Riding my CB1100 with no hands! This is the Natchez trace lots of bikes every weekend. I had to hold iPhone with both hands to keep phone steady ! I know it's dangerous but I have done it all my life on all kinds of bikes. I would say don't try it. Sun glare but the brakeaway cruise holds a nice steady speed this time at 60 mph hard to see in video due to sun glare
http://youtu.be/abRWx3qWmrU

Natchez trace in Mississippi
http://youtu.be/sXlxh0Q584w
I don't know why it don't have sound. Go to my YouTube I will try to resend
http://youtu.be/sXlxh0Q584w

You don't know how you look till you get your picture took! iPhone mounted on handle bar camera facing me say cheese ! Lol http://youtu.be/tQ7JzdMgHDs

Had a chance to test ride my 2 new farkles today. The first, a TSR engine hanger, replaces the $29 OEM hanger with a $140 part. It looks nice but lacks the stock hanger’s mounting bracket, That bracket holds the fuel tank’s evaporation canister, a US only emissions control device that lurks behind the engine hanger. I found an alternate means of securing the canister but I was sorely tempted to remove it completely.

The second farkle is a pair of Magical Racing mirrors. Insanely expensive, their purchase is a sure sign I need farkles anonymous therapy.

Pictures:

Weather was about as perfect for a ride as one could ask for today so we took a loop of some nice roads in Pierce and surrounding counties.

Pam leads the way out our road on her V-strom.


A beaver pond couple miles from home.




Rest stop at Sunset Community Fire House.




Spiderworts blooming at a roadside in Ware county.






Back to home.

I will be riding the CB and it will be my first real long-distance ride. I have done a 300 mile day before, but it was on a 250 dual sport and I was following a car. It also happened to be in cold rain the whole time. That was when I learned that my waterproof pants were not very waterproof at all. It wore me out but I think I will be much more comfortable on this bike.

I have a big Wolfman Beta duffel that fits the bike well and I'm shopping around for a good tank bag. I'm also looking into getting a detachable windscreen and a mesh jacket. I pack pretty light so that should be all the storage I need and the windscreen should help a lot with fatigue. I don't plan on camping, just staying in motels and such.

I also have a small toolkit to fix little things that could go wrong and a CO2 plug kit under the seat for emergencies. For security all I have right now is a disk lock.

I have made the trip multiple times in a car, but this will be my first time on a bike. I love the country I'll be going through and I plan on taking a more scenic route than usual, though I haven't laid it out yet.

Are there any tips experienced tourers could give me to make the trip more safe, fun and comfortable? Anything I may not know I need or want?

Thanks in advance.

It's been a great day. Rode both the bikes today 50 years apart
1963 305 super hawk restored and 2013 cb1100 have been a few changes all for the good

http://youtu.be/iDYbOtj42MM

I found a great spot yesterday! Check it out!
http://sfomoto.blogspot.com/2014/05/cb1100-pics.html

and thought I'd pass it on. Crazy tire sale, but not for the 1100.

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/377...C_ID=54006