Hi All,

I recently upgraded my headlight on a 2017 CB1100EX to:
https://www.samurider.com/?p=28865

While it initially works great, and still does it sometimes randomly turns on the high beam here and there, and stays on. As I'm not mechanically inclined I'm not sure what's going on, but could it be loose cable that maybe I just need to electrical tape, any thoughts/ideas on how to fix?

Additionally when the high beam turns on the dash signal does not go on. Not sure if that helps in the diagnostic.

Any help/thoughts would greatly be appreciated!

I'm on a bit of a glove kick right now, apparently.

Didn't intend to buy another pair, but was at that point on http://www.motorcyclegear.com where I could pay for shipping, or buy something else to bump me over the free shipping minimum.

They have these Scorpion Bixby gloves on clearance for $35, so I grabbed a pair. Wasn't expecting much, but am quite impressed with them. They are very dark brown, and are pretty warm. I have ridden to work with them for the past few days, around 50 degrees F in the morning, and my hands haven't been too cold.

Pretty good bargain!

Hi all,

I received a small bit that I purchased for my Bonneville on Ebay. In the package, the seller listed all of the motorcycles he had parts for, so I just checked it out.

He has quite a few items for a 2014 Standard. If anyone cares to take a look:
https://www.ebay.com/str/tdmotorcycle?_bkw=cb1100

I'm calling this a small victory.

My wife is away taking care of her Mom, so nobody nagged me to roll up our patio shade before I went to work, knowing that Santa Ana winds were in the afternoon forecast. Ok, I should have known...

A neighbor called to let me know my patio shade is about to rip out and blow away. So, jumped on the CB to make a quick run home to crank it back in.

If anyone is familiar with In-N-Out Burgers here in in CA, then you know that the air within a block of any of their locations is full of the smell of grilled onions. We have an In-N-Out tucked up against the freeway ramp I take when I leave the office, and I get a nose full of onions every time I get on the freeway, but since July and losing my sense of smell from the virus, I haven't smelled a thing.

On this quick trip home, however, for the first time since July, there it was... just the faintest whiff of grilled onions!

There's a Hooters just before that freeway ramp. At the point that I can smell their fryer oil again, I'll consider myself fully cured.

Today I emptied my forks and found:
right fork 450 cc. ???
left fork 550 cc. ???

In the workshop manual:
FORK FLUID CAPACITY:
CB1100SA right fork:
506 ± 2.5 cm3
(17.1±0.08 US oz, 17.8 ± 0.09 Imp oz)
CB1100SA left fork:
434 ± 2.5 cm3
(14.7 ± 0.08 US oz, 15.3 ± 0.09 Imp oz)

Hi!

Has anyone tried both piranha and classic flyscreen on their CB? If so, can you share your thoughts on what you liked and disliked about the screens?

Thanks...

I know there must be a post somewhere about these. I broke down and bought the 'official' Honda Luggage Rack and Kit for Heated Grips for my EX. Got the Rack on okay, but any tips for a smoother install for the grips. I trust you guys completely, and I know I will benefit from someone's experience putting these on, like what NOT to do or the sorts. I am really over-loaded now trying to fix the 82' GS1100 and get it, in my opinion, roadworthy. But, I want to take my granddaughter on a trip up to the Civil War Battlefield site at Vicksburg before Winter is over on the EX. I have the windshield already. Bought us all the good winter clothes we need, but I know if my hands go, I go.

So, let me have it, hopefully not, we have done this a hundred times already.
By the time I get all my bikes fixed up, maybe Honda will bring the CB1300 or CB300 here so I can buy a NEW bike for a change!

Ps....I am installing, when time permits, steel braided brake lines, front and rear on the 2013 CB! cannot wait to see how that feels. Anybody out there, close to South Texas that wants to work on some motorcycles?

PSS...Bought my 18 year old GD a 2005, Suzuki GS500 with 900 miles on it for $1750! New Continental Tyres and in great shape. I put the Title in her name and going to have her take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Driving school after she gets her DL for cars soon. Yes, I am grooming someone I love to ride with me.. All of you, please pray she remains safe as I hope she develops a love for our hobby/lifestyle.

After a long and anxious wait, my 2017 CB1100ex finally arrived in Central Point, Oregon today. I had joined the forum in June of 2020, after viewing a 2013 CB1100 for sale in Grants Pass, Oregon. To purchase the 2013 I needed to sell a 2015 Yamaha FJ-09. By late July, the FJ was sold. After researching the Honda CB 1100 family and reading all the postings on the forum, I decided that the 2017 ex model was the bike for me. I spent most of August looking through Craig's List and Cycletrader . There were opportunities to pick up nice bikes in Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, and Utah. Unfortunately, a major forest fire erupted the Rogue Valley in early September. This event took my mind off of buying a bike for most of September and October. However, I continued to read the posts on this forum. Eventually my interest picked back up. In early November I found a 2017 with less than 700 miles being sold through Craig's List in Georgia. I was a little hesitant to purchase a bike 2,700 miles from home, but the seller was a nice, older gentleman who was selling due to health issues. After negotiating the price and working through a Shipping Company, I mailed the cashier's check and paid the Shipper. Then the waiting began. I used a shipping company named Haul Bikes. The price was very competitive, but the delivery date in the contract was missing. Their customer service representative had little information on a delivery date and the most of the updates were canned emails. The business website had only a 1-800 phone number and no direct headquarter contact information. The bike was picked up on time and shipping to a warehouse in Oklahoma. The bike sat in the warehouse for over a month. The bike was expected to be delivered by the middle of December. Why the delay? I never received an answer. Maybe Haul Bikes was overwhelmed with work. Whatever the reason for delay was, I finally received the bike today. Fortunately, the bike was delivered in excellent condition. I rode it briefly as it was a damp, cold day and I did not want to drop it on a wet corner. My first impressions were "Wow, what a bike!". Beautiful, easy to ride, nice sound - just a wonderful all around motorcycle. I feel very fortunate to have found such a rare and great bike. It definitely will be a keeper!

wheel spokes model CB 1100 ex 2014-2106 version; are they stainless steel? if not they are; do you recommend any maintenance? for example apply WD 40; for example once a week ????


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I've always wondered how they came up with the following "benchmark expressions" which I read about every motorcycle on every motorcycle forum.

"It'll run 80 all day long"

This is usually stated by those trying to convince you that single cylinder 300cc bikes are capable of touring, but I've read it about any number of motorcycles of various displacement

and, who does that? and why not 75? or 85? why is 80 mph the benchmark?

another one

"I avoid expressways like the plague"

So you run 80 mph all day long on the 2 lane back roads? I'm impressed.. and how do you avoid tickets?

yet another...

"I can do 500 mile days on it no problem"

What if your destination is 600 miles away? Do you stop for the night and finish up the other 100 miles the next day?

Why are 500 mile days the benchmark?

BTW 500 miles at 80 miles per hour only takes 6 1/4 hours. What do you do, sleep in, take off late, stop early? What do you do with the rest of the day?

Sorry, snowing pretty hard out there today so doubt I'll be riding. Gives me time to ponder weird things.