I've added a windshield, bags, highway pegs, mirrors and LED lighting so far. I had to make brackets for the highways pegs. SlipStreamer has several windshields that fit this bike, the S-02 Spirit is the one I prefer for looks and function. I've had it on several bikes already.

WM Aluminum Cowl painted black.
WM Black low handlebars.
Bar end mirrors.
Corbin seat.
Hakofugu front & rear fender.
Hakofugu Tailight.
K Factory 4 into 1 black full exhaust system.
Ohlin black coil shocks.
Power Commander 5.
Posh black bullet turn signals.
Black painted side panels and rear grab handles.
Kisan brake light modulator.
Kisan headlight modulator.
R&G engine sliders.
Grip Puppies.
CnR shorty brake and clutch levers.


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I placed my order today for the Fly screen today , can't wait till it comes in

I'm planning a trip this summer, and need to be prepared for weather. Can you guys recommend rain gear for me to purchase?

We had some unseasonal and beautiful weather in northern VA this past weekend. I decided to get the bike out Sunday and ride. I noticed the clutch fluid appeared a bit discolored in the sight glass. It has been about 1.5 years since the bike was new so I decided to open the service manual and perform a clutch fluid change. Actually, very easy with the right tools.

Tools needed are one man bleeder (Mityvac), 10mm box wrench for bleeder screw for slave cylinder, hex wrench to remove left side plastic crank case cover, and small philips screw driver to remove clutch master cylinder reservoir cover.

Fluid - DOT 4 brake fluid. I used MOTUL 600 DOT4.

Start by setting the bike on a level surface and putting it on the center stand. Turn the handle bars slightly to the right or until the clutch master cylinder top is level.

Remove 10mm bolt holding holding the gear shift linkage on the left side of the bike. You will need to fully remove the bolt in order for the linkage to slide off the input shaft. Note the orientation of the shift linkage and the alignment dots on the linkage and end of the input shaft. Line these dots up when the linkage is reinstalled.

Remove the three hex head bolts securing the plastic crank case cover (left side of bike). Upon removal you should see the black clutch slave cylinder with the bleed nipple with rubber cover at the top. . Remove the rubber bleed nipple cover to allow access to the bleed nipple and bleeder screw.

Place a protective towel or sheet over the gas tank and front fender to prevent any errant cutch fluid from getting on painted surfaces. Clutch fluid is highly corrosive and will remove or stain paint if not removed immediately. Take extra precautions here. At the handlebars, remove the two philips screws securing the clutch master cylinder (left side) cover and rubber seal. Remove the cover and place in a safe place. Next, take your hand held bleeder and vacuum out all the fluid in the brake master. Do not pump the clutch handle as this may allow air to enter the system. Simply remove the contaminated fluid and refill the reservoir to the inner max level line with fresh DOT4 brake fluid.

Next, place a 10mm box wrench on the slave cylinder bleeder screw and attach your brake bleed tool hose to the slave cylinder bleed nipple. Using the bleed tool, draw a vacuum on the bleeder valve and then crack open the bleeder screw with the 10mm wrench. Watch the vacuum gauge drawn down as dirty fluid exits the bleed nipple. Tighten the bleed screw when the vacuum gauge approaches zero. Repeat this process until the fluid exiting the bleed nipple appears clear. It is okay if you see a few bubbles in the fluid that is exiting. I have learned over the years that you rarely get a solid stream of fluid. Most likely some air will come into the fluid exiting the bleed nipple from around the bleeder screw threads. This is okay as the bleeder is at the top of the slave cylinder so unlikely air is actually in the system. Be careful not to let the brake master empty completely of fluid or you will draw air into the system. I performed the bleed procedure and opened the bleed valve 4 -5 times under vacuum before the fluid was clear to my satisfaction. Tighten the bleeder valve screw for the last time, remove the hand held bleeder hose, and replace the rubber nipple cover.

Top the master cylinder up to the inner max level line and replace the cover and secure with two philips retaining screws.

Replace the crank case cover and shift linkage and you are done. You should have a firm and responsive clutch lever. Test ride the bike. Hope this helps everybody.

27,032 miles. 8600 of which was on the 14 CB and 27 on the 13 CB. Got in 88 miles this morning on the ST. Twas a bit nippy, but with electric jacket and glove liners, and ATV hippo hands I was quite comfortable.

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stopped to take the pic over this little creek on the way to my brothers house to meet him for a ride. He's tougher than me, small windshield, no electrics, no hippo hands.

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Supposed to be nicer tomorrow, up to 35, so another New Years Day ride with my brother is on the schedule again.

I suspect this is one of those love it or hate it type of bikes. Me? I love it (despite the apparent lack of symmetry). What do you guys think?



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I wonder what it feels like to ride on tires like those. Anyone done something like that?

In 2006, my riding buddy, Carl, went on a motorcycle tour of the Patagonia region of Chile with MotoAventura http://www.motoaventura.cl/.
In 2007, he mentioned to me that he was thinking of going back in 2008 and riding the northern area of Chile and into Peru with the same tour company. After hearing his stories about the first tour I agreed to go with him.
We weren't kids anymore. I was 70 years-old and Carl was 68, but we were and are very fit and strong for our ages. We knew the days would be long, but that didn't bother us because this was going to be the adventure of a lifetime.
In June 2008 we flew to Santiago, Chile, and spent four days there exploring the city and area. We then flew north to the city of Antofagasta to meet the tour and our traveling companions. They turned out to be three Americans and four Belgians. The Belgians spoke great English and we were all good friends in no time at all.
The tour was for eighteen days and we rode across the amazing Atacama Desert; across vast salt flats and up into the Andes Mountains and in the valleys below. Around every curve and cresting every rise revealed wondrous sights and scenery we could never have imagined. We even had a side trip to the Inca ruin of Machu Picchu.
It was a Saturday morning on the second last day of the tour and we had just come down off a mountain and following a road along a valley floor that was cut into the side of a hill. I could see that the road curved sharply to my left, but since I wasn't riding very fast I rode into it as I had done many times before. Unfortunately, it was a blind and severe U-turn and I simply ran off the road and crashed down into a concrete drainage ditch. It all happened so fast I didn't have time to do anything about it. In those remote areas there are no warning road signs.
The impact didn't knock me out or knock the breath out of me, but I knew I was hurt. My right shoulder hurt badly and I could see my right glove was missing and right hand was bloody. I had dislocated my right shoulder and broken several bones in my right hand.
Out of nowhere three farm workers appeared on the berm of the ditch and began talking to me. I couldn't understand a word, but I knew they wanted to help me. My right leg wasn't injured, but it was trapped under the bike (a BMW GS650). In my best (worst) Spanish I asked them to lift the bike so I could sit up. They understood and freed me. I knew that Carl was coming along and did my best to tell them that a "moto amigo" would be along to help me. Moments later I heard Carl riding along - but he rode right on by! He later told me that he saw the natives waving, but the sharp curve needed all his attention - plus I was down in a deep ditch and he couldn't see me.
As it turned out, the lead group had stopped for a rest a few kilometers down the road and when Carl arrived and I wasn't there, he knew I was in trouble somewhere behind them.
The chase truck and the lead group were flagged down by the natives and I was rescued. The natives were fantastic and I can never thank them enough for what they did for me.
I was soon in the chase truck and heading for a country hospital about 45 minutes away. It was rustic to say the least, but they x-rayed me; gave me oxygen and shots and put me in a massive plaster cast. They folded my arm over my chest to immobilize my shoulder and the cast went over my right shoulder and all the way around my upper body. It was heavy and very uncomfortable (chaffing) but it was the best solution.
Carl hired an ambulance that can best be described as junk to take us to Cusco where there was an airport. We were able to fly out the following Monday morning to Lima; New York city and finally to Nova Scotia Thursday morning around 3:00AM. From Monday until Thursday we lived in airports and on planes.
I entered the hospital Thursday morning and had shoulder replacement surgery later that day. The ball of the ball-and-socket joint was so shattered that the surgeon had to fit me with a titanium shoulder joint. Thankfully, the socket wasn't damaged.
I went home the next day and two weeks later I started six months of physio. There was no way that I was going to allow myself to be impaired for the rest of my life so I put my all into the exercises and routines and today it's as if the crash had never happened. The following April I got on my bike and I have never looked back.
I have no lingering effects from the injuries and I'm as strong and fit as I ever was. I don't even think about it except for times like this when the subject comes up - and I have the adventure story to tell
I'll attach a couple of pictures. Sorry that they're only thumbnails.

As I write, it's 10:12 pm in Queensland Australia. The fact that I'm writing here at this time on 31 December will tell you something.

Before tottering to my bed, I thought to thank you all for your companionship, humour, knowledge and wisdom during the course of 2014. May 2015 be a safe, happy and prosperous year for you and your families and friends. May those of you with CB1100s ride many, many miles/kilometers on them and may those of you who aspire to owning one of these splendid machines achieve your dream.

Very best wishes indeed for the New Year.

Got a surprise today from Samurider, the kijima rear rack I ordered on December 26! Today it was at my post office box at noon. Wow! After dinner I'll be out installing it on the CB, pictures will follow ( listen quietly and you may hear a few naughty words installations usually seem to demand a few).