I’ve been searching for a definitive usable fuel range for my ‘13. So far, the warning comes on at about 130 miles. Three gallons fills it, which means I should still have something close to the .9 gallon reserve left. Is 150 realistic before I’m in trouble? That would be about the same as my Bonnie. Thanks

Over on the ST Owners Forum is this thread:
https://www.st-owners.com/forums/threads...go.168329/
The introduction of the Honda inline 4 CB750. It might be of some interest to some here.

Being laid up, I have far too much time to troll the forums.
Jim

This is something one or two people have done in order to capture the aesthetic of the cast wheels of the early 1980s on honda CBs. in specific I think i remember Powerdubs doing it, but he's Away now of course, and I haven't been able to locate his original thread on doing it. What i'm looking for is some specific methodology for refinishing the edges of my black painted wheels to show the nice silver underneath, and how to do that in a way that won't cause my wheels to go to crap over time. See an example below:



This is one of the OEM wheels from 1982. notice how the black is accompanied by bits of trim on the edges that are a nice silver.



This is an example of somebody who's done something like that on a modern CB1100. The black finish on the wheel has been skillfully removed.

I see this as essentially a Zero cost mod unless it requires some crazy tool i don't have, so I wanted to see what the correct method would be for getting this done. Instict tells me if i just get a wirebrush bit for my dremel and rub it off i'm going to have problems with the finish later on, so it can't be that simple.

My Monday through Friday commute is ten miles. On the weekends, I'm a tour guide at the Petersen Museum in L.A., which is about 50 miles from home. I took the CB yesterday for the first time, and was pleased with the comfort over a longer ride.

Here she is on the roof of the parking garage.

Had some friends over for a workshop back in January. One of the guys brought the movie “The Fastest Indian”. Burt Munro was played by Anthony Hopkins. I was intrigued & inspired...

Since then I purchased the movie, got a rule book and have semi-seriously thought of entering a bike in one of the 175cc classes.
As you might expect; there’s quite a bit that needs to happen.
Weigh to HP combined with potentially a “partial slipstreaming” is the ticket. I can build the motor & bike, but there’s no way I could weigh 120lbs or less.
Not looking for volunteer drivers at this time, just pondering the scope of this venture and whether it’s something I wish to peruse.

Has anyone been to Bonneville or El Mirage and entered a bike?
Curious to get your thoughts.

Got one coming within 100 miles of me (Bowling Green, KY) and wondering if anyone has had any experience with it.
Did you use your own bike or theirs?
What level did you start at?
Did you use their gear or yours?
Did anyone crash at the training?
What did they teach you?
Trail Braking?

Afternoon to all. I’m hoping to get some feedback on the Puig products. I ordered a Naked New Generation and it arrived yesterday. Appearance is great but as soon as I picked it up I was concerned at how flimsy it seemed. It doesn’t seem very durable and plastic surface feels soft (not very scratch resistant) as opposed to windscreens I’ve had in the past. Even the support brackets are plastic. I don’t really want to install it bc I obviously won’t be able to return it but anyone here who runs one of these want to chime in on their experience with the Puig?

When I got reversed into and got to kiss the tarmac, my helmet got scratched sufficiently (the hit was a glancing blow behind the right ear) for the insurance company to payout for a new one.

So I presume I now throw/recycle the old one away or is there another accepted use for dead helmets?

Wow. My dealer is listing a bunch of NOS models, brand new with full factory warranty, straight from the crate:

2003 VTX1800 $6499
2004 ELITE 80 $1799
2004 NSR50 $4399
2008 CRF80F $1999
2010 NT700V ABS $4399
2010 VFR1200F DCT $9999
2012 VFR1200F DCT $10999
2013 CBR250R $2799
2013 SHADOW SPIRIT 750 ABS $6099
2014 CBR600RR $2599

Most stunning is how long these bikes have been sitting around unsold!

Some of you may recall that I discussed this Caberg modular (flip-up) helmet in another thread a while ago. It had been announced as the Levante for Spring 2018 then was delayed until Spring 2019. It finally became available in May 2019 as the [url=https://www.caberg.it/en/helmets/flip-up/levo]Levo.



I ordered it from [url=http://motostorm.it]motostorm.it in size Large, color white on the evening of Sunday 05 May 2019. It shipped Monday 06 May 2019 and arrived Friday 10 May 2019. Not bad service from Italy!

Price was 287,70€ (USD $323.41 @1.12) and with shipping the total was 316.70€ (USD $356.01 @ 1.12).

The main caveat with this helmet for US/CA riders: it has not been self-certified to DOT (DOT does not actually certify helmets; they only spot-check self-certified helmets they buy in the open market). Now if (like me) you believe [url=https://youtu.be/0BUyp3HX8cY]DOT to be utter rubbish, this is of no consequence whatsoever. I am not going to let the lack of DOT self-certification prevent me from accessing otherwise excellent and affordable European helmet offerings. I might also add that DOT self-certification on a cheap helmet from China would not comfort me even if it actually met the DOT standard (which it likely doesn't).

This helmet has been homologated to the European ECE 22.05 standard that is the most commonly adopted around the world outside of North America. In fact it is dual-rated for use in both full-face and open-face modes. Pretty cool as that rating allows European riders the freedom to ride without worrying about being cited for riding with the chin bar up.

OK, now that we have addressed the DOT issue upfront, on to the unboxing that I did tonight. (I didn't unbox it on Friday because I just returned on Saturday evening from a 1300-mile ride to the Allegheny Highlands of western Virginia.)

Note: the helmet is a bright arctic white. It appears off-white in the pics due to incandescent lighting in my man-cave.























Visor all the way down (snaps down into a detent)

Visor one detent up


Visor two detents up


Visor three detents up


Visor all the way up (snaps up into detent)


Internal sun visor (down position) and side lever


Internal sun visor (up position) and side lever


Chin bar in up position


Note on raising the chin bar: if visor is down, chin bar raises smoothly and stops in a detent at its highest position. If the visor is up at any detent position, the chin bar pushes through the remaining visor detents on the way up.

Top vent closed


Top vent one detent open


Top vent two detents (fully) open


Chin vent closed


Chin vent open