Was doing some checks on my CB after installing a TSR funnel. Plugs looked lean so I figured I should get a custom map for my bike. Took off the seat and found a brown wire broken going into the PCFC unit (about 2 inches away from the unit). However, I can't trace it back down into the unit after cutting open the mesh. Is it supposed to be like this? Status light is ok on the unit. Anyone got ideas?

Saw these on a camping trip this last week. Didn't have my bike,but some great roads in the Oregon Cascades.
Not user friendly but thought someone might enjoy.
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Jon Z

I'm sure you've covered before. What have been your top 3 to 4 modifications/upgrades on your '14 std. that a new owner should consider for comfort or convenience?

Purchased my "new" '14 yesterday and would appreciate some insight.

Seats, Shields, USB mount, Rack, Bags (tank or otherwise), Yoshimura, Dynojet...?

Recommendations are welcome!

Man, I love this bike!

Hicks

Working on my Circle Tour I'm starting Saturday, last trip of the summer.

http://www.lakemichigancircletour.com/

I'm debating if I want to go into Canada to take a detour around northern Lake Superior....has anyone taken that road? Is it worth the trip?

It'd make for a long day, but there aren't many hotels mid-way.

Empty Sea has given me several tips, must sees (tunnel of trees)...any other tips, suggestions, roads, hotels, restaurants is much appreciated!

Had my worst week in motorcycling this last week. I was angle parked while eating at a downtown restaurant and someone couldn't see my CB and back in without looking, knocked it over, and took off. Engine guards saved the tank and engine. Mirror took a little scratch, bar end and lever took a scuff and the foot peg and luggage side rack took a very small scuff. The worst of it was the gauge cover cracked and the replacement is $180. I think I'm going to order the chrome one from Webike for $60.

Round 2. I was leaving an intersection and hadn't snapped my visor down yet and somehow a yellow-jacket managed to fly between my sunglasses and my eye and decided to sting me several times before working its way out. I managed to stop without panicking. Luckily the stings were on the corner of my eye just under the eyebrow and not on the eye or the lid. Still wasn't fun putting my helmet back on to go home.

Round 3. Not a super big deal, but an indecisive bird hit me while I was doing about 100 Km. Poor bird, managed to hit me in the shin in the spot below my knee pad and above my shin guard. Felt like getting hit with a soft ball. Luckily no blood on my pants.

They say things happen in threes, I say they have to if you count them that way, but hopefully I'll be back to that smooth sailing trouble free motorcycling I've been enjoying. Yeah, I know things could be worse, far worse.

I wondered if it everyone would enjoy a thread where people posted a road they ride or want to ride.

Finding good road is my main goal when I go riding.
A map view works best.

I just found this one on another site...I'd never find this by exploring on my own


Here's one Stichell suggested I'd never found on my own...Wayah Rd, NC


Here is probably the best road in southern Indiana. Near Leavenworth is the Overlook Restaurant:

Late last summer my '13 developed a rear brake squeal that got to be pretty annoying. During the winter I asked my local dealership to fix it. They claimed there was some sort of sticky substance on the pad and ground some of it down. I got the bike back and the squeal was gone. Now it's returned.

Has anyone had this issue? Any suggestions?

Where does everyone go to buy the best CB accessories online?
Been riding for 20 years, mostly cruisers.
New to the CB and I am loving it!

Late last week into the weekend, I attended my 45th college reunion in the North Country of New York State (Potsdam, NY). The trip was 325 miles through the Catskills and Adirondacks Mountains. What a beautiful ride on my CB! (Too lazy to dismount and mount the CB with luggage to take pictures.)
In the Adirondacks, you have several fantastic miles between towns to enjoy. A lot of times, I had the road alone to ride the curves and hills at my pace.

Problem encountered:
When I rode into an Adirondack town, I slowed down by downshifting and normal brake use. When I came upon an intersection, I had no rear brake and had to anchor the front brake so I wouldn’t rear ended a Harley trike. Luckily, I was going slow so I didn’t lose control of the CB, but the front end dive and slight tire skid got my heart rate up.

This is the ‘14 Standard, 3K Miles with the original hydraulic fluids. It was taken out of its crate and delivered to me during May 2017.
My thoughts:
Maybe sitting with my luggage bag strapped to my luggage carrier and back half of my saddle cause my right foot on the brake peddle to slightly push the brake peddle down.

Or, an air bubble(s) in the hydraulics worked its way out.

Note I occasionally pumped my brake peddle for a while and the brakes slowly came back. No further problems for the remaining trip there, or my return trip home was encountered.

While I was in Potsdam, I took my CB to the local dealer and left it. He pulled the cover, inspected the hydraulics and test rode the CB and did not find any problems. I asked him if the original hydraulics should be flushed, and he said no. He advised me to occasionally test the rear brake while I was driving. I went to pay him and he said no charge, I left a tip.

Any thoughts? Does anyone else experienced a problem with the brake peddle being pressed while riding? I usually use the gearing more than brakes when riding curves and hills.

I was riding my 2016 CB1100 in a remote forest area on a narrow road where the pavement was cracked, broken and pothole strewn with no shoulders to speak of except bush and ditches. You know that feeling you get when the growing realization that you are lost starts to surface and dominate your consciousness. Coming to an intersecting road I turned unto it in second gear and applied a little throttle short shifting into third then forth before the pavement abruptly ended and I was on gravel, the loose kind. The bike began weeving under me and even I knew that touching the breaks or cutting the throttle was going to put me down. Without thinking I stood up on the pegs which is what I would have done on my mountain bike in the past and immediately felt more balanced and in control to the point where I began to breath again as I gradually guided the bike to the tracks left by other vehicles where the gravel was not so dense or loose.

I discovered that the "Jack of all Trades" CB1100 could be a bit of an adventure bike when standing on the pegs. I followed that road for 25 Kilometers standing on the pegs getting the hang of it and actually enjoying it. I found a place to turn around and was able to traverse back in half the time. For a bit there though, I thought I was going down.

Getting home (after some loggers helped me find my way out), I googled "standing on the pegs" only to discover that this is a core Adventure/Enduro/ Trail riding skill which the CB1100 lends itself to quite well when things get dicy underneath you such as road construction etc.

I will never be jealous of forward controls again. I find myself wondering what a set of aggressive rubber might open up for me.

Hope you are all keeping the shiny side up and enjoying the summer...Cheers.