So I order some tires from DK and when I got them in I notice two little sticker on them....Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited.

Weiiiiiird! Are they the same companies? Anyone else order from DK and had the same happened?

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I'm cheap, and don't want to pay crazy Samurider prices. Is there a super secret source on the internet where a guy might be able to buy an OEM seat for less?

Today may have been the first day where we actually had a warm afternoon here in NE Ohio. So, I affixed the 2018 license sticker to the plate, put the Progressive insurance card under the saddle, and went for a short ride of 15-20 miles.


If I'd known it was going to warm up so nicely, I'd have planned to ride earlier.

But, hey, you do what you can do. Thoroughly enjoyable.

However, it convinced me of one thing. Firm suspensions don't get more compliant over wintertime. So I'll have to spend some more time working on front fork compliance later in the spring.

Have to say, the CB fired right up, after sitting since late November. Not a glitch!

Bob

Well I bought this kit and wire wheels from Takeshi then I hurt my shoulder and now I am recovering from Rotator Cuff Surgery. My Surgeon says that in about another month I can ride again so maybe I can finally install everything....

The Coleman House B&B in Swainsboro, GA. is well known for it's wonderful lunch buffet served 11AM to 2PM every day except Saturdays and we have been eager to see if it's reputation for great southern cooking is deserved. Departing about 9:30 AM, 50F, it was a beautiful clear morning that quickly warmed into the 70's.













WE arrived about 11:30 and the parking area was filling fast but there's lots of seating inside and out so our wait was short'







After the meal, a very fine one, we wandered about the grounds and took a few more photos. Great food, we'll be back.

Hi everyone,

Would like to know if there's some slip on's that looks like a 4 into 4 exhaust.
I love the looks of the 4 into 4 but a full system is a bit out of my budget.
Thanks in advance

After just under a year owing the CB1100RS I've succumbed to new bike lust. I have always had a soft spot for big adventure bikes and have owned a few over the years. Some of those have left fond (maybe rosetinted) memories some were sour ownership experiences. So after getting rid of a very sour bike to get the CB1100 I had thought I was done with Adv bikes as there wasn't any that were tempting me back .... I had occasional thoughts of getting one of my previous old flames a KTM950Adventure. as the bugs (which i endured as a 1st year adopter) had all been found and it would just have been fixing wear and tear issues, but I didn't have any space to take one on and the desire to re-visit the old KTM wasn't enough to get rid of any of my current garage occupants so I just contented myself to watching them come and go on ebay and parked that idea.
This continued as a status quo until Honda teased me with the updates to the Africa Twin in the Adventure Sport anniversary model. I still thought theres no room at the inn and none of the current occupants were candidates for eviction. I watched the press teasers and early ride reports and then visited my local dealers when the 1st models hit the shop floor. Looks wise it hit me , love at 1st sight? swinging my leg over it reminded me a lot of the old KTM950, height weight etc and a chat with my old CB11 salesman got me a test ride on their DCT demo once it was in and the weather improved as we were still in the depths of winter. The test ride came and went fortuitously during a spell of calm dry weather and it was a success(for the salesman?) I loved how it rode sounded and looked. Up to that point I was still on the fence and I didn't have an eviction candidate in my mind.
After my heart was made up I had to deal with the maths issue and the best way to pay for the new AT was getting rid of the CB11RS :/ . it was a difficult decision but made easier in that the plush sussies of the AT addressed my only issue with the CB that of the short travel rear shocks that I would have had to address if I kept it and maybe with limited success given the old school twin shock design. So a deal was struck and I awaited delivery of my new ATAS DCT.
Arrival was today, delayed by a week due to a pirates (that's what I was told!) and I said goodby to the CB11RS. I could see me returning to the CB11 after a few years time when my current sports bike garage inhabitants are retired due to being no longer a fit for my body but for the moment I'm glad I've had the pleasure of that big 1100 aircooled legend. Some pics of the new beasty. I also struggled mentally with subjecting the CB to inclement weather as it was too much a looker, I wont have that block with a rufty tufty adv bike.

The weather cracked the 40degF mark today so even though there is still snow on the ground and the roads are so full of sand its like riding on a beach, I decided to chance a short ride to my Honda dealer to pick up a rear suspension spanner. I'm coming from 15 years of riding big-Twin HDs so this was a quite a shocking experience. The sewing machine-like purr of the motor and quick throttle response had me zipping around in a delightfully controlled and gentile manner. I loved it! I'm a big guy and I was pleasantly surprised by the power of this bike. Love the view I'm getting from the upright taller riding position (compared to a cruiser). I can't comment on how it corners because if I had leaned over in a curve I would have slid out and this would be a different message all together.

One thing I did note is that I need to adjust to these non-cancelling turn signals toot sweet or me and this bike will never see its first service. Had a couple of drivers start to pull out in front of me before I realized that I was riding straight with my turn signal on.

Hey all,

Would someone who has the Honda Rear Seat Rack be willing to post a photo of how it mounts on the right side of the bike? I had to have a custom bracket installed on that side for my sidecar and I'm trying to determine if the standard Honda rack will fit.

If I ever happen to mess up my 2017 EX tank, I will be on the [url=https://www.samurider.com/?p=27974/#itemImage]Samurider site the next day, ordering this:



Hmmm...$832.60

How hard is it to switch out tanks? I could do red one year, blue the next...maybe that gold one will be available as well.