hi guys, im new here as I have just bought my 2013 cb1100 with the cast alloys. well I decided to powdercoat them, my go what an expensive lesson learned!! im now near the end both financially and in rebuilding the bike and putting the wheels on.
few questions, do I need to replace the bolts for caliper mount and the brake disc rotor bolts? some say yes others no.

many thanks in anticipation

Not as bad as I've seen Cormanus's







good thing I got 5 liters of S-100 for Christmas

Got up into the 40's today and the snow melt is running onto the road causing a mess



Creeks are starting to melt and flow again

I took the R NineT Racer S for a test ride the other day and I've got to say, what a lovely bike. Suited me really well.

It's a lovely looking machine, un-cluttered and a great stance. Very neat.

Lots of people have complained of the riding position but for me at 6'2" it was just fine. More on the wrists than a sit up bike but, not over the top for it's style. I had a good hour and a half with no issues.

It has a lovely engine - characterful, clattery, lumpy and smooth all in one... something of an enigma.

I liked the way it handled too. Not as quick to turn as my CB is now, but held a tight line well. The way the engine and handling complement each other makes for a very satisfying combination. It's like they are both on the same wave length, and so it works.

Plenty fast, both acceleration and cruising on the motorway. It was very happy banging away at high speed.

I have to say I loved it. It's the first of the air cooled boxers that I've tried and I really liked it. It has an un-sanitised feel, which I like. I felt very connected to it.

I'm desperately trying to justify having one, although I couldn't stretch to it at the moment. I was looking to buy a super sport 600 from the mid 00's, which are great value at the moment. They are a different beast really and I was thinking of mainly using it on the track. That move is on hold.... which says something ;-)

I am looking for a set of bags that would mount without removal of the rear turn signals. Has anyone found a set and if so what was/is the brand and model. I travel pretty light with the average trip being 7 days or so. Need room for rainsuit, extra gloves, walking shoes and of course a couple of extra shirts and a off the bike pair of jeans.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Not really seriously considering a 2017, but I was caught drooling over one the other day and the dealer shot me a quote of $12,900 out the door.

But the darn thing weighs 562 lbs, about 20lbs more than my '13 - we're going in the wrong direction here.

So. Anyone here with experience on both bikes care to comment?

Below shows the posts from another forum I belong to. It lists the forums and by who and how long ago the last post was made. I just copied it. Still think things are slow here?

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This [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11007]<< POST >>> sparked my curiosity regarding what, phyiscally, changed internally...so I did some digging....

This cross section shows the big changes are:
the new 2 way valve + the base T shaped shaft.


The parts catalog doesn't show the 2 way valve as a separate item, so I'm guessing that this valve is fixed inside of the bottom of the chrome fork tube. And the different part number between the 2017 vs. 2013/14 fork tube appears to be the case.

I did a quick comparison between parts needed to upgrade to the dual bending feature, and it appears that these 4 are basically alll that's needed.



Those 4 parts (~$200) cost 50% of a complete fork.
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Note, the 2017 fork also has different part numbers for the main spring, spring spacer, & top cap w/ "dual bending" scribed on surface. But, imo, they aren't necessary items to convert to dual bending.

When my time comes to mount a new front tire, I'm seriously thinking of installing those 4 parts.

or, I might just do what pdubs did and get the whole fork instead.
Having choices are good

So I created [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9134]an earlier thread about the Aerostich R3 Light suit that I purchased. It's worked wonderfully, when I've used it that is. Since I'm working from home much more frequently and I was riding my motorcycles far less than normal last year, thus far this hasn't been the best of purchases for me. But that's no fault of the suit. It really did prove to be very convenient when I was using it as intended . Being able to easily zip in and out of the suit with my work/street clothes underneath is incredibly handy. If my riding picks up again this year as I'm now expecting, I'll be putting it to use more often once again. The reason I went with the Aerostich is because I did not want to contemplate switching in and out of rain gear all the time given our local climate and my predominate motorcycle usage comes has come from commuting. One piece of gear that could do it all was (and still is) very appealing to me. But unless you know that you'll get a lot of use out of something like the suit I bought then I would say that it' just not worth it. Again, that's not a knock on the Aerostich.

I would also note that I had the luxury of attending an Aerostich "Pop Up" event in person when they visited Portland so I knew that an off the rack size suit without modifications would fit me just fine (massive weight gain aside of course). So I just waited for the size and color combination that I wanted to come up on their sale page. If i was faced with ordering expensive gear like this again without the ability to try it on first I'm not sure that I would want to go through the hassle. I noticed that VLJ mentioned that he went ahead and took that chance. I hope that he finds the fit of the gear he selected turns out to be surprisingly good.

If you've purchased any rain gear, be it Aerostich or not, and would like to share either the good or the bad of it (or both) after having owned it for a while then this thread would be a good place to do so.

NOw that the 2017 cb comes w/ the slipper assist clutch,
I took a quick peek at the parts needed to convert our existing clutch to the new 2017 slipper assist. At first glance, it looks like about $300 in new 2017 partsis all that's needed.


The new clutch reduces 6 clutch springs down to 3. So that alone should reduce lever pull. But for everyday use and abuse, will this new slipper clutch be much, if not ALOT, better than stock, or is this just NOT enough to convert?

I'm looking for recommendations for a tent to use while touring.
My main consideration is to stay dry during any kind of rainstorm.
Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.[/size]