When I took off this morning my fuel guage was on 1 bar. I no sooner left and that one bar went to flashing and counting down at 55 miles remaining, so I rode and watched 55-50-45-40-35 (starting to get nervous) -30-25 (definitely getting anxious) -and at 23 miles remaining on the count down I pull in for gas.

here's the stats:

according to computer:

miles driven on tank 224.3 miles
23 miles remaining
3.9 gal fuel used
0.3 gal fuel remaining (what? that only adds up to 4.2 gals)
ave mileage 56.9 mpg

at fill up

Took 4.029 to fill
@ $3.599 per gal
$14.50 total
by calculator ave mileage 55.7 mpg

With 4.6 gal tank, should have had at least .5 gallon of fuel left good for approx. 27.8 miles

might..just might.. be able to get 250 miles out of a tank in an emergency.. 'might" being the operative word lol. Hope I never have to find out.

So got everything in and on! Total list is:
Full Yoshi system
K&N Filter
TSR intake funnel
PCV
Chrome meter covers
Chic Designs shortened rear fender
Fork bellows
Hakofugu mirrors
Dime City white old school style grips
and lots of love.

My Bridgestone BT45 bias ply tyres (standard size) were stuffed and needed replacement. I had done approximately 16000kms on the Bridgestones. After some research, I bought a set of Michelin Pilot Road 3s, 110/80/18F and 160/60/18R. I liked the reviews of these tyres and, I have to say, reading CIP57’s post also influenced me. I removed the wheels at home and took them to the tyre supplier. The supplier removed the Bridgies, fitted the Michelins and balanced the wheels. On inspection the rear brake pads were worn to the indicators and the fronts were only just OK. This was after 33300kms total. While the wheels were off was a good time to replace the pads so I did that.
I fitted sintered pads to the front and organic to the rear. I am heavy footed enough to make me cautious when applying rear brake while modulating sintered on the front is not a problem.

Thought I would show some photos:

Last Blast, wheels off, waiting for new shoes and stoppers. Older cousin in the background.
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After fitting the pads and new tyres I was concerned with the clearance between the rear tyre (now 160/60) and the right side foot of the centerstand. With the 140/70 standard tyre the clearance is approximately 12.5mm (.5in). This was now reduced to about 7mm. Probably enough. But not enough to remove images in my overactive imagination of the rear tyre, at high speed, contacting the centerstand and bringing it down. Could be nasty. I thought about bending the right side of the stand out. There is not a lot of length between the foot and centerstand cross brace so a substantial bend would be required over a short distance. I then decided to remove the centerstand and cut the inside of the foot down to achieve at least a 12mm clearance.

Foot after surgery and a squirt of Kill-rust black paint.
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Centerstand back in place. The clearance is now about 17mm. Imagination now at rest.

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Removing the centerstand is easily done, a pinch of the proverbial possum’s pooh as they say (at least here in OZ they say that). I refitted the centerstand but did have an “issue”. Replacing the main spring and the sub spring proved not to be a pinch of the proverbial, to say the least. The sub spring sits inside the main spring and that’s how they both came off, together. Surely they go on together. Well, not quite. After about 30mins the floor below the bike was littered with various pliers, screwdrivers and even a hammer. The air was blue with my expletives. I do have a set of brake spring pliers, which may have done the job, but I couldn’t find them. Fitting the sub spring, located inside the main spring, was easy. The main spring not so, as the sub spring inhibited twisting and extending the main spring, and really did not want to stay in place while I attempted to fit the main spring. Bugger! I decided a beer was required to calm me down and lubricate the thought processes. It worked. Going back to the job I had a Eureka moment. Clamp the top of the main spring to the pivot post; fit the main spring using a suitable lever. I used a sturdy phillips head screwdriver. Then insert the sub spring inside the main spring with the upper end inboard of the clamped main spring and then pull down and attach at the bottom. Like a lot of things in life, once you have done it, you know how to do it.

Anyway, all back together and time to bed in the brake pads and get the shine off the tyres. I decided to ride to the Grey Gum Café on the Putty Road to the north west of Sydney. About a 306km ride, return. I wont go into the details of the ride too much except to say that the initial 40km was on freeway so that by spacing between blocks of cars I had the brakes well and truly bedded and the tyres warm before getting on the Putty Road. The Putty Road has lots of tight twisties, sweepers and some straight. Ideal for the job. In a Seat Time post Cormanus has given some good detail on this road and a photo of the Grey Gum Cafe. The tyres were good by the time I had a fish burger washed down by a coffee at the Grey Gum. On the run back I gave the Michelins a good workout. I was impressed. I had the strong impression they were smooth and very sticky. Got up some good lean angles. Felt good.

Here are a couple of photos of Last Blast with new boots:
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Cheers

Hi all,
They list two bikes. I haven't been able to get a CB1100 yet. Retired, saving up and sold my Nighthawk. I really love the new 2014 changes. (each change only perfected this already beautiful bike) I started looking around to see if discounts have started yet. I spotted this on cycle trader and verified it at this dealers' website. Things are looking better all the time price wise.
I have no affiliation with this desert dealer ....as I live down on the bayou, Che'.

C'est Bon,
Eric

http://www.westernhonda.com/new_vehicle_...ov=3815521

I'll try to get to the point as quick as possible. I purchased my 2013 CB1100 approximately 2 weeks ago. Like many of you I ride it as often as I can. Also, it didn't take very long at all before I figured out that I wanted some kind of protection against the wind pressure on my chest. So I started looking around this forum and found info on many different screens, windshields, etc. I found many options but I really love the look of this bike and didn't want to take away from the natural beauty of it by pasting a great big ugly windshield on it.

After a bit of searching, I decided to try the Dart flyscreen. I found some good write ups and info so I took the plunge. I ordered it from their website even though I was a bit skeptical about ordering outside the States. It arrived in 5 days, I was very impressed by that. Not that the company had anything to do after it left their hands as far as shipping but it just gave me a positive feeling. I also got an email from the company thanking me for my order. It arrived and was very well packaged. The fit and finish was absolutely flawless on the screen as well as the other parts and mounting hardware that were included. Using the provided instructions, I was able to mount it in approx. 20 minutes. It was so simple I thought I'd messed something up or missed a step. It looks very well installed on the bike and in my opinion doesn't detract from the overall look of the bike.

Now for the ride test. I wasn't able to ride right away because it rained for the next 2 days. For some stats, I am 5' 9" and weigh a muscular 200 lbs. My inseam is 30 inches. I used a full face helmet. I rode approx. 10 miles at 60 - 75 mph. I was thoroughly impressed. The Dart completely took the pressure of the wind off my chest. I no longer had to wrestle with pulling with my arms and pushing my torso against the wind. My arms could hang on lightly on the bars. It really felt as if I had a much bigger screen. For those that have owned a sportbike with a normal height windscreen, it feels exacly the same. The wind is off the chest and only partially on the helmet. This of course will vary depending on your height. Personally, unless I have a fairly sizeable windscreen, I usually go with a full face helmet because of the aero design and the noise reduction. I have found that wind flows much better around a full face than a half lid and goggles. Plus being a long time sportbike rider, I'm just used to the full face helmet.

I do most of my riding on country roads, some in town and minimal highway. My average speed is 60-65 mph. I can tell you that with this screen and my style of riding, I can ride all day long because of the wind protection it provides. I didn't post pics but the website has pics of the CB with the exact same type screen I installed. go to: http://www.dartflyscreens.com then click on CB1100A. I paid $159 and free shipping. After trying it out, I would easily pay double. I of course have not tried any other screens on my CB but highly recommend adding this one to your list of potentials if you're looking for one. I don't know if it fits the 2014, DLX or whatever other models or mods may be out there. I do know it fit my stock from the factory 2013 CB1100.

Ride On

Like everything on this bike, thus far, very easy install. Will certainly be making some overall changes to the final install and finish but overall, very attractive. Takes an already very unique bike and takes it a step further.

Thank you CB4ME....! Again.

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180 meat

As most of my riding is done in the Western NC mountains I had not used the 5 th and 6 th gear yet till yesterday.
I took my 2014 on the Interstates for a 130 mile trip (bike only had 422 miles on it ).
This gave me a chance to use the 6th gear ,at 75 mph the refs dropped about 250 going from 5 to 6.
AS the wind noise was greater than the engine noise any way (I do wear earplugs) I could not really hear much difference ,
The bike still pulled well in 6 th gear but to ME the 6 speed was not really needed, I do like the gear indicator but not the less visible indicator lights in the different location.

http://motogadget.com/en/digital-instrum...ideos.html

Found this on the web. I'm not planning on adding it to my bike, but I still think it's cool.

Round 9 of 18

Sachsenring, in the former East Germany, is only 2.8 miles in length and has 10 left-hand turns compared to three 3 right-handers. One of the slowest race tracks on the circuit with lots of tight corners and the longest straight of only 0.435 miles. The track is very abrasive and very hard on tires.

Only 15 points separate the top Moto3 riders going into this weekend:

1st place Jack MILLER on a KTM with 117 points
2nd place Romano FENATI on a KTM with 110 points
3rd place Alex MARQUEZ on a Honda – 110 points
4th place Alex RINS on a Honda – 107 points
5th place Efren VAZQUEZ Honda – 102 points

Should be an interesting weekend.