What do most people carry for road trips?
I am going to take a 200 mile plus trip in Nh.

The best protection is leather, jean,mesh and all other products will move once you hit the ground.

Dainese Alien Pants are the most comfortable street leather I have ever worn. They also come in a short for those of us with a 29"-30" inseam. They can be worn inside or outside of your favorite boots.

I returned four pants ( Revzilla ) before buying these a few years ago. If you get uncomfortable in the saddle after 1-2 hours these will double your comfort time. There are no seams where your butt meets the seat and are all day comfort. They are breathable and much more cooler than a pair of kevlar jeans. They do not get damp on those hot humid days.

These have come down in price $350ish if you can find them in your size. Theses will last for years without stretching, never need to be washed, just wipe them down with a damp cloth. There lined with a soft material, put on a pair of underwear and slide in and your good to go.

Buy a pair and try them on, you can return them for a full refund, but you won't, there's no break-in time there comfortable as soon as you put them on

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http://www.webbikeworld.com/r4/dainese-alien-pants/

I was looking at picking up a dependable modern motorcycle to compliment my father's Triumph Tiger 650 that's getting a custom build in Vt right now (been there since Jan but should be done in two months) since I decided to kill my Street Triple by riding it into a tobacco field on Father's Day. Broken left ankle, dislocated right thumb, bruised ribs on left side, and bit a pretty good slice into my tongue. I'm healing but it will be awhile until I feel confident enough with my right hand to squeeze those old drum brakes on the front of the Tiger.
I loved the Street Triple so much I would just by another but the wife said "no more fast bikes". I could understand her point of view and felt it was time since I have a two year old daughter, a three year old son, and my father was killed by a guy in a Cherokee making a left turn on the first ride we got to take together a week after I got back from my honeymoon in 2013.
Was going to try to convince her a Thruxton R wasn't a fast bike but sat on one and my Triple was more comfortable. I had almost settled on a modern Bonneville but I was eyeballing my little CB350 in the garage and wondering how much I could get for it to go towards the new bike and BAM! I remembered how I loved the look of the classic CB's! Didn't they put out a modern version in that looked great in that deep red color with the silver sidecovers? Plus with the Tiger 650 why buy a Bonneville and have two of almost the same bike 44 years apart?
Now I'm hooked.
I could blow the cash on the DLX because I like the great look of the dual exhaust that adds weight and doesn't add hp but the closest dealer to me has three 2013's in stock, in the color I want (don't like the black), and I could probably get a good deal on one since he's sitting on so many of them as well as by the time I get there next spring they'll be 4 year old overstock.
I don't care about ABS and although the new gauges have more information it's not a deal breaker to me.
I'm 5ft 10in 160lbs and will be riding it on NC backroads (carefully! I don't want to be THAT intimate with tobacco again!), two lane main roads I typically drive my car at 65mph-85mph on, and a tiny stretch of I95 now and then.
Here are my questions.
Is there really a difference I might care about in the five speed compared to the six?
Will a reflash really add that much more power and quality to the ride?
Is the stock seat ok or will I have to get an aftermarket to really feel comfortable? I always got upgraded seats on my modern bikes. The DLX gel seat looks nice but the Samurider ones look really nice!
Thanks for the help and if you want some motorcycle porn I can post pics of the aforementioned bikes.

I'm trying to move my rear turn signals back on the bike to make room for saddle bags to sit comfortably while riding two-up.

Does any know whether the Saddleman Universal kit fits the 2014 Cb11? (http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/saddl...ation-kit)

Or, can anybody recommend another way to do this? Thanks!

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Dumb question but no one ever said I was mechanically smart. I got my soft luggage in and went to remove seat but couldn't figure out how. I read the manual but can't find the latch after I open the helmet lock.
Can someone tell me where it is?


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I rode the new Yamaha Bolt derived "Scrambler" SCR 950 and came away delighted by how simple and pure it is. Fast? Heck no! Plush suspension? Far from it! Grin factor? Oh yeah!

Yamaha nailed the retro theme here because not only does the bike have the right look, it feels less polished and refined, in a mostly good way. It lacks things we consider basic these days: tach, fuel gauge, ABS. You dont need any of that and it brings a simple joy to just hopping on and riding around. The presence of fuel injection and a low maintenance belt drive make it fairly care free (unless uou spend a ton of time on dirt roads: gravel + belt = no bueno).

My only major complaint is the air cleaner hitting my knee, a common thing on v-twin cruisers. There are aftermarket intake kits to alleviate that issue.

I sort of want to buy one. With my CB1100 being up for sale, I will have a retro sized hole in my heart. The trouble is, I love my BMW too much to give up to be able to buy this thing. Ah yes, indecision has once again fallen upon me...

Just finished day 2 of my trip to visit mom. Sorry for having to link to AdvRider but on the road its a bit time consuming to double post

[url=http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/honda-cb1100-or-to-ill-time-to-visit-mom.1169661/]Trip thread on AdvRider

The cb is doing great!

Does anybody know the db level of the stock horns? I need super loud ones or one. Found some on eBay rated 118 db, electric. I have a windjammer, So I could mount air horns if need be?