The plastic headlight shell, or bucket, on my bike has developed stress cracks at the mounting bosses (where it mounts to the mounting brackets or ears as some call them.

They were hard to see.  I found them by chance when looking around with a flashlight.  The right side has 2 and the left side has 1.  They are an inch or so long.

They originate at the bolt hole.  And yes the metal inserts are installed.  I have a Road Comet installed so maybe that had something to do with it.

I did epoxy them on the inside.

Can you guys take a look and see if anyone else has them?

Honda has launched a new 500 Four

https://www.advrider.com/honda-sneaks-ou...ycle-show/

My church had a car show this weekend on saturday. Me and my girlfriend rode out to breakfast that morning, then stopped by on our way back. Lotta cool old cars, was surprised to see that some of these cars were in my little community.

Anyways the big surprise was seeing a Honda Rune in the flesh. You really don't get how big these are until you see one in the flesh. Its the size of a small car. 
The owner was a very nice, very large guy. It's like the rune was designed for him. He bought it brand new but doesn't ride it very often since all the parts are crazy expensive. Just the engine guards alone are over $1000 each if you dropped it.

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I had a difficult week and needed some quality time on the CB1100EX. The weather was perfect:



I decided to drive across the San Francisco Peninsula and visit Alice's Restaurant, a pub famous for a twisty road leading to it, redwoods, motorcycles, classic cars, tasty food, good music, and a relaxed vibe.

Check Out Alice's Restaurant

I completed my pre-ride check. The motorcycle was ready. I spent a little extra time focusing on tires and brakes. The road ahead had an interesting combination of highways, rural roads, high winds, and the San-Meteo Bridge, the longest fixed link bridge in California. It is a 50 mile drive (one way) from my California home. The bridge is beautiful:











I crossed the Peninsula without incident even with winds gusting over 25 MPH. I was delighted to have the weight of the CB1100EX.

With a gentle turn I left the highway behind and entered into an old growth forrest of redwoods. The road leading to Alice's Restaurant is two lanes with only a few turnouts. I stopped along the way to take a few pictures. It was breathtakingly serene:









Alice's Restaurant has been operating since the 1940s, a rarity in the United States. Because of its relatively remote location, it has become a destination for cyclists, motorcyclists, environmentalists, hippies, and  music lovers. It is impossible to just happen upon Alice's Restaurant--you have to make the effort. When I arrived, it made an incredible first impression:



There was a lot of people there, but the operations was clearly dialed in. There was seating inside and outside. The servers were organized, cheerful, relaxed, and remarkably fast. They graciously modified an offering for me to suit my dietary restrictions. The egg-white, potato Benedict's was delicious:



The restaurant has a long history of catering to motorcyclists. The wall art reflects that, but perhaps even more impressive is the gas station station and air pumps.







I parked my motorcycle in one of the designated areas. There was an interesting combination of Harley's, tourers, sport bikes, and adventure bikes. All the tribes appeared to get along with one another. When I returned after eating my brunch, some motorcyclists were standing by the CB1100EX. They wanted to learn more about the motorcycle and what it was like to ride. The marveled at the quality of materials, classic lines, and general appearance. One of the guys noted that he was behind me and had a much more difficult time navigating many of the turns. I told him that there are times when an upright riding position with a perfectly balanced motorcycle made for counter steering has some advantages.

An owner of a CBR asked me if he could take a video of my motorcycle so that he could share it on his Forum. I told him of course and that the CB1100, all vintages, represent the very best Honda has to offer:





I returned home. I spent 2 hours commuting and an hour talking shop with motorcyclists of all persuasions. Life is good on a CB1100. Enjoy your weekend. David

Since it is going to rain tomorrow and for the next few days, I took a late afternoon ride west of Forest Grove on Stringtown Road, then west on Hwy 8 out towards and through Gales Creek.  when Hwy 8 met up with hwy 6 I took that west to timber road.  Timber road has a LOT of tight curves and switch backs and some decent (for the coast range) elevation changes too.  I'll attach photos and perhaps the title can tell you where I was.  I don't have Pdedse's skill with photo attachment.  GC=Gales Creek.  FG= Forest Grove
The rode into Timber is very curvy and totally canopied.  very scenic.  the very tight switchbacks with big elevation change happen right outside of Timber as the highway climbs onto a big plateau.  the road was closed for several years as a landslide took the highway down the side of the plateau.  It's now open again, fun as ever, and smooth pavement.  the tight switchbacks need some attention because gravel trucks usually lose some of their load in the hairpins.   

and there are switch backs going down the other side of the plateau too, just as intense, but in the shade as there is a tall canopy on each side of the road coming off the plateau and heading toward hwy 26.  Hwy 26 was busy with 50K vehicles headed back from the coast to the metro area.  few breaks in traffic.  Fortunately the CB1100 doesn't need a large break in traffic to merge.  

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let's see, I've added a scottoiler, heated grips, fork gaiters, power port, custom seat, paint matched retro racing cowl from chic design, LEDs all around.  done?  nope.  one last thing.  

Sent the forks off to racetech for their spa treatment (custom springs, GVEs, reworked internals, etc) and ordered a set of their G3S rear shocks for my 2014 std model.  Got them installed this AM.  went for a 1.5 hour ride this afternoon.  as expected, night and day difference.  Before when I had the preload set enough to get 1/4 travel in sag, the suspension was so stiff that it felt like riding on an old wagon.  felt every tar snake.  and the wheels bounced, which didn't give a feeling of being planted.  corners had too much suspense to be comfortable.  now the ride is firm but compliant.  both high/low speed dampening setup inside.  feels well planted on the road with no, absolutely no bouncing.  small road imperfections the tires simply go over, staying on the road and I don't feel them.  bigger bumps are correctly damped.  caught myself going faster through the corners on this route before I realized it.  bike was so well planted the corners were effortless and low adrenaline.  both the forks and shocks came presetup for the bike + my weight + my riding style from racetech.  All I had to do was to install.  ride was way less fatiguing with the better suspension.  The rear G3S shocks I ordered were the blacked out versions.  Since the shocks were behind my side bags anyway I wasn't too concerned about the looks.  less chrome than factory (none actually) but if you like the blacked out look, there it is.  Shock preload linearly adjustable with the preload collar and the lock collar.  rebound adjustable too.  but that came setup for me from racetech so I didn't have to bother my neighbor with helping me to measure sag.

put a big wide smile on my face.  Highly recommended if you're frustrated with the stock suspension.  One really doesn't realize how bargain basement the stock suspension is until you've ridden other bikes where they have top line adjustable suspension.  It spoils you.

I think I'm done now with modifications.  bike getting an oil change after the ride.  letting it drain while adding this thread.  Only thing left to do now is to add miles & smiles.
-tdbru

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It is not really that importent, however I feel the thread: https://cb1100forum.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=135

would better fit to the seat time section instead of general topics. Could that be changed easily (if you agree)?

Cheers,
Django

Inspired by Cormanus' recent posts, I looked at a few websites dedicated to motorcycling in Australia. It is absolutely incredible. No wonder Comanus has clocked so many miles!

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Last week I went to a local Honda dealer to buy oil and a filter. The GN4 was very reasonably priced; the OEM filter was ~A$50 so I bought a HiFlo filter for ~$20

None of that is relevant except as background for why I saw this pretty W400 for sale at the dealers.

[attachment=743]KiowaEagle was in Ohio riding the Windy 9’s with his riding group. He came down to my area Friday with his lady friend. We rode about 214 miles thru the New River Gorge area (across and underneath the bridge), took in Babcock State Park and two curvy mountains (Deepwater and Batoff) enroute back home. Lunch at Secret Sandwich Society in Fayetteville. Since his car was already hitched to his trailer and bike loaded, my wife and I picked them up at their hotel and took in dinner. Great day to say the least.