We tweaked a few settings and some basic AI to enable the “Possibly Related Threads” feature in MyBB. When you open a Thread and scrolled down to the “bottom” of the Thread, you will see a list of Threads which may have similar content. It works primarily on key words. I hope it helps Members who are researching topics. We finished indexing all of the imported Threads. David

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We have completed the data migration from cb1100forum.com. We brought over 13,600+ threads and 258,000+ posts. We are in the cleanup phase now. We have done everything we can to eliminate white space left behind from graphic images that were not available to scrape. We are in the process now of trying to correct broken links. Attached files were very problematic. In the limited testing that I did on the old site, many of the attached files would not open. I believe that issue is related to site maintenance. It is definitely not related to anything a Member did while posting.

I will make everyone aware when the correct-the-url-link initiative has been completed. Like with text, graphics, and attachments, we will do the best we can. Because of the age of some of the post, links may be dead even if they are properly formatted. 

Please be advised that the data migration was a one-time event. If you post something on the old site and want it to be appear on this site, you will have to re-post. I strongly encourage you to keep a backup of anything you post on the original site. I would also encourage you not to post anything sensitive or confidential on that site, either. There are some security vulnerabilities there. 

Guth was very right when he referred to http://cb1100forum.com as a “tired and weary Forum.” The content is spectacular, the Members are even better, and Guth, The Ferret, and Cormanus built something worth preserving. However, the technical foundations are buckling. I have done the best I can to preserve the good work from all those who proceeded me. Now, I am pivoting to focus on this site and help make it what the 200 or so active members want it to be.

I will be asking for input when finish the data cleanup. Take care and have a great weekend. David

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After I read some of your insightful posts about riding gear and comfortability, I took stock of all my gear purchases. During my 47 years of riding, I may have been stupid or stoic or perhaps both about personal comfort. It never occurred to me to ask myself if I was hot or cold while wearing a motorcycle jacket or shirt. I focused only on protection.
 
Well, the Forum Members have helped me to consider the possibilities and even act on them. I remain a strong advocate for everyone wearing an Airbag Vest. I make no apologies for asserting it is arguably the single greatest advance in gear safety since the helmet.
 
I have written a review of the Tech-Air 5 that is best suited for colder temperatures:
 
https://cb1100forum.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=20
 
Today, I add to the Forum’s Airbag Catalog with an equally strong endorsement for the Tech-Air 3 and Roadskin Hoodie for warmer temperatures.
 

 
https://www.alpinestars.com/products/tec...vas-system



https://roadskin.co.uk/collections/motor...syrider-ii
 
My Tech-Air 3 fits nicely over my Roadskin Hoodie. The combination is far more Pub or Coffee-Shop friendly. Compared to the competition, the combination is much more stylish, although I doubt we will see either on Vogue or Cosmo anytime soon.
 
The Tech-Air 3 protects my neck, chest, and back.
 

 

 
The Roadskin Hoodie protects my shoulders, elbows, and skin.
 
Both are extremely comfortable and easy to wear.
 
The safety rating is very strong: Both are Category AA Certified.
 
For the Roadskin Hoodie, I upgraded the back, shoulder, and elbow armor to the magical, flexible SMURF body armor I like so much:
 

 
https://roadskin.co.uk/collections/motor...ack-armour
 
Also, the Tech-Air software is great for managing both of my Airbag Vests. And as an added bonus, I can charge the Tech-Ar 3 vest with a USB C cable.
 

 
I hope you will find your summer ensemble. I have found mine.
 

 

last September when I picked up my 2014 std I found this forum and Samurider fairings.  I ordered a Road Comet Fairing 1 (style 1) to match my black version.  I also asked for the same paint stripe colors and styles as were on the tank.  One of Mr.  Takashi marketing photos showed one that was exactly what I wanted. 

He said it would take 9 months to make and deliver.  I got an email from him last week that it was on the way.  He beat the estimate by a month.

Today it arrived.  While installing it I took advantage of needing to take the headlight out when adding the fairing to add a power pigtail to the capped off red power socket in the headlight nacelle and bring that out the back of the nacelle with the other wire bundles.  I had ordered a 6 pack of yetor water proof connectors:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WDBLFDN?ref...title&th=1

I hooked the female pigtail up to a male terminal connector and snapped it into  the unused plug in the nacelle and fished it out the back with the other wires.  This unused plug is hooked up to the ignition (I checked with a volt/ohm meter).  I plan to hook several thing up on the male plug end.  first is just a cap for when I don't want to run anything.  second is a cigarette socket for powering my little air compressor for dealing with re-airing a tire after I pull a nail and run in a tire plug.  lastly I'll hook up the 3rd male pigtail to the power setup for my Garmin GPS.  I'll do that this weekend.  This way I can run the GPS on trips that I need it with.

attached are pictures of the female pigtail coming out of the back of the headlight nacelle.  then pictures of the various male pigtails that I mentioned above.  then photos of Mr. Takashi's Road Comet Fairing 1 attached to the bike.

I'd been riding for the last week as the bike came and at 70+ mph on the freeway, I got fatigued sooner than I'd wanted to from fighting the wind on my torso.  I'm hoping this mini fairing will knock some of that off of me to reduce the fatigue.  I also like the way it looks on my CB.

regards,
tdbru

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Our company just finished a big event in Galveston, Texas on Monday. As part of the preparation, we were purchasing a new 48' trailer that was being delivered directly to the event site, and which would need to be transported back to our facility in California afterwards. It was fun watching the process of how that trailer would make it back unfold. "We need to find someone who's coming back to the California office after the event, who can also drive a truck and trailer. Hmm." The other shoe dropped and they asked me to do it, so I just got back from a few days of solitary desert driving, which I didn't mind after four days of chaos running a large event. 

Coming West on I-10 in middle-of-nowhere Texas, I was making note of the motorcycles which I spotted periodically on the other side of the highway. Mostly Harley tourers and BMWs festooned with touring luggage. I was daydreaming of taking a long motorcycle tour sometime soon, and wondered if I should have picked up something a few months ago, when I decided to divert some of that money to upgrading my Interceptor 650 a bit to be more distance-friendly for my new longer commute. I added a more comfy touring seat, upped the front sprocket, and made a few other tweaks. 

Just as I was daydreaming, I spotted an Interceptor 650 heading East on the other side of the highway, loaded down with two big duffles, and a rider in a slightly tucked position. Seemed to be hustling along just fine. I was reminded that it's not the worst bike in the world to take on a trip, and that if this guy can do it, if Pdedse did it, well than what's my excuse?

Links that ported over are not hyper-link enabled

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1q1XoN_Qo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1q1XoN_Qo

Explore possibility of writing a database query / script that searches for 

[url=

And modifies the url to read in a standard browser format

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1q1XoN_Qo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm1q1XoN_Qo

It does not appear the Members want to use traditional Chat to interact. The plugin can be turned back on at a later date if we can sort out a use case worthy of the screen real estate. David

Please be advised that we are starting the data migration from cb1100forum.con to cb1100forum.net.

We have taken a two-prong approach:

I focused on the Forum Configuration, Stability, and Ongoing Maintenance. We have a stable platform with plenty of bandwidth. Most maintenance tasks are scripted and running on a daily schedule. I complete manually the maintenance tasks that for whatever reason I felt needed a human to assess and take appropriate action. We have plenty of bandwidth and are operating on 35% total capacity for hosting infrastructure and telco connectivity at peak times. 

Mostafa has create a BOT that will scrape the Thread, Metadata, Text, and Pictures from cb1100forum.com\forum and then create a User Account, Thread, Metadata, Text, and Pictures on cb1100forum.net\forum.

The User Account the BOT creates is identical to the the user account used to create the threat but also include _imp designation to show it was an imported account. After we are finished with the data migration, I will try to merge the “new” user account with the “old” user account so all Members can own their threads. 

Form out Test Enivronment, here is what an imported thread looks like:



Now fo

Now for the bad news:

Some of the pictures, attachments, or links referenced in the prior Threads are dead or the database is corrupted. The bottom line is that if they are not accessible in the Old Forum, they cannot be brought over to the New Forum.

The Old Forum has not been maintained and has some database issues. We will do the best we can.

Finally, it appears that the Old Forum is under attack or has been compromised. Note the number of guest users reported to be on the site reviewing data. It causes more stress on the platform. When you couple lack of maintenance, bandwidth, and cyber issues, it creates issues we have to manage through during migration.



We are doing everything we can to be respectful of Members using the Old Forum and those of you using the New Forum. We will do everything we can to make sure we do not crash both!

All changes to this Forum has been placed on hold pending the completion of the data migration. It will take weeks, possibly months, depending on how frequent cb1100forum.com goes down.

If you have any questions, please ask. Thanks for your patience as we make the best of a difficult situation. David

scottoiler.  I have this on another bike.  it's a vacuum switched oil reservoir and piping that routes oil drops onto the drive chain while you ride and keeps the chain lubed and cleaned.  a little bit messy, but I hate the work of cleaning and lubing the chain.  this takes care of it for you as long as you keep the reservoir topped off.

the scotoiler package contained some stick on plastic tubing routers plus a plastic stick on bracket for pointing the plastic tubing spout at the rear gear.  I prefer using old aluminum arrow shaft tubing (i find them in the woods when out hiking.  bowhunters lose them when they miss) and epoxying it to the bottom of the swing arm.  so the order is roughly

1. cut arrow shaft into sections of various lengths. 
2. on the long one, heat up the tube to soften it prior to bending it.
3. bend the long tube with the fuel tubing bender and with the spring inserted on the inside to keep the tube from collapsing.
4. clean the underside of the swing arm (brake cleaner) and epoxy the tubing in place.
5. after epoxy cures, paint the tubing gloss black to match the swing arm.
6. route the tubing and nozzle so that the tip of the nozzle is a hair from touching the rear gear so the oil will drip onto the rear gear near the teeth.
7. hook up the tubing to the reservoir.
8. hook up the vacuum source (the skinny hose at the top of the reservoir is the vacuum hose that opens the oil valve in the reservoir when the motor is running).  I used the right hand outboard throttle body port.
9. adjust the rate of oil dripping onto the rear gear to 1 drop every 50 to 60 seconds.
10.  button it all back up.

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besides getting the rear brake arm bent out correctly, I finished up 3 other farkle projects.

1. fork gaiters
2. oxford hotgrips pro touring install
3. scott oiler install

I'll add photos and text in that order
-tdbru

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