Ok... Had the opportunity to take a few pics and put this post up for Roper since he asked about the pegs. I bought them off a forum member for around $25 or so. Been pretty happy with them. Cycle Pirates is the manufactuer and not familiar with the brand or its reputation.

First pic is the pegs adjusted as low as possible. You can see another hole directly below the hexhead bolt. That allows for the peg (barrel) to be raised about 1/2 inch. The two small holes on the left side are for a locking peg should you decide to use the other hole. The knurling is very 'crisp' and really bites into the sole of any footwear I have.



The second pic is with the arm and peg removed. All those small holes are for the locking pin depending on where you decide to place the peg in relationship to the numbers on a clock face. The pegs do have a lot of adjustment options. Roper asked if I needed to adjust the bike levers. I chose not to do that since I was just doing this change for extra leg room on a 600 mile day trip. I suppose if I played around with ALL the adjustment options I may be able not to have to mess with the bike. Should point out on the trip had to shift somewhat pigeon toed and be careful not to mash the brake lever as it was slightly above the peg and was touchy to lock up on gravel. I have one of the CB's that has a rear brake that doesn't take much effort to engage and it really DOES engage. Also, I don't see how the brake lever can be adjusted. I think it's set where its at (but I could be wrong on that). The mess around the holes is from Loctite. That would clean up and look as new. There's NO wear or wobble or movement in these pegs after 16,000 miles.



View from the backside of the removed peg with the three small lock pin holes depending on what you want the adjustment at. You can see the second hole in the arm for adjustment. I can't tell you how much I liked the low setting on the trip. No cramps. Bike felt spacious. I do like the more sporting setting for day to day commute and zipping around the canyons but for longer trips I'm making the adjustment from now on... Only about 3 minutes per peg.

In spite of smoking my Brakes, it was a good ride after leaving the Rally in Kentucky! Pardon the Audio. My mic was sufferring from rain Moisture from the Day before!

Just wondering if any of you have experienced issues with downshifting whilst stopped. There was a rather lugubrious fellow who complained about the issue recently as part of a rant, but I don't think that he adequately described the problem. This crops up on my 2017 CB 1100 EX only when stopped. I roll to a stop, say in third gear, and when I'm situated with my feet on the ground, clutch engaged, I attempt to downshift to first. Sometimes (not always), I get a "--" on the gear indicator. I need to partially let the clutch out to the point it starts to engage, and then I can shift down a gear. Sometimes I can shift all the way to first then, and sometimes it gets stuck in neutral between second and first, and I need to let the clutch out a bit again before sifting down to first.

The bike is under warrantee, and I'm sure that my dealer will deal with it if it's a real issue, but I'm just wondering if anybody else has had this problem. It's never an issue if I shift down to first while rolling, but my usual MO is to keep the bike in third while I'm rolling to a stop and shift down after stopping. I like using engine braking, and that isn't ideal in first.

Just curious if any other 2017 owners have noticed....

As it is, it isn't a huge problem, but there are the odd times that I forget to downshift while stopped until the last minute. Light turns green and I'm struggling to get the bike in first. Seems like a recipe for somebody rear-ending me while I'm fiddling with the bike.

If I buy a CB1100 will I become as wise as you guys?

Seriously, this a pretty philosophic group for a bunch of motorcycle riders.

That is meant as a complement, BTW

OK, so I'll admit it... I'm a fair weather rider, except for those occasions when I take the bike on an extended trip. Most of my riding is either commuting the 20 miles or so to work, or evenings and weekends cruising. If there is rain in the forecast, the bike stays at home in the garage.

Today was the relatively rare exception where un-forecast relatively severe storms cropped up at quitting time. I could have just waited things out. Would have been simple really. But I sensed that I would enjoy the challenge of getting home relatively safe and dry.

Without the right gear, riding through a full-blown thunderstorm is just plain no fun. Particularly at highway speed. But using your eyes to avoid storms is pretty neat actually, so long as you have options with routes.

It took about 20 minutes longer, but I managed to avoid active showers by using my senses and knowledge of the local surface streets. Both the bike and I got wet from road spray, but it was really fun adjusting the route in real-time based on what my eyes and feel for relative wind told me.

And of my four bikes, the CB is the one that I feel most comfortable doing this sort of thing on....

Today, I replaced stock tires (for 2014) with the following::

Front: Dunlop Roadsmart III, 110/80R18
Rear: Michelin PR 3 R, 160/60 ZR 18
and of course chain adjustment..
..what a ride and handling.....
For my previous '13 CB, I already had PR3, 16/60/18 and was very happy with it but this time, for the front, decided to stick with the original size ...Dunlop instead of PR3 , for better very slow speed manoeuvrability/U-turns and more even wear...

While in KW Honda ...sat on and spent long time with the new, 2018 Gold Wing Tour, white of course, had a friendly conversation with their salesman...was very impressed with this Wing...love many things, including: frt seat = /comfort, side & rear luggage compartments, adjustable windshield, cruise and many, many XXI century electronic gizmos...and brought brochure home as well ...for further study, have pics as well

https://apis.mail.yahoo.com/ws/v3/mailbo...true&pid=4

[url=https://imgur.com/a/0miJbyg]https://imgur.com/a/0miJbyg

https://imgur.com/a/l6YeajG

and feel dizzy ...cannot visit showrooms anymore ...

pb

I’m putting together the parts for my spoke wheel conversion and now I’m looking into tires. I’m looking at a 19 front and 17 rear. I would like a narrower front tire and a beefier rear tire. The rim I’m looking at for the front is 1.85 wide and the widest rear rim I can get is 4.25 wide. The tire I’m looking at for the front is a 110-80-19 and for the rear a 160-70-17. Do these tire sizes sound like what I’m looking for? The front can’t be too narrow or too thick. I haven’t had a chance to go check out tires yet.

Looks like a winner if this configuration is held to.

http://www.motorcycle.com/features/india...-2019.html

Yesterday marked the end of an era for me. I put my Hawk GT up for sale last month and was quickly contacted by a guy located in northern Idaho. We were finally able to coordinate a date and he picked the bike up yesterday morning. I felt a bit melancholy on and off throughout the day. But I was really glad to see the bike go to someone that truly appreciated the bike and who I feel will take good care of it. He and his wife will now have "His & Hers Hawks" as she already owns a Hawk. Hers is also a 1988 model, but in the Tempest Grey color as opposed to the Candy Flair Blue bike that I own(ed). Those were the only two colors that Honda offered when it came to Hawks here in the USA back in 1988. After that year all Hawks here in the States came only in Italian Red.

These bikes were way ahead of their time. I wanted one so badly back in '88 and came very close to buying one (I had completed all of the paperwork). But deep down inside, I knew that it would have been a mistake as that was definitely not the right time in my life for me to own a motorcycle. I finally bought this particular Hawk 11 years ago and that marked my return to motorcycling after many decades away. I must admit that when all was said and done it felt very surreal watching someone else riding away on "my bike". But it is mine no longer and I definitely wish the new owner all the best. On the plus side, I now I have a bit more room in the garage for doting on my CB1100.

It’s not even fair how cool this bike is hey!




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