Those desperate to read everything ever written on motorcycling will be interested in [url=http://issuu.com/spidisport/docs/gloves_book-en-web]this little publication from Spidi.

Anyone heard from out cb1100 member ss2wheels? He was responding a lot on here ! I have not seen him in over a week on this forum! If anyone knows him let us know if he is ok let's hope so

Some highlights, can scratch this on off the bucket list

All Girls Garage is a car and motorcycle show on the channel formerly known as "Speed," now brilliantly and unexpectedly renamed "Velocity.". There are three girl stars: Bogie; she's the MaryAnne of the group, has extensive automotive experience, and does a lot of the heavy lifting. Jessie is the rocker, with tats and blue dye in her hair. Christi Lee is the All-American blonde (from Florida) who rides motorcycles on the track.

So what's the problem? At no point during the 5 or 6 shows I've watched have "the girls" made out, removed any clothing, or handled any "power tools" that weren't actual power tools. In fact, the entire show is basically an infomercial for car and bike products and services. What a gyp.

You've been warned.

I know there is already a generic CB1100 comments thread, so bear with me as a new standard owner and member of a tiny minority .

It goes without saying that people love their 2013s and deluxes. The comments from friends, family and complete strangers are mostly favorable. Its classic color and accents make for an approachable and friendly-looking bike.

Now for those who own the current Darth Vader edition, I'm curious to know what comments you've been hearing...

A non-riding friend thought it was "beautiful", while a riding buddy described it as an "angry male gorilla", noting how it looked "beefy, like it had just finished weight lifting". We compared it to my resurrected 75 kawasaki z1, which he described as a "tired, sway-backed horse" to the cb's Clydesdale physique. I think the z1 is a beautiful bike, but the Cb does have a much more aggressive posture.

Any choice comments from the four other people in the US who bought standards in 2014?

Hey Folks,

I'm new to the forum having purchased my bike this past March. Once again, thanks to all of the feedback regarding after market parts. I contacted Mr. T and purchased a factory Japanese Honda seat (30" seat height), matching side covers, and the Road Comet II fairing with a smoked windscreen.

Over the years I've restored a number of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. With that said, I'm pretty much OCD when it comes to doing car or bike stuff. Anyway, here goes. . .

Upon receiving the fairing, I was disappointed to see the inside looked unfinished, a rough looking red color. Looked like over spray. Before assembly I masked and painted the inside of the fairing matte black with a rattle can. After the paint dried I assembled the unit and installed it, per instructions with the rubber molding piece surrounding the top of the windscreen.

Once installed, I noticed the opening around the headlight seemed unfinished. Went to Pep Boys and looked at the door strip moldings for cars and trucks. Cars are 1/4", truck moldings are 3/8" and very pliable. Installed the truck door molding around the headlight opening in the fairing. Gives it a nice, finished look and seals the area to avoid the headlight bleed into the dash at night. Simple fix for $5 and it looks great.

Once installed, out for a ride. Major disappointment. The Road Comet wobbles in the wind - BIG TIME - at any speed. Those of you that have one already know this. Back to the auto parts store and purchased black car/truck side molding. The molding is 1" wide by 3/8" thick with two strips of 3M double stick tape on the back. Cut two pieces, each 1" long. Positioned the molding between the gauges and the ridge of the fairing. . . 10 o'clock position on the speedo, 2 o'clock position on the tach. Did another test ride. The Road Comet doesn't move, even at 90 MPH. With the inside of the fairing painted black, you don't even see these.

Simple fix to fine tune the Road Comet Fairing and Windscreen. I would do pics but mine are way too large and get rejected each time. I'm 63 years old and not real technology oriented, forget the pics. . . unless I e-mail them to you.

So I went for a fairly long (70 mile) ride on my CB yesterday--longest ride I've had on the bike so far--and noticed something a bit odd. Thought I'd see if anybody else has experienced this.

First half of the ride, bike feels normal. Occasional minor vibes through the bars depending on RPM, but nothing through seat or pegs--same as it's always been. Second half of the ride, though, I start feeling progressively more vibes through the bars...and then it moves into the seat....and then it's in the pegs too. Not heavy vibration, but definitely noticeable--enough that feet/butt/hands start to tingle. I was riding the same kinds of roads at the same revs as before. The air temp seemed to have come up a few degrees, and I noticed that this started after I'd spent some time in slow traffic, and then sitting at stop lights, but otherwise I couldn't see that anything had changed.

So...do you think I imagined it, or just started noticing vibration that was already there because I was getting fatigued (I still have comfort issues with the seat)...or was the bike actually vibrating more? I've ridden much longer stretches on many different bikes (virtually all of them liquid cooled), but this was a new experience for me.

Hey guys, I need your help. I need to get some saddlebags that fit and don't look ridiculous on the cb1100. I think I saw a posting on one of the threads here a year ago but now I can't find it.
So anyway, help?

Ya'll,

Has anyone put a set of these on their 2013? YOSHIMURA RS3
If so, was it a straight forward install? Sensor issues? Center Stand clearance? Is re-mapping needed? Using stock filters or K&N? Issues?

Thinking about adding to mine....

This Lucky Duck picked his new 2013 this morning. Yep, I was up early(usually am). Wife and I off to Chaparral, yep it was that bike. Wrote check, signed bunch of papers, checked out bike, rode home. Quick lunch then wife fired up the CBR250R and off we went. Am really impressed with this bike, extremely comfortable, handles real nice. I like this bike alot, it just seems to kinda operate on it's own, like I'm just along for the ride, wait maby that is how it is suppost to be. Real nice bike for an old fart like me. Everyone have fun and ride safe.