[/img]The CB1100 went to it's first state park. Gov.Nelson State park. It is
just a day park just out side of the city. (Ya I have a senior pass for the year, after all I just retired). We hiked a trail , it was great, you can see the capital and the city across the lake. Hope to go to many more this
summer.
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Emailed Vance & Hines about a Pro Pipe for our CB's. This is what I got.


Mark,

Unfortunately there is no future plans at this time to produce that system for that model.


On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 10:56 AM, fuzzybass <fuzzybass@yahoo.com> wrote:

Any plans to make one for the 2013 Honda CB1100??

I ordered the Honda Accessory Tank Pad and will pick it up at the dealer tomorrow. Does anyone know how to set this self stick pad down so I can move it around a little before it's permanent?

Can you use a soap solution under it? How do you do that exactly.

Thanks in advance. Jim

I am contemplating replacing the front and rear turn signals, and I'm leaning towards using LEDs. These are the ones I'm looking at: http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/LP-US...-LENS.html

Besides using a controller or wiring in some resistors, what do I need to know about installing LEDs on the bike? I haven't done it before, so I have no idea what kind of common problems there are sure to be. My biggest question is whether the running lights will still work properly? Can I just buy 2 sets and use them in the front and rear?

If I decide to go with standard bulbs instead for the smaller bullet style, do I use the 3 wire up front, and the 2 wire in the rear? Or 2 wire for both?

Thanks for any help!

I'm looking to install a small side mount bag on my cb1100.

It has to be, or do, the following:

1. Easy on or off.

2. Look good.

3. Fit a cb1100 with a "Wyvern" 4-4 exhaust.

4. Not too big. I'm not touring with it, just want to carry small things on occasion. If they're real cool, one on each side is feasible.

Thanks All!

Lee

Yesterday I took the advanced rider's course offered on Camp Pendleton.
It was a great course and the instructors were very humble and knowledgeable.

The class had 24 students and over half of them were on Harleys!!!!!
I couldn't here my Staintune at all when we started up lol.
Myself and two on Harleys rode with the sport bikes. No student came up to me or my bike. However the instructors only came to check out my bike
One instructor came over just to see how many miles I had racked up, I think they thought it was an old restored bike.
The second instructor asked me a few questions and was digging my CB11, he even told me again at the end of the day as he handed me my ARC card "Nice bike"

I have only been riding for about 9 months now and have ridden a little over 7,000 miles.

In the 2 months I've had my CB11 I have put 2,200 miles on her and was actually pretty nervous to take the ARC because I wanted to get used to her more. I HAD to take the course since my command has a new motorcycle rep and they were harping on all the riders who haven't done the ARC. Luckily I came off a NH750 so I guess all I really needed to get used to was the power.... and smoothness

I am all for motorcycle courses and have been looking forward to taking the ARC, I took the BRC (basic rider's course) in September last year and obtained my motorcycle endorsement that way.

At the BRC they always made us use 4 fingers to apply pressure on the front brake and made us use both the front and rear brake at the same time and told us to NEVER apply them while in a turn. Well during the ARC they taught us trail braking which is applying brakes at the beginning of a turn and letting off as you get to the apex, while maintaining or rolling the throttle and let us use however many fingers we wanted on the front brake and they let us choose to use only one or both brakes.

Ok, so this is how the course went.

They took roll and assigned ranges around 7:00am
Sat in the class until about 10:15 (with plenty of breaks) going over introductions, safety, and some techniques.
Didn't actually start riding until 11:45 and we finished riding at around 3:00pm.

There were 8 exercises, one of them was just a demonstration.

#1 Warm up/weaves
It was just one big loop like a track and they really wanted us to speed up in the straight a ways. I stayed in 1st the whole time and revving it up to 25-30mph sounded soooo nice with the Staintune.
After going around a few times, we weaved through some cones.

#2 Emergency brake/getting out of the way (from someone you see in your mirror coming up behind you fast)
Kind of wish I had gone with the ABS model now lol. The instructors really wanted us to push our bikes to see their limitations as well as our own. My rear tire lost traction and locked up once in this exercise, and ended up doing it again later on in a different exercise and that time my wheels weren't aligned and I felt my rear wheel sliding to my right
Any way, the second part of this exercise we had to e-brake, look in our mirror, and then shift out of the way of an imaginary vehicle. It took me awhile to get the hang of it, I like taking my time but we were supposed to move out of the way as quickly as possible.

#3 Stopping distances at 15mph/25mph with and without delays (this one was just a demo by the instructors)
Which was a real eye opener, we actually travel a great distance when trying to come to a complete stop from 15/25mph and the difference in distance with and without delays were substantial.

#4 Curve adjust/trail braking
The curve adjust was going through a turn, then swerving out of the way of something, then resuming the turn.
To get a better lean and have the bike upright to keep traction, they told us to point our elbow down (on the side we were turning) to bring our upper body into the turn.
It really works!!! I was able to make tighter turns, you want as much traction as possible when trail braking so you don't lose control if you brake too much.

#5 Curving and swerving/braking and swerving
We simply went through a turn, straightened up the bike, then swerved around some cones. In the second part, we had to apply the brakes when we straightened up before swerving. I personally like just letting off the throttle to slow down.

#6 Multiple curves
This was a big loop with a few curves, it was really kicking my butt. The whole point was to do it all smooth, I had not gotten trail braking down and the bike was.....not smooth...letting of the throttle too quick...opening up too quick....

7# ...
I forgot what it was called but it was similar to the multiple curves, only we had to straighten up and e-brake. I focused more on trail braking and I was making the turns a lot smoother, it really helps to maintain the throttle and apply just enough brakes (even in the turn) to slow down just a bit.

#8 ...
Can't remember the name of this one either, but it was just two loops, one inside and one outside and all the riders were on them at once and had to signal and merge in and out of the two loops.

I was able to take this course for free, if I had to pay I still would have taken it.
I learned a lot and now I need to practice and build those good habits to retain everything I learned.

....................
It is really late for me so sorry if anything doesn't make sense. If anyone would like to know more about the course, please ask.

Can someone figure out a way to tally how many are in what states? On here.

Just unpacked this J-Cruise this afternoon, Shoei fits me good, I like the darkened glare shield that comes down or up as needed for bright sunshine, keeps me from having to wear sunglasses or swap shields out. Matches the tank nicely too.
I think wearing a full open face helmet with no shield and only glasses is "OK" on slower real hot days, but the direct wind in my face was distracting and left my skin vulnerable to flying debris.

[url=http://www.shoei-helmets.com/Helmet.aspx?J-Cruise&h=23&t=1]http://www.shoei-helmets.com/Helmet.aspx...e&h=23&t=1

Just received and installed a set of Ohlins today. Nice looking set of shocks. Took em on a short ride over the roughest road in Fort Collins. I could immediately feel the softer yet more controlled ride. The jarrings of the stock shock are muted.(At least for my 62 year old back) Tonight I will take on a 60 mile mountain section for my in depth, seat of the pants analysis...

I only do these things to help my fellow man spend money like I do on frivolous objects.
Now, where is my Staintune I ordered 3 weeks ago???

A Google search yields a bewildering number of returns for motorcycle intercom.

My wife has a HTC helmet with the flip up face plate, which came as a sweetener in the price of the bike and I have my trusty full face Shoei.

We’re just interested in rider /passenger comms.

Anyone have any suggestions?

No hurry, since she won’t ride until I get a backrest installed.

Thanks,

Mike