I am really not happy with the looks of the 2014 Honda Gold Wing Valkyrie but it is lighter than the 2018 Goldwing and the price is right for me at $7999
I can pick one up 200 miles away from a Dealership New with 3 year warranty . Color DARK RED METALLIC
Mileage 0
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Work is boring me, so I thought I'd dig up some 2014 pics from my visit to the Honda Welcome Plaza in Tokyo, Japan.

With some bikes the USA doesn't get ... I wanted that CB400!








Asimo was performing for the kids ...



After all the kids had their photos taken, I went up last for mine.



(I was traveling with my Bike Friday travel bike at the time, and riding around the city ... thus the attire.)

Here's the location link if you're ever in Tokyo ... https://goo.gl/maps/SBqkH5rtFNH2

Let me post this first. I weigh 162#, possibly 170-175# with boots, helmet, and jacket, and ride the bike solo 100% of the time.

I've had issues with the stiffness of the front forks on my 2014 'black' CB since day one. On semi-decent roads, it's fine. On many of our winter-damaged secondary roads, it is extremely brutal.

I initially purchased Ikon rear shocks which helped the suspension problem at that end. Also purchased a kit from another company that included a modified spring, damper rod, and Race Tech emulator valves. Did no good for me. Changed out the fork springs from 1.00 rated to .90 rated (softer) springs. Only slight improvement.

I decided to contact Race Tech. Their phone tech was a wealth of information, as was their documentation about mods that could be made to the Race Tech Gold valves.

There are various springs available that control when the RTG valve will open when a square edge bump is encountered. There are various preload adjustments that can be made to the RTG valve springs (don't confuse with fork spring preload.) There are accommodations for additional bleed holes to be drilled in the RTG valve body.

With all these options available to me, along with excellent phone support from Race Tech, I'm taking another pass at making the front suspension of my CB 1100 be 'all it can be.' We drilled the valve bodies this evening, adding two bleed holes to each valve, and will change the valve spring preload before installing them tomorrow.

There had to be a reason the the 2017 CB came from the factory with Showa Dual Bending Valve forks. One of our forum members swapped his original forks for these, with good results, as I recall. I'm hoping that with a bit more work, I'll be able to make the forks function as I'd like them to, so I can enjoy riding my 2014 CB on many of our scenic but less than smooth roads. Wish me luck!

Bob

In theory, the Whitehouse tank only has half-a-gallon edge on the stock 2017 tank. I've run through a couple of tank-fulls now with the new tank though, and I'll be darned if I don't get 70 miles more per-tank. The mileage of course has to be the same (my riding hasn't changed). The only explanation I can think of is that I got the vintage cap with the tank. When you remove the cap, there isn't anything but a big hole. Fill it up as much as you're willing. Of the two fill-ups, the max was 4.72 gallons (in theory, more than the tank holds....and there was still a good bit of gas in the bottom of the tank...)

A side benefit of the vintage cap is that you can just remove the cap and see into the tank and get a visual feel for how much gas you have left.

Leads me to believe that a bunch of gas is left at the pump when filling up with the stock tank. It's actually not a big deal for me since I'm usually ready to stop before the bike is, even with the stock tank.

The other interesting thing is that the fuel gauge of course isn't calibrated for the larger tank. So, you ride about 90 miles before you see the first bar drop off of the fuel indication. From then on, it seems pretty linear and accurate as to fuel remaining.

The cost of the tank can only be justified by the looks (and even then...but for me it was worth it...) But the extra range is nice to have in a pinch...

Filling it to the top hasn't resulted in any overflow issues so far, for what it's worth....

Hey Guys,
I know there are cheaper options out there but I love the look of the Japanese OEM topbox. My questions for those who have it are how is the fit and finish and how solid is it as a back rest?

What chain is good to use? I can’t seem to find any discussion on it.


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Hi Everyone, I am about to buy a CB1100RS. What mileage can I expect from a full tank? I don't ride my bikes hard but don't dawdle either! Any help much appreciated. John

I am going to visit a buddy that lives in Downtown Baltimore next week and going to make a mini trip out of it. I’ll be approaching from western Virginia, probably approaching from Roanoke or possibly somewhere a little north in W. VA? Anyone have any recommendations on destinations in that area?

I’m starting out in Charlotte NC and planning to head up to Roanoke VA the first night, after that I’ll be pretty open to suggestions.

Is this normal for CB1100? I was pumping gas in at gas station with bike on center stand. Started with 1 bar left on fuel indicator. It took about 2 gallons and then pump’s auto sensor thought it was full. It wasn’t. Pulled back on the pump’s hood by hand and added another 0.4 gallons. I’m watching fill level and it looked full so I stopped pumping. After a couple of seconds, gas seemed to settle in tank and there was room again to add more. This repeated a few more times and added another 0.3 gallons. So the tank took 2.7 gallons and the indicator read full bars. That means that at 1 bar, there was 1.2 gallons in tank? And is it normal for a tank to look like it’s full at the cap and then drop in level?

Thanks.


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Please advise, what do members find is the best windscreen for a long journey ? I am 5ft 10ins tall, Thanks