So I'm out riding my usual favorite roads yesterday for the first time with the CB11 - as I pull into newly 're-opened' T.W.O.'s .. there's another CB1100 rider pulling in just in front of me. While we're exchanging handshakes and chatting .. another CB1100 rides past on Hwy60. The bikes attract a crowd of guys asking lots of questions too. I imagine this will be a very popular bike if Honda keeps sending them over here.

Anybody removed to see if any modifications can be made internally?

I have a like new set of Dug Out brand soft luggage side rack that is only available from We
Bike Japan. The Cycle Guys bags I have mount from the rear passenger mounts so I can't use them. If interested I can take a picture. I will take $85 shipped tomthe lower 48.

Has anybody installed this kool exhaust system?

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It claims some pretty good HP and Torque numbers.

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So the recent talk that the CB1100 had a speed limit of 112mph proved too much temptation for me. I decided to go out to my favorite stretch of empty desert highway to see if this was true.

Previously, I'd had the bike up to 105 mph and it had still been accelerating briskly. It was hard to imagine that Honda would artficially hold it back. I'd heard that some of the scary fast bikes like the ZX14 and Busa had been limited to 186 mph (299 kph), but a 112 mph limit seemed kind of low. If you took the bike to the dragstrip, you'd likely bounce off the limiter before you finished the quarter mile.

Anyway, since I hadn't heard that anyone on the site had actually verified the existence of the limiter on U.S. models, I decided to go check it out for myself.

I was humming along at about 80 mph, when I shifted into 5th and rolled the throttle wide open. Within a few seconds the speedo was passing through 100. Without any letup, the bike passed through 110 and was still accelerating quite well. Then the speedo hit the area between 110 and 115 and I felt the power drop off. The bike made it to 115 indicated (114 on the GPS) then dropped to 110 then wobbled back and forth between 110 and 115.

I'm assuming that the limiter is built into the ECU and is shutting off 1 or 2 of the injectors when the computer detects that the speed is above 112 mph. My CB750 has a rev limiter built into the electronic ignition that shuts off one coil above redline and it seems a lot harsher than the CB11's limiter (the 750 has no EFI or engine computer).

So, there it is. While most will never bounce off the speed limiter at least we know it is there. Sadly, that makes my CB750 the fastest bike I have. No doubt the CB11 would blow it away from 0-112, but after that the 750 would leave it behind.

Alas, my beadrider went with my last bike. I've found for the nice balmy summers of the Carolinas, the beadrider really does help with the airflow. So, with Father's day fast approaching, I thought I would plant the seed of a beadrider (and in my case, one has to till the field, sow the seed, water the crop and harvest). In any case, the CB11 is not listed so in measuring I came up with a 13x13 option. However, the measuring process is a bit subjective so I was curious if anyone had already fit a beadrider on the stock seat and, if so, what size they had. (If anyone has thoughts on the Airhawk 2, I may be interested in that as an option as well. I just don't know how well it works in the heat and humidity)
Thanks

Honda’s rear carrier, available in the US, has been discussed in several threads. Some like the look, so not so much.

Personally I think Honda did a pretty good job of adding some “function” without distracting from the “form”.



My wife loves to ride but feels more comfortable on a bike with a backrest. That’s one accessory I haven’t seen offered yet. I ran the idea of a Givi top case with backrest pad by her, but my wife wasn’t thrilled with the look.

Under the theory that “something” often beats “nothing”, we purchased a Nelson Rigg CTB-250 roll bag and secured it to the rack. The bag has an insert to keep its shape, and filled with raingear and a small backpack the roll bag is quite solid. It’s fairly unobtrusive at 15” long and 9” in diameter.



Back to the rear carrier. It was on back order 2 weeks but was worth the wait. I saved $54 buying it when the local dealer had a 20% off accessories sale. It was a fairly simple 30 minute install requiring one 6mm hex wrench, and after it was on I figured out how to install it in about half the time. Here are a couple of close-up pictures.







Getting ready to try it out in a few minutes!

Edit: back from a short 35 mile run - the wife said the "backrest" was just "ok". It has about an inch of give and was a bit hot, but better than nothing, and with a bonus of bringing a couple of small items back from the store. But we do need to get a proper backrest sooner or later.

Anyone out there know what CB stands for? I actually stumped my parts manager with that one.

As in the subject -GPS anyone ? Thoughts ? preferences?

here is a good review on the Garmin Zumo 220:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3X8eH5nMaU

I have seen photos on this forum of the chrome piece from Honda that goes on the spedo. Wondering if anyone out there has installed the headlight piece as well. Thinking of getting both. I really liked the look of the speedo piece and think headlight could be as good.