Ferret, you have shown that lovely covered bridge near your home in previous threads so I wanted to show a couple of Georgia's covered bridges. This trip was planned with the idea of visiting most of the 20-something covered bridges, most being in the northern half of the state. We did get to see 4 bridges before a family emergency called us home early. I was on my 2007 Tiger 1050 and Pamela on her '07 V-strom. Someday I'm going to see them all.

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Got in a short ride today as I took my ST down to the shop for some much needed maintenance getting ready for the 2017 riding season. New front tire, front and rear brakes, air cleaner, spark plugs, new fluids in clutch and brakes, new coolant fluids, and run down a coolant leak I can smell but can't see (common on high mileage ST's...mine is at 83,650) most guys just ignore it but since they will have all the plastic off, might as well look around.

I borrowed a slightly used Honda CTX 700 DCT/ABS to ride home. I had ridden one other DCT before, so I knew what it was supposed to feel like, but it still can only be described as different feeling. I rode it strictly in auto mode, ie not using the paddle shifters to change gears, but I did ride ot it in both D drive and S sport. In drive it upshifts very quickly. S sport modes holds the shifts a little longer. Upshifts and down shifts are all done automatically and all you have to do is work the throttle and brakes. You can easily feel each shift, up and down as little clunks. Unnnnnn clunk, unnnnn clunk, for upshifts..... Dnnnnnm clunk, dnnnnnnn clunk for downshifts. I really didn't care much for the feet forward riding position, and thought the ergos would not have been bad if the pegs had been 6 inches further to the rear. I had jo trouble keeping up with or ahead of traffic even, but at one point I approached a light and just before I got to it it turned yelllow. I don't like busting yellow lights but this time I was just to close, so I grabbed a handful of throttle and ...very little happened lol. Not a lot of response in Drive mode, but I made it thru before it turned red. Made it home before it started raining again.

I have been thinking about getting a smaller lighter around town, winter bike, and this is the class of bike I have been considering... SV 650, CB500X, NC700, FZ-07.
But alas this is not the bike for me. Will be glad to take it back tomorrow or Sat when my ST is done. Other than oil/filters and a couple of tires, this should get me to the 100,000 mark on the ST.

Anyone chrome their engine cases? I did this many decades ago to my KZ650. Wondering if anyone has done this to their CB.

Just picked up this little offering at the altar of speed today. Thought you might enjoy seeing what I'll be up to

I found a link over at the ST forum to this old video explaining motorcycle wobble and weave. I don't have the weave issue on either of my bikes so my sole reason for posting is I found it interesting and thought some of you may also find it interesting.

Hey everyone!

I already posted to the video section, but its kind of dead, so I'm gonna post here too!

So I've been around the forums for a while and haven't seen any videos that really show off the essence of the CB1100. I got my CB, Marion, in the middle of summer last year. I am a filmmaker by trade and got the chance to test out a new system for chasing vehicles.

I didn't use and post stabilization in post production because I wanted it to feel like it was made in the 70's or 80's. This is what I feel like when I ride this bike! I hope you all love the video as much as I loved filming it! My friend was the lucky one and drove the motorcycle while I filmed.

Hey everyone!

So I've been around the forums for a while and haven't seen any videos that really show off the essence of the CB1100. I got my CB, Marion, in the middle of summer last year. I am a filmmaker by trade and got the chance to test out a new system for chasing vehicles.

I didn't use and post stabilization in post production because I wanted it to feel like it was made in the 70's or 80's. This is what I feel like when I ride this bike! I hope you all love the video as much as I loved filming it! My friend was the lucky one and drove the motorcycle while I filmed.

I'm gathering some items in case I end up choosing the CB in spring. It may also help others.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...p=drivesdk

Green = high priority, yellow medium, orange intermediate, red last priority

Click an item for the link.

If you have more affordable alternatives, please share! Also any links for the unlinked/blank items. Thanks!

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He explains about how he built it and test rides at 2:43 - she sure shifts smooooth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFN8WWKacIo

This is crazy! Look at the front fork...it adjusts the balance by itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uM5w4VeWL0