B*gger me if the thing didn’t start. So we geared up and all set off in convey down Mt Mee to Dayboro where the damsel’s father met her in his van. The officer’s ST1300 was a pretty nice machine and I stayed out of trouble behind him as we made our way down the hill.






When we spied the damsel’s father, I kept going. I’ll never know whether the officer stopped and had a chat to her about the inadequate state of her electrics.

From Dayboro to Samford is pretty enough but not particularly interesting. It’s simply one of those bits of road that must be travelled if one wants to ride Mt Mee. At Samford there’s a roundabout and a decision—left along a much travelled, but reasonably quick, road to the northern suburbs of Brisbane; or right and along the winding road up to the road along the ridge of Mt Glorious.

The left hand route takes you through some pleasant enough country and the road could be a lot of fun were it not for speed limits and traffic. For that reason, and because I had plenty of time, I turned right onto the road to Mt Glorious. The first part runs along a plain. Although you can see hills there’s no real indication of what you’re in for as you arrive at the base of the mountain. It’s a steep and twisting climb through very pretty bushland. There’s a stream to the right and occasionally the chime of a bellbird can be heard. Neither of these photos really does it justice.





This close up from the map gives some sense of what fun the road is; what it doesn’t show clearly is the climb. I was travelling from right to left.
From the top of the hill, it’s a great run along one of Brisbane’s favourite motorcycle roads through Mt Nebo and down into the city where I was to come to rest for a couple of days.




I stopped to check out a lookout




Looking west from Mt Nebo. Somewhere through the haze is the great, flat Australian inland




Brisbane bikers out for a Sunday ride

I am in need of a windshield for my new CB1100. I tried a Slipstreamer Viper which the dealer's aftermarket parts book said would fit and even the Slipstreamer website said it would. However, after struggling for over an hour, the best I could do resulted in having about a 2" gap from top of headlight to bottom of windshield whereas the curve should nest on top of the headlight. I cannot afford the Comet fairing/shield so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Pics would also be great. Thanks

guy prints a cb500, thought it was pretty neat the stuff you can do with a 3d printer now in days. it's not functional but I could think of a few things that I would 3d print for my bike, for starters maybe some sliders, phone holder, or even tools like a handle bar hole drill alignment tool lol... what's peoples thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f_sf-Nabrs

For those Walking Dead fans, anyone know what engine that is?
http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/vi...lking-dead

My just purchased new 2013 CB-1100 spins too fast. Please name Suppliers of Sprockets for front countershaft & rear sprocket. 2014 Sprockets seem to be different.. Thanks for your help. Andy in Tucson

Hello everybody,

I thought I would share a video taken this week end on private roadway of course.
The noise is quite louder but not obnoxious and feels very "retro".
Other than that, the quality is impeccable, welds are well made and the fit is perfect...
Added benefit, 11 Lbs less on the scale. -6.5 Lbs on left side and -4.5 on the right side.
The kit comes with all the hardware to install and bumper stop for the center stand.
Bike has been "unlocked" by GUHL motors. Speed limiter out, RPM limiter +1000, Timing changed, Fuel map adapted, PAIR valve mod.

WARNING: after install, I ran the bike around the block and back to the garage...Bad mistake...Some of the insulation inside, will "burn up or cook" after being heated up by exhaust gases...So, there was a lot of smoke coming out of the exhaust pipes...Better ride the bike for a good 20 minutes to prevent smoking out your house (garage)...
Next day, I rode it and the bad smell was gone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdb8cC2y9lM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkujVxk5lFE

All the good stuff you see on the bike has been purchased from SAMURIDER since last April 2014.

For a while, the Triumph Thruxton was at the top of my list. It was a cool looking "out of the box" cafe racer.

In keeping with my affinity for cafe styling, I also looked at the Ducati Sport 1000. I even looked at the Norton Commando ($$$.

Then I stumbled upon this cool looking retro bike from Honda. It had available ABS, 6 gears, 4-2 exhaust, and was just beautiful to look at. I envisioned it as the perfect canvas on which to build my dream cafe bike. To me, it was just begging to be "cafe'd out".

In the end, it was Honda's reputation for quality, the performance advantage over the Thrux, and the price point that made it an obvious choice for me.

The Ducati was very nice looking, but even used cost more than a CB and the seating position didn't seem ideal for longer rides - not to mention the frequent ($$$ valve adjustments those Ducs need!

The Commando is a gorgeous bike, but at $20k+, it was just more than I was willing to pay, and not nearly as practical as the CB1100.

Good Day,

Sorry for the misleading topic but I have been searching for some cafe racer mods in the forum to no avail as most of the members here seem to have parts fabricated. AsussieFlyer's mod is one such example. While it is unique, there are some of us who wants a cafe racer look but simply did not have the resources to fabricate but would prefer to purchase parts if available. I am one of such example.

It started off with the dilemma of deciding between the thruxton and CB11 to purchase. I would have to admit that in Malaysia, Thruxton is cheaper ( around usd 18k as compared to the CB11 at us 24k. ( Malaysia is one of the most expensive places to own vehicles due to our tax ). After months of searching and exploring, I found that it would be safer to go with the triumph as it's a cafe racer out of the box. Coupled with some british customs mods and i have a gorgeous looking bike. Honda's in the other hand has been very reliable and i have to admit that i have grown up with honda's and they have been robust, reliable and dependable. It is the cafe racer look that seems to be of a challenge. Nevertheless, I decided to jump into the unknown and make something for myself. This to me would be a basic template for people who wants a CB11 cafe racer but find it difficult to fabricate parts on their own.

My definition of "cheap" means that all the mods that you see only requires your credit card and some patience waiting for the shipment to arrive. Understand this, purchasing online incurs postage charges and local taxes ( ouch.. found out the hard way ). No customised parts from your local store required and all you need is a fairly good mechanic to assemble it for you or yourself if you have the time and the patience.

I will break this post into a few parts and hopefully be able to help some new members to change the look of their bikes without having to worry if it fits. I would list down what i got for myself and where to purchase it. This is in no way an expert's advice but serves as a documented guide on

1. the look I wanted
2. what was done
3. where i got it from
4. the result and conclusion

to make something from stock :



to this



To be continued........

Cheers
Scoot