Winter sucks. No riding anymore. Does anyone have an opinion on a windscreen I saw in Samurider for my 2017 1100ex?

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I don't know if somebody posted this before, but here it is: A 23 y.o. London girl covering 55,000 kms around the world.

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/ha...peth-beard

Howdy forum members!
I just got through working but wanted to tell everyone about these pants.
I was in Plano, TX a couple of days ago for medical treatment and afterwards I stopped at European Cycles in Plano. They have hundreds, I’m not kidding, of new Ducati’s, Triumphs, Royal Enfield, MV’s, and BMW’s. It was like heaven on earth. But I was on a mission to find some armored jeans.
I have been riding forever, like most of you, and I know the safest way to ride is with full leathers etc. But it is hot and humid here in “God’s Country” a lot of the time and I freely admit to riding in shorts and T-shirt a lot. I wear gloves. Yes, it’s bizarre but my previous accidents usually hurt my hands and trying to maintain hygiene with wounded hands is challenging. Before I get off on a tangent, my goal was to find a store that stocked the armored jeans so I could try them on.
Here in Shreveport/Bossier City none of the motorcycle shops stocked ANY armored/Kevlar type jeans and told me there was no interest in them so they do not stock but could order them.
European Cycle had several models in stock and I found a type called Lombard 2, they are cordura/denim with protection in seat, hips, and knees that apparently passes European test of abrasion protection of 6 seconds at 100km per hour. Better than Kevlar. They have very thin armor in knees. They look like regular jeans and have heavy duty cordura/denim type material.
After trying on several models and styles and different sizes I bought a pair and am quite happy.
I know they are not leathers but better than my regular Levi denim pants I usually wear.
All the pants I looked at and tried on were around $200. An expensive purchase for sure and another reason why I wanted to be able to try them on. When I got home I priced shopped them on Revzilla and Dennis Kirk and they basically were same price.
I think it’s worth paying a little bit more for riding gear at a dealer because you can try them on. If we jus shipped by price those dealers would go out of business.
Anyhow, just wanted to share my armored jean experience.
Hopefully I’ll never have to test the abrasion test of thes pants but I feel a little better knowing my old skin and bones have some protection.

I want to replace my brake fluid, but the rear brake fluid reservoir is right underneath the metal frame's crossbar such that I can't unscrew the cap all the way. How do you guys manage to take off the cap? Do I seriously have to unscrew the reservoir from the frame?

OK, this is kind of like a 'who cares' issue, but I'll ask anyway.

What the 'hey' has happened to my exhaust pipes? They're splotchy, have little dots all over them, at least off the cylinder head. I own a 1991 BMW R100GS (since 1991) that shows less heat damage to the pipes at 150k miles than my 2014 CB1100 with slightly over 3000 miles showing. And my 2008 Guzzi pipes still look reasonably kept up, even though they have 65000 miles on them. And all I do to either bike is wipe the pipes down periodically.

It's not a big issue, but I won't concede to the logic that some fellow Triumph owners said about their 2001 Bonnevilles, when their pipes turned a scorched blue within a few hundred miles. I simply don't believe that discolored pipes show that I'm a hot shoe that really runs my bike hard.

So what gives with my CB1100 pipes? Or is it just my bike?

While in Europe last week, I visited Honda dealer for pure reason: 2017 CB1100 RS/ABS
Here is my private opinion::

.... if you park RS  beside any other  CB1100, there is no doubt that : CB1100 is an undisputed winner due to its classic look, perfect harmony with a modern touch of technology.
RS looks too heavy & too massive, like a "bulldog" type motorcycle with its 17" mags, too modern/skinny turn signals do not add up to its overall look....

FEW RS - ABS SPECS::  tank/16.8 L/4.44 gal,  2 front discs of 310 mm/12.2" with double-4 piston calipers,  seat height 795 mm/31.3", frt tire 120/70/17, massive rear tire 180/55/17, 2 colors available - graphite black and candy prominence red - both with black fenders (EX models were in 3 colors; candy prominence red, pearl sunbeam white & pearl shining yellow - all with chrome fenders)



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OTHER, 2017 MODELS:

FIREBLADE: CBR 1000RR/ABS & SP CBR 1000RR/ABS with 192 KM at 13000 RPM,  torque 114 Nm/84 ft lb at 1100 RPM, frt tire 120/70/17, rear tire 190/50/17, seat height 832 mm/32.7"

CB1000R C-ABS:: 125 KM at 10 000 RPM, torque 99 Nm/73 ft lb at 7750 RPM, tank 17 L/4.5 gal...  & a salesman told me that 2018 will have 150 KM engine  !!.. and here is where I got po'd......that CB1100 has only 89 KM

CROSSTOURER VFR 1200X C-ABS & VFR 800X - ABS

AFRICA TWIN CRF 1000L with and without ABS

2015 GOLD WING F6C ABS CUSTOM in black and red color, 117 KM at 5500 RPM and 168 Nm/124 ft lb at 4000 RPM

..... and variety of "smaller mosquitos" that are very popular in Europe

My bottom line: CB1100 stays in my garage and thinking of getting newer, 6 speed

Cheers to all

pb

Catalogs I’ve collected from Japan are major CB1100 eye candy

OK! Now I feel like a total wimp. I don't ride until the morning temperature is 55F or better. But I was amazed with the Revzilla Common Thread article about a 51 year man who rides the ice roads on the east side of Hudson Bay.

If you have 20 minutes to spare, read this adventure and watch the video [url=https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/ice-road-adventurer]ICE ROAD BIKER .

..... or more simply put: YEE-HAW!!

It's official! I can claim full membership privileges now. I am the owner of of VIN 300400!!! 2017 CB1100CAH.

Bright sunny skies and 40-45 degrees this afternoon, I managed 67 miles of varied riding around town, including some careful miles (new tires, cold pavement) on South 14, one of my favorite twisties.

What a big pussycat! I love the linear torque and response from this motor, makes it easy to ride. Love the exhaust note! Even with earplugs inside my Shoei RF1100 I can hear the exhaust up into 70mph before wind noise takes over. What a relief! I don't have to spend $$$ for some aftermarket exhaust.

Seat-to-pegs is perfect, like the narrow, firm seat, but will most likely change handlebars. These put my wrists at the wrong angle. I'll also look for a bit lower bar to lean into.

I got a smokin' deal on the bike, partly because of residual benefit: the salesman, the sales manager and I have all worked together at some m/c shop or another here in town, so on top of them 'getting rid of' a 2017, I got the brother-in-law deal too.

I'm so pleased to find this bike lives up to my expectations, and what Honda expected in designing and building it. I feel like I bought an instant classic.

This failed las time i tried, i had to sign in and was no good to anyone, unfortunately i cannot delete posts yet, so let's try;

https://photos.app.goo.gl/OQYY2WxjBCihwd1s2

Well it seems to work for now,

Cormanus, i opened a ggogle pics account,( whilst signed in ) uploaded the picture, which appeared and got full size when i clicked on it, tried to copy and paste from the http thingy ( adress bar ) and failed.

Today i signed in to the account again, and on the top are some symbols, one looks like a " < " with rounded ends, it states" share" and when left clicked it produces a copyable link.
I copied it and pasted it into the post and it seems to work, the link is different from the one in the adress bar, so it could be the public one they use.

For now; cheers max