Well, I was out getting the first maintenance on the bike done at the stealership (they threw in a hugely discounted prepaid maintenance plan with the CB) and after I was done I figured I'd run on over to Sargent and look around. I talked with a guy there for a while about customizing the seat (about $260ish for what I want done). Apparently since it's the beginning of the season, they're crazy busy. Locally, it's a 3 week wait, so god help you if you ship a seat in now.

I did ask if they had any plans on making a seat for the CB, but as far as he was aware they weren't even considering it yet. He said they have to get at least a couple hundred requests before it even hits their radar.

If anyone is considering them, just to have driver portion of the seat changed (raised/lowered, new foam added, and their default covering), it'd be about $170-180ish iirc. I don't know how that compares to other places, but it's there for comparison at least. I was looking at getting the pillion changed a bit so she'd be a bit comfortable... and would stop sliding forward when I slow down or brake at all. She has a tendency to slam her helmet into mine.

I've always hated bike speedo's optimism. Never had a bike that wasn't "fast". Put GPS on CB and recorded speedometer vs GPS. CB clock reads absolutely same as GPS up to 80 mph. At 85 it is 1 mph fast. Finally a bike that tells the truth. This is with tires at rec'd pressures, etc.

Since Honda announced they were bringing the CB1100 to the states, I've been spending plenty of time perusing the Internet reading up as much about the bike as I could. (And to a lesser degree for a number years before then.)

I have no idea how well this bike will, or won't, sell for Honda. But I do find it interesting to see the type and amount of conversation the bike is generating. I like standards in general and not just the CB1100. Before buying my Honda, I gave serious consideration to the Bonneville T100 and the Moto Guzzi V7 along with used W650's which show up around here every once in a while. Each bike has its own appeal to me, however none of those options blew me away the way the Honda did (no surprise, I know).

Interestingly, a number of Bonneville owners on Triumph-specific forums strike me as a bit insecure when it comes to the CB1100. That surprises me somewhat to be honest. If I think about it I suppose that Honda swiped a potential sale from Triumph in my case, but I'm not sure how common this might be amongst other CB1100 owners. If I had to guess, I'd venture that the CB1100 will draw in customers that just weren't swayed enough by the Triumphs and the Moto Guzzis, etc.. Maybe I'm wrong about that. In my case, even though it's not a retro styled bike, I was more drawn to the Street Triple than the Bonneville and had already arranged financing for a purchase when the release of the CB1100 was announced.

At any rate, I see such reactions as a real positive in that garnering such attention is a far better sign than receiving no reaction at all. Like I've said before, not only would I like to see Honda do well with this bike, but I'd like to see the sales of standards in general continue to rise across the board.

All the best,
Guth

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Paul

I like fork braces and while searching for one found a company in California that is looking to add them to their inventory.

However they do not have a bike to measure. As I emailed them about when they might be producing them, they sent me this email (also an offer is on the site).

I do not know how to post the template to for measuring, but if anybody is interested in this, I can email it to them. I have no interest in this company other than wanting to buy the product.

They sent:
By any chance do you know any riders in the Southern CA area and/ or forums where could find one?

Also, do you know if its the same as any other Hondas? To be sure, can you measure the fork diameter in mm (approx. 1/8 of an inch below the fork seal= where the brace wraps around), distance center to center and verify anyclearance issues (fenders, horns, etc).

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I have not seen it mentioned anywhere else, but in the set-up notes (the sheet that cautions to clean the pipes) it is mentioned that the sparkplugs are oil-cooled. Nice touch. Maybe has something to do with emissions. Anybody know?

Which tires are considered better by those in the know, Dunlops or Bridgestones?

Mine comes with Dunlops.

Or does it matter?

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Paul

1998 Honda VFR800
2003 Suzuki DR650 SE
2012 Honda PCX125 Scooter
2013 Honda CB1100
Paul.

12 volt power port for battery tender, heated clothing or any other 12 volt needs. port and harness connect to battery through a inline fuse. home made mount out of 1"x1"x1/6" aluminum angle cut and shaped to fit .
Paul.