I’ve been working on a custom taillight for my 2014 Standard and finally got something that is working for me. I just got a new phone and lost all my APPS including the Imgur app so as soon as I figure out the picture thing,again I’ll post up some pictures.

Has Imgur changed their posting process? It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a picture now it seems to have changed.

One of my first jobs when my CB1100 arrives is to fit some Renthal 758 bars.
Currently the bike has the OEM bars with Oxford heated grips.
So the question is, can I remove the Oxford grip from the existing throttle tube or would I need a new throttle tube?

I don’t care about the heated grips as I use heated gloves instead, so I am happy to dispose of them if I need to butcher them upon removal.

Just want to know if it can be done easily enough. If not I could perhaps buy a new throttle tube for the new bars and simply leave the Oxford grips on the old bars.

Are new throttle tubes easy to fit?

Pekingduck just started a thread [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=15127&pid=258271#pid258271]Honda Common Service Manual with a link to the manual at Revzilla. I went to the site to read about the manual, and then I also saw the following story:

[url=https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/video-man-steals-his-fathers-motorcycle-to-restore-it]Man steals his father's motorcycle...to restore it

If you haven't seen it, check it out. It'll warm you up if you've got a cold night.

The little known Honda Common Service Manual is the bible for Honda motorcycle repair. Here is a review from Revzilla yesterday:

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/ho...otorcycles

At $49 from Helm, printed on oil resistant paper, it's truly a bargain, and probably one of the last manuals of this type available in print form before everything goes digital.

After what seems like a 15 year absence, the Progressive International Motorcycle Show is returning to the Denver Convention Center this coming weekend. Woohoo!

28th November last year I bought a 2nd bike.
A 2016 CBR300R in black with less than 800 miles from new. 3 month warranty was offered.

Bike delivered.
I set out for a ride and stopped off at my local Honda Dealer to discuss something about a previous bike.
I left and got on the CBR. Not starting. Turning over then starting and then cutting out. It would only stay running by holding the throttle open.

I thought dirty fuel maybe the culprit so I brimmed it and set off home. Same symptoms.

I called the dealer and they were shocked and said to get the 'AA' (recovery service) out to inspect. No joy at all so I dropped it back at my local Honda dealer seeing as the selling dealer was based 80 miles away.

A week later, they collected the bike and provided me a courtesy bike.

5 days later I had the CBR back again and was told the fault lied with the exhaust valves which were sticking open. They also said the sensor on the side of the bike behind the panels was very dirty and so they cleaned it up.

So I had the bike for 2 weeks and noticed one day it just cut out at a junction on my way home.
So I called the selling dealer again and told them. They said to bring the bike back and they would check again. However I said I will try again and see what happens.
Anyway, nothing happened for the next few rides.
Then it started cutting out again. Mainly when stationary and once it was warmed up.
So I called again and said they need to come and collect it again.

12 days later, they finally collected it.
I'd been reading up on possible symptoms and on the CBR300R forum I noticed a guy from Oz, had suffered the same stalling when warm fault.
His biked was checked and finally they located the fault after replacing the fuel filter, then the spark plug and finally the ignition coil.
I passed this info onto the dealer who had my bike in.

Turns out, it was the ignition coil as they tested it off the bike.
Hopefully they have rectified the issues.

I did say to them that I wasn't accepting the bike back until they were 100% convinced it was all fixed. So they are going to complete some extensive tests for my peace of mind.

I said I wanted extra warranty too seeing as I'd lost half of it with all the time lost. They agreed.

I'm hoping to get my bike back sometime next week.

I know Honda's are generally extremely reliable but sometimes these things happen. The guy made me chuckle when he said that 'Honda's are usually very reliable'.

I didn't tell them how many Honda's I'd owned in the past amongst all my other bikes.

Anyway...thought I'd share this little story.
Can't wait to get back on it. It's a cracking little bike.

If anybody happens to see one for sale,I would have posted this in the parts section but this page gets more traffic.

Hi all,

One of the first things I want to do when I have my 2013 CB1100 delivered is to change the chrome fenders and tail light cover.

I know I can buy/import a kit from samurider but that would be at about £320 plus shipping.

I am thinking of alternatives and wanted to ask what other owners have done with their bikes.

The alternatives are:
Remove the parts and vinyl wrap them in gloss black, which would be quite difficult to do unless a pro did that. Then that negates some of the cost saving. Benefit is that if a future owner or myself want to return to chrome, the vinyl will peel off.

Or paint them which means a permanent colour change and would rely on my paint skills or the expense of a pro doing it.

Ideally I want the cheapest but also the easiest option.

Cheers

What a name. Why not just call it the "R?"