You can get a Lifetime Senior Pass for $10. My wife and I have had one for 5 years and used it a lot..at Acadia, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon, Canyonlands, Mt Ranier, Ding Darling Bird Sanctuary, and we hope to use it this year at Badlands and Theodore Roosevelt

I've just learned the pass will be going up from $10 to $80 by the end of 2017. If you are 62+ this is a great deal if you do any traveling. Without it the fee to ride your bike/drive your car thru each National Park is $25.

You can purchase it online or at any National Park.

https://www.national-park.com/list-of-na...ed-states/

I've decided this is the year I check "[url=http://signatureevents.peninsula.com/en/Motorcycle/Motorcycle.html]The Quail" off my bucket list.

And of course I will be riding my CB1100 there.

As a bonus, my favorite charity, [url=http://www.curethekids.org/]Ride for Kids, will be featured.

I've ridden the CA coast many times in the past; always an enjoyable ride. Looking forward to visiting with old friends, meeting new friends, and having fun viewing the premier vintage and classic motorcycles there.

Anyone have an Over Aluminium Swing Arm fitted?
On my my mission to shave as much weight of my bike as I can the Over #7 Swing Arm is looking very attractive.
Has anyone got one fitted and if so, anything good or bad to say about it?
Apart from it's lighter, good and it's expensive, bad....

Someone here posted some pictures of his home made tank protector and I can't find that thread to save my life. He purchased I think a square piece cut it to shape. Anyone?

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I've just gave the key of my "'old" '14 CB1100 and brought home the '17 model.

Already break in the engine and starting to enjoy it. What an amazing bike !

I have some (very) minor visual changes planned but so far, here it is:



PS: the Pearl White is absolutely gourgeous live. Pictures don't do it justice

Hi everyone,

After leaving my "old" '14 CB110 at a dealer and bringing the new 2017, I just wanted to give some feedback on the engine break in:

1. Normal break-in, not going above 3500RPM for the first 500km and avoiding free ways and traffic. You can read it in other posts and a lot of info online on how to proper break-in an engine
2. At 80km a slight scare when I noticed what seemed to be a very small oil driping in the engine. Turn out to be nothing (although I'm still very vigilant) and, suposely, due to the products applied to the engine that melted with the heat
3. First 100-200Km the engine was always crazy hot not dissipading as I was used to in the '14 CB. 2h outside, stopped, at around 15º and still some heat in the engine. Also normal, don't freak out, after 100-200Km started dissipading normally
4. Noticed that the fuel consumption has been around 4.9L / 100Km (around 48 MPG) which is the lower consumption I've managed to do with the '14 (and I admit that I tend to speed...) - with the engine so new and barely out of break-in I expect it to consume even lower than this

Let me know if you have any questions

Hi everyone,

Last week i've went to dealer, left my '14 CB1100 and brought the '17 (side note: absolutely loving it!).

I've seen some japanese videos of the bike with the orange turning signal light always on. A little dimed, not the actual turning light. I guess similar to the '16 Africa Twin for instance.

As i understand, in some countries that's mandatory and I don't think there will much of changes in the CB so, I wonder if this is something simple to change in the electricals...

(never thought about it in the '14 model until now)

Anyone ?

Last month, due to the help of two of my local ADV friends, I acquired this 1966 Honda CL77 Scrambler. The bones of the bike appear good, it came with two large boxes of parts, a second correct rear fender, and a bucket of "stuff" including duplicate parts, valves, oil pump, etc. One of these two ADV friends, who is a excellent mechanic, had already gone through the motor and replaced a few things including the cam chain and a bent valve. He had gotten it to the point where he was able to ride it around his yard and shift through all of the gears. However, he got busy with work and other projects, and it sat collecting dust in his shop. After a couple of phone calls, it was loaded onto my trailer.





I bought this bike as I want to learn more about working on them. I am pretty good at the easy stuff like changing fluids and adjusting valves, but that's about it. I also want to ride with my friends in the Moto Giro events they keep talking about, but most importantly, I want to spend time with my 11 year old boy, Gabriel. Hopefully, I will instill in him a fondness for occasionally getting his hands dirty, turning wrenches, and less fondness for his Play Station. He might actually enjoy this and remember the fun he had with dad when he is my age.




Still having fun...Let the cleaning begin...I hope I can get this mess back together...I have to or my boy won't be very impressed with me! Only three small "mystery" bolts found on the lift, not bad.



I had to apply for a Vermont title as the bike only came with a bill of sale. Turns out, vintage bike guys have been using this "Vermont trick" for years. It's 100% legit and legal.

Here's how it works:
http://www.motorcycleconsumernews-digita...pg=28#pg28

Vermont welcomes anyone to register a bike in VT by paying sales tax and submitting a legit bill of sale. A few days later, they send you a plate and registration, but no title as they don't issue titles on bike >15 years old. So, with my VT registration, bill of sale and plate, I went to the Virginia DMV today and transferred the bike to VA in my name. By doing so, Virginia, who requires titles on all vehicles, issued me a new title in my name for the bike. Woo Hoo! Now with the bike officially mine, I can start spending some money on parts and getting her looking a bit more fancy.

While disassembling the bike, I noticed that the inside of the fuel tank was rusty and one of the previous owners made a novice repair of a leaky seam on the front of the tank that looked awful! The tank also had three small dents that needed repairing before painting. I looked at using a $50 kit made by POR 15 to treat the rust and seal the tank. I had read mixed reviews regarding these treatments and how you had to follow the instructions exactly or they wouldn't work. I also read something online about how one guy had luck with using a radiator shop to fix a rusted out, vintage tank.

So today I stopped by Kenny's Radiator Shop (3213 Lanvale Ave) in Richmond, VA. Kenny, and his shop, immediately looked like the real deal; both were greasy, full sleeve tats, a bunch of old biker and hot rod pictures on the walls, unpainted cinder block walls, and a "NO CREDIT CARDS" sign scrawled in marker...cool place.

Anyways, Kenny turned out to be a really nice guy, who is a rider, who offered to remove the hideous "repair" done previously, silver solder the leak at the seam, chemically remove the rust from my tank, protect the inside with a layer of "Red Cote" sealer, offer a lifetime warranty against any future leaks AND repair all three dents by filling them with lead instead of Bondo...for a mind blowing price of $110. I will be sure to post up some after pictures when I get the tank back on Tuesday.


I also ordered 3 pounds of "Super Durable Wet Red" powder coat today...once that arrives, a bunch of this stuff will be dropped off with my powder coating man. He has some leftover "chrome" powder coat for the rear grab rail, front fender trim, side stand and exhaust heat shields. Once I get my fuel tank back, I'll take the fenders, tank and side panels to a couple of paint shops for quotes. I'm going to have it repainted in the stock sliver color.


03-12-17: Power coating complete!

http://imgur.com/a/I41P6

After 2 years of ownership I finally took my CB to the car wash place. Living in an apartment makes it more of a hassle than it would be to just pull the hose out if I lived in a house. The biggest reason was to get my chain cleaned up. I always keep it lubed and adjusted but after this much winter commuting it had gotten pretty caked with grime and grease. I could tell the wheel was rolling a lot easier while rotating to check the chain after getting the gunk off but didn't think much of it. We already know the CB is very particular about chain tension in regards to shifting smoothness but it would also seem that cleanliness makes a difference. After the cleaning shifting was noticeably smoother. Nice little surprise.

Just got back from a 7 week trip to Costa Rica where I work with a study abroad program. My ride there is a Honda CGL125:

[url=http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/a-honda-cgl125-in-costa-rica.854572/page-14]p14 of 15: this year's trip

So yesterday I got back on the CB1100; had it on the battery tender and it started right up after the trip. Started to head out, braked while straddling the bike, walking it down the drive, and it just about leaned over too far...wow, this is a little heavier than the 125 which is all of 250lbs. Remembered to check the air pressure, and it hadn't lost a bit, perfect at 36f/42r psi.

The CGL gear shifting goes from neutral, and then all down, so going back to the CB I mis-shifted about a dozen times on a 30 mile trip. Bike felt heavier than an anvil...but coming from the CGL with drum brakes made the CB's feel like I had some real stopping power. Some say the CB is under-powered (!), but I say strange to accelerate and feel the bike take off like a rocket. Memory started to take over about 3/4 through the ride and the bike became smooth again.

My "first impressions": a very smart looking bike with plenty of power that has the weight I don't mind for hiway riding in the good ol' USofA.

And, to the comments that the bike doesn't have or isn't this or that...most of it's all about perspective, where you're coming from. Overwhelmingly, the response to both the CB here, and would you believe it, the CGL125 in CR, is...awesome bike! Although I do prefer the CB for here in the Sates.

But if you ever get the chance to ride a CGL125 in Costa Rica...


So moral of the story is...want a new bike? Go travel for 2 months, come back and enjoy your beautiful new CB1100!!!