Hi there.

New to the forum.

I made the mistake of riding my wife's 2017 CB 1100.

Holy Moly.

I've owned 45 motorcycles over the years, several brands. Cruisers, sport bikes, touring bikes. The CB is a jewel. Even the way the key turns feels like a mechanical work of art. That motor! I must be partial to heavy flywheels because I can't get enough of the decelerations on that engine! I love that it has a Rain mode (below 3500 RPM) and a Dynamic mode (4500 to 8500 RPM), with a little vibration from 3500-4500 RPM to let you know you're changing modes.

Anyway, I kinda want one, now. Problem is, the seat doesn't support my 225 lbs, and the pegs feel kinda up and forward for my 6-foot frame. So, I have a couple of questions for you guys who have been riding them a while ...

1. Would the Corbin seat, which sits me more upright, address the odd position of my legs, or would I need to move the pegs back a bit.

2. If I move the pegs back, it looks like my feet will hit the exhaust. They already do when I get on my toes. Any other options to fix the awkward leg position. Or would I just get used to it?

3. Finally, does the darned thing come in other colors? I'm guessing Missus Wife would get a little torqued if I got the same bike, so perhaps a different color would ease the pain. Dunno. Opinions?

Thanks for your help.

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Approx. 4-5 months ago a close friend in our small circle of associates put his 2006 Road King up for sale on short notice. He was leaving to accompany his wife who took a job offer overseas as a medical provider for crazy money. He gave his truck to their son and wanted the Harley gone as when they come back in 2-3 years the plan was to get something new and he didn't want the bike just sitting in the garage.

Offered it to the first taker for $3,500 with the following: aftermarket pipes, seats, windshield, chromed shoulder height apes, mid height sissy bar, rack, all lines replaced with braided stainless, every light shade or louver and literally every chrome accessory sold by Harley for this model, including the forks. 19 Skulls on the bike in total on those extra parts. Also comes with original replacement parts. 56,000 miles. All service done on time by Harley... Never hot rodded etc.



Bike is shown in the solo configuration in the pic. Friend removed apes and put stock bar back on.

I contemplated it not for myself, but for my son-in-law. Figured he was the lone man out in the family whiteout a bike and this was the right price and had enough of a cool factor for him (all the other youngsters in the family ride Harley's).

As I was running it past the wife one of my buds said he'd take it. No big deal really. Wife was luke-warm on the idea and I texted my Bud and told him I have first right of refusal should it come back on the market. He was OK with that.

Fast forward to last night....I get a text from my friend who owns the Road King..."Frulk, if you still want that Road King I'll set up nicely"
I replied asking what exactly that means. He's currently out of state and I'm waiting on the reply. I suspect that Road King is coming home from the foster home after all.

Plan is to acquire it, have it professionally detailed. Take a long weekend solo trip on it to complete an ops check and then hand it over to the son-in-law.

https://www.webbikeworld.com/norton-will...d-edition/

I had to share this article, because Norton has a special penchant for making beautiful things.

View from overlook last week on Hwy 25 just outside of Leeds AL, home of Barber Motorsports.
On the way back thru Leeds I found a motorcycle repair shop with this poster, just missed the event date
I tried out a Royal Enfield 650 3 weeks ago and didn't think it was a good deal. For just a little more money I got a new old stock 2017 Versys 650.
Not as much low end power as the CB1100 but suspension is much better.

For the ones interested in how the electricity flows through the switches and other parts of the bike i have made a highly simplified but accurate diagram with all the controls necessary to operate the engine.

The symbols may be a bit different from what we are used to but this was the euro-norm when i went to school.



From the battery the 12 volts passes through the ignition key switch, powers up all the 10A fuses including the "start" 10A fuse, the red engine stop switch, the engine stop relay coil ( ignition relay ) and then through the bank angle sensor ( which opens when the bike is not in an upright position )

If all these switches etc are closed the engine stop relay switch closes and powers up the Fuel Injection bus which feeds the essential parts like ignition, engine control unit, fuelpump relay etc. and then the fuel pump itself.

The fuelpump then runs for 2 seconds before the e.c.u. shuts the pump relay off after the system is pressurized and maintains an on-demand cycle to maintain pressure.

The engine can then be started by pressing the start button which breaks the circuit to the headlight which then goes off and energizes the engine start relay and the starter motor.

on the right is the neutral switch which can be bypassed with the clutch switch if the engine needs to be started whilst in gear.
The sidestand switch does not prevent starting in or out of gear but stops the engine's ignition through the e.c.u. if the rider releases the clutch with the engine in gear and the sidestand down.

The numbers A-21 etc correspond with the pin number and abbreviation on the ecu.

Here is the fusebox if that helps.



Hope this explains a bit of how things operate and in which order.

Originally, this trip was scheduled for the previous week and 4 days, but nasty rain throughout our route forced us to postpone it by a week and shortened it to only 3 days. We left Toronto, Saturday at 5 am and came back on Monday 1 pm.
Two riders, my long time riding buddy Stan on his 2007 BMW R1200GS and me/CB.
We made a total of 2200 km, with balmy weather of 25*C and 8 km/h wind throughout our journey...chilly mornings though.
Here is our trip map:
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Toronto,+...653226!3e0

Day 1, Saturday

From Toronto, ON to Quebec city, nothing special as far as riding is concerned, but at Odessa's enRoute service centre, we met a very nice US rider on his BMW R1200R equipped with 3 soft bags.
Bloke, about 60+ y o , sorry, did not tell us his name, being on his bike for 23 days, sleeping in motels.




< US rider with Stan > and my CB between two Beemers

A 10 min conversation took place, and he told us about his journey:
Massachusetts (he was from ), Yellowstone National Park, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin......... Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Cape Breton - Cabot Trial - NS, PEI.....Maine.... and back to Massachusetts. We gave him our best tips as to how to by-pass Montreal's traffic etc, etc.... He was very happy with our updates. I do not know if he had a GPS, cause he only showed us his map....and did not see anything mounted on his bike???
Here is his most likely travel route ( my image, based on our chat):
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Massachus...072107!3e0

.... and after 80 km, he passed us by, waving goodbye..
I think, he will be an entire month in his saddle prior to returning home....must have iron butt...dUH!

Shortly before Saguenay, we stopped for refuelling...and I think, I spotted a red, 2017 CB1100EX. My judgement is based from 150 yards away and on: red tank, front spoke wheel, chromed mirrors and front fender... from rear, hard to say, cause was "covered" by two side and top bags, hiding between cars. He was gone before I finished gassing. Decided to chase him for the next 20 km distance and 4500 RPM in 6th gear but no luck...maybe he went in different direction??
Due to the chase, I lost exit and my riding buddy Stan, for the first time... got reunited within 10 minutes.

In Quebec, for supper, Stan and I had delicious New York stake and beer.

Day 2, Sunday



From Quebec city we took Rte 175 North to Saquenay through curvy road between mountains and hidden lakes, going down South through Rte 155...with beautiful landscapes and views *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Route_175
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Route_175

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Route_155
https://www.google.ca/search?q=route+155...53&bih=634














There is section of Rte 155 that goes parallel to Saint-Maurice River for about 100 km, with unforgettable views*

[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Maurice_River]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Maurice_River
https://www.google.com/search?q=riviere+...66&bih=657

Lots of variety of single and group bikes as well as trikes and Can-Am Spyders..

From Oka to Hudson, across the Ottawa River, we took 15 min express ferry, C$10 per bike with rider.
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_River]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_River


Stan with his BMW







Slept in Super 8/Cornwall, ON.


....lots of bugs


While in Cornwall hotel, we had a chat with a former HD biker, who admitted the beauty of our machines. He had a 1974 BMW R75/6 in excellent condition, that he sold two years ago. He said, he would never make it to several hundred kms/day on his HD. I would say, he was 70+ y o.

Shoeless Joe restaurant served us with stake and beer again...Corona with lemon for me and Stella Artois for Stan, taxi both ways.

Day 3, Monday

Dashing from Cornwall back to Toronto on Hwy 401. One tractor-trailer veered off the highway and landed in the ditch, but no traffic or slow down.


*I have to admit that the best pictures were not taken, we goofed up little bit due to the rush, 3, instead of 4 days, sorry

I don't know if this was reported, if yes, sorry, then Moderator to delete it, please.

https://www.rideapart.com/articles/34516...ine-sound/

Enjoy

I was gassing up the Subaru this morning and in rolled two Harley riders from Ohio.
Very nice and friendly guys and I had a nice chat with them.
I told them I rode a Honda CB1100 and they said they would forgive me and we all had a good laugh.
Nice guys

I saw a CB1100EX in Tirol yesterday and today. Was it you?

The first time was on Passo di Mortirolo, south of Bormio, and then today on Gampenjoch, above Bolzano. Anyone here?

9 hours to go.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1983-h...-c-custom/