[attachment=1608][attachment=1607]Is anyone experiencing the same problem of the headers discoloring right at the engine and then progressing downward? The pictures are of each outside header on the right and left sides. My local dealer is trying to contact Honda to see what they say.

Anyone get Webike’s newsletter? http://japan.webike.net/WebikeSelection/?p=1

They show some of their customers’ bikes……. And I thought I had it bad.

You be the judge: good , bad or ugly:


VMAX 1680


Once a perfectly good CBX



All too commonly done over here too (Kawaski W650):



Yikes! Yamaha SR 400???


Zephyr 1100



Nice Engine mods !?! (Honda Cub 70)


Suzuki TU250:


I like that little Suzuki in the last picture. Must be all the red.

Ok, title may be a little dramatic but here's my little story. Ordered some Kijima engine guards from webike, only took 5 days from Japan so I was pretty excited.
http://japan.webike.net/products/9450147.html
Straightforward to put on, even with Japanese instructions, although I did break one of the two supplied bolts which didn't impress me much. Something new on the bike obviously requires a test ride, right? Great day, 70 degrees, partly sunny, nice day for a ride. Headed to some nearby twisties, not to actually test anything but just because it's fun. About halfway through the twisty part came into a yellow signed 35mph hour at about 50-55, fast enough to be fun but not exactly speed demon stuff. Halfway through the turn I started to scrape. First thought was footpeg, wasn't expecting it but there it was, no big deal. But it wasn't just scraping, it felt like it was digging and really unsettling the bike. I came up a bit but that wasn't going to work so went back down. I had probably let off the gas so that was the beginning of the end. I was heading for the gravel on the outside and didn't want to hit that leaned all the way over so plan B. Came back up, maybe I could still stay on the side and slow enough. Nope. Plan C, fairly shallow ditch just try to stay on while slowing. Worked fairly well but went over the handlebars right at the end. Picked up the bike and gave it a once over, no real damage just broke a mirror off. Started it and rode down the ditch a few feet til I could ride out then went down the road a bit to a pull off. Looked over it more carefully and cleaned out some mud but basically nothing had been damaged or even scratched. Rode home a little embarrassed and deflated but no worse for wear. After it was parked I looked at the footpeg and didn't see any scaping, kept looking around an saw this


Ok, they didn't really cause the crash, I could have handled it better, maybe I should have known better, maybe it's common knowledge the things stick way out, I should have thought....blah blah blah.
Anyway, learning experience, they are coming right back off, and for anyone else unaware like me, you've been warned!!!

I admit the white engine on the '14 CB1100 grows on me just because it looks clean all the time. My black engine looks good until it get dirty, the black paint now loose somewhat some luster and it continue to do so and black color show all the dirts

some of you have both '13 and '14 dlx, which engine paint you like better?

Does anyone know how to identify and remove the ecm so that i can have it reflashed?

Mickey hasn't been around since May 31st. AFAIK, hardly a day goes by without a post from him. Hope all is well!

http://youtu.be/qZZXys6SKkg
That's what I call being in control of your bike. That guy is great

My first video of a ride, Old Santa Cruz Highway in the Santa Cruz Mountains
http://youtu.be/IxQ_6d5gAY8

Being new to this forum, I'd like to post some photos of my bike but I don't know how. Would one of you computer cbrs give me step by step instructions on how to do this? I'm not computer literate, I just never learned how. thanks, themowerguy

This is an oldie but a goodie on You Tube. The fellow that put this together traveled a lot of Texas roads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwIOkp365PU