Purchased my CB1100 pre-owned from a dealer in upstate NY this past November sight unseen from an online ad and a phone call. Previous owner only put 800 miles on it, didn't like the riding position and traded it in for a cruiser. I live about 250 miles away, so I planned on making this first ride a memorable one home to Long Island. Traveling light, I carried my old plate, my helmet, leathers and a backpack onto the 4:30AM LIRR train to NYC, rode the 7:00AM Aamtrak to Albany, took a 15 minute cab from the train station and arrived at the dealership at 9:45AM. Signed the papers, slapped on the plate and took the beautiful back road RT 22 South for the next 175 miles on an absolutely gorgeous Fall day to the ferry in Bridgeport, CT and cruised on the boat ride to Long Island. It was a thoroughly enjoyable adventure with no traffic and cost under $100 for the 14 hour trip start to finish. Stopped on my way home at the local motorcycle shop where all my bros were hanging out and had a great story to tell about my first ride on my new motorcycle.
I always say the journey is more important than the destination.
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PS- the "oil spill" under my brand-new CB1100 is actually a gag rubber thing my bro placed under my bike at the local shop to get a reaction. He does this to unsuspecting owners with the predictable hysteric results everytime.

We had a Chamber of Commerce Sunday on the west coast of Florida... just had to
take advantage of it. I left the beach at 10:00 and followed a MadMaps route that started
north of where I live in Wesley Chapel. After a short ride up I75, I headed east on route 54
to Branchbourough, then north on 471 to Bushnell, then west on 476 (yes, there are twisty's
in Fla), to US 19. US19 south past Weeki Wachee Springs, then over to 597 and 595
south past Hernando Beach, then down US19 again to ALT19 through Tarpon Springs,
then down to Dunedin and out to Caladesi Island then back to Treasure Island.
234 miles from 10:00 am until about 5:15. A couple of stops for gas, a bite to
eat, and a Starbucks Break at 3:30. A great day! The more I ride this bike, the
more impressed I get!!
This is the route I took... The GREEN circle, #13



A sleepy little town (Zepherhills)...



Lunch!! A Cuban sandwich, tomato soup, and a diet coke...yummy!



Ran out of road... near Lake Lindsey off 476. I had to get my
GPS out... before I got too lost.



Old Florida.... Spanish Moss.



Of course... I'm in Florida... so here's a water shot
near Caladesi Island.



Sorry... this one slipped in. Hey, in July when you guys
are out enjoying the mountains, we're stuck inside in the A/C
because it's WAY too hot to ride. You can get back at us then...

A great day on a really good motorcycle!




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Oh man, I've been spoiled rotten with shaft drive motorcycles. Removing and reinstalling have been a breeze.

I took the rear wheel off this afternoon to put on that fancy red tape. It didn't come off as nicely as I'd like but putting it back on was a bear. Son of a gun, I could install the chain then the brake caliper didn't want to get on. Put on the caliper and no room to install the chain.

What is the trick this?

I created this spreadsheet to log any PCV maps anyone would like to share. If you would like to e-mail me your .PVM file to add it to sheet, just send me a message with you mods and I'll give you my e-mail address . I don't look for Dynojet to ever offer anything but the map that comes with the PC V. I'll add mine once my shop gets their heads out of their bums.

Since winter has set in (at least up here in Wi.) I thought I would
start a thread about the bike shows
http://www.motorcycleshows.com/
They started a while ago and I think some one said they had been to one and Honda showed the 2013 CB1100.
I have always gone to the Chicago show every year except for the
years I was in Biss. then I vended at Chicago for 10 years and once in
Cleveland ,but that is another story in it's self.
It is something I always look forward to , it is a real break in a bad winter.
I have one friend who stoped going because he thought they had gone down hill -
Anybody gone to some ? Do you plan on going? Thoughts -

Does this describe you?

"The target owner for a bike such as the CB1100 isn't a guy who is looking to be a part of an image; he is a rider who genuinely wants a quality motorcycle. He isn't concerned with trying to fit into a subculture of motorcycle people or join a club. He is a rider who made the decision to buy a bike based on reason; he wants something comfortable, fast and reasonably priced, and without doubt, the CB1100 hits all those marks."

Arthur Coldwells 8/1/2013

I picked up my new used CB on Sat. it is great so far, the PO glued some goofy home made eng. cover protectors, Its the only F up I could see so far. Hope to get them off without ruining the finish but 2 new covers are only $175 total if I get too anal about it. But my 1st big question is the extension to lower the kickstand is protruding up and forward of the foot peg. It is in the way of shifting, my foot hits it, I'm thinking it is bent away from original position, I been looking for picks but just can't get a good view of what it should look like in the up position, I'm thinking it should be directly under the peg? I think a few wacks with a rubber mallet should fix it or am I missing some kind of bumper on the frame?

So, woke up this morn feeling kinda funky........went out and bought a new 2014 FJR. Great bike with lots of cool stuff. Actually, I had a Super Tenere that was getting too tall for me in my old age so the logical replacement was this beauty. This will be a good partner for the CB1100.

http://youtu.be/mTS_PWgXj_0

short video of my ride on 12/31/2013. Sound is kinda messed up, only the last third came thru----just in time to see/hear me hit red line.

Cool, if this catches on they may come out with a UJM or sportbike version I can use :-)
http://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/art...2643b.html