Has anyone used "Simichrome" on the headers, and to what effect?

I've tidied up the front end a little by re-locating the horns on to the front indicator mounts.

One to open up the front a bit and two, it help disgust the front indicator mount, now i've re jibed the front end around...

I'm going to paint those headlamp brackets black, I think. I was considering looking the big black mount that the front indicators sit on, but think It might end up giving me a pain in the arse... anyone else done that?


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Has anyone swapped out their front/rear sprockets on a 2014 6 speed model?

I've searched and found a few people looking to lower the revs at motorway speeds on 5 speeds, but I'm looking to go the other way.

On a run the other day, track obviously, I was getting 100 at 6000rpm in 4th. It's doing a touch off 90 at the start of the red line at 8500rpm in 2nd.

The way it's geared it would top out in 6th at.... well, I don't know, as I haven't really got the maths to work it out, but silly speeds.

I actually only use 6th as an overdrive. Just a lazy gear for the motorway, when 2 up.

It did seem to me that lowering the gearing might just make better use of the power for my sort of riding. I like using the gears. As it is, 70 is about 3k and the motor is hardy turning. I've got a few revs to play with and thought it might 'brighten up' the bike.

Anyone gone that way on a 6 speed and if so, did it work for you?

My bike has an ECU Flash, PCV, TSR Air Intake, Air Funnels, and a cat free 4 into 1. I've also lightened it some.

Thanks

Kev

I bought and fitted a pair of Hagon Nitro Shocks yesterday.
They don't have the CB1100 listed on there website as a model they cover but I spoke to Dave at Hagon and he has the specs. Dave made up a pair for me for the next day. I popped round to their workshop in Essex and collected them yesterday.

Dave couldn't have been more helpful. He got a jack out and lent me a few tools and we fitted them there and then. He checked that the specs were right and showed me how to fit them properly. Then showed me how to set them up and got them in the right ball park for me and the bike.

I then gave them a 160 mile run to fine tune them.

They have a rubber cush on the slider to soften them bottoming out. He said you can use this to see how much travel your using. Very helpful. Ideally you should find the cush towards the bottom of the slider but not touching the bottom casting. That way your using the full travel of the shock but not bottoming out and loosing some of it's action.
I'd set the damping adjuster to the midway point of it's 10 clicks at 5.

After the first run, a blast thru town and a fast A road burn, I stopped to have a look what was happening. From the feel of the bike it was a bit bouncy and felt a bit soft.

The rubber cush was against the bottom casting, indicating that I wasn't getting the best from it. I increased the Pre-load of the spring and added another click of damping. I then set off on a twisty country lane blast, up to about 70ish. Pushing quite hard. Then a FAST ride down the motorway back to London and a quick ride thru the backstreets of South London, taking Sleeping Policemen (Speed Bump Restrictions) at speed. One to test the shocks and two because I was late for a meeting ;-)

When I checked the Cush at the end of the run, they were pushed down to about 1/4 inch off the bottom. Figured I had the pre-load set about bang-on.

The ride after I'd increased the Pre-load and adjusted the damping was fantastic. The backroads were a hoon. Very agile and never got out of shape. Felt really sharp. The Highway blast was perfect, I thrashed it and it was perfectly stable up to un-speakable speeds. Crossing cats eye's, white lines and divets in the tarmac never effected the bike. Jumping the speed bumps in town was as good as it could be and the bike was super agile. It's really made the bike handle so well.

I'd highly recommend these shocks. They've really improved the bike all round. Dave and Hagon were great. Really friendly bunch and very helpful. You really couldn't ask for more.

Also, at £399 a pair they are, I think, great value. I asked Dave if he sold in the USA and he said they had an outlet in Cali. Also, I guess you could order direct from the UK.

Gett'em while the Pound is so low!!
Also, just to add, I asked for Black Castings with a Black Spring.
They were made up for me as I wanted them. All for the next day... not bad!

I'll post a pic later on...

I'm looking to change out the stock rear view mirrors on my 2013 CB, I have looked through a few of the threads but am totally overwhelmed by the number of threads listed so thought I would start a new thread to make it easy!
I'm a female rider with not much experience is drilling holes or high tech modifications so I would like a simple recommendation for a better looking mirror. I agree with others on trying to rid the back/license holder of the side reflectors, so is there a simple upgrade for that also?
Not that being a female makes me unable to drill holes, I'm just looking to keep it simple and make upgrades that are easy for us non-tech riders!
I am considering the Road Comet fairing from the recommends on this site,
I do love to read info from other riders about the CB, its a cool looking bike for sure.

Lynn

[url=http://powersports.honda.com/rc213vs.aspx]HOLIE SCRAP!!!

Well, with this here post, I find myself crossing the milestone into 4 digits worth of proffered up crapitude on my part...and no doubt need to apologize to the forum at large for having to put up with it!
But seriously, WOW.
I've been a member of a LOT of online automotive-based forums in my day - I was even a "Super-Mod" for one prestigious, worldwide marque-dedicated club's forum for a while - but have only reached these numbers once before. That was a classic Mustang group that I've literally been a member of for about 15 years or so, and I have over 4,500 posts there, but that's a lot longer time period to accumulate that kind of participation.
I guess that really does show the kind of passion and interest I have in this bike, one that, as I've said before, is no doubt the most beautiful I've ever owned. But I digress...
As I've also stated before, much of the reason for my extensive activity here is due to the great bunch of folks sharing my time here. So, as I pass this dynamic point in my CB1100 ownership, I say thanks to all of you fellow nutcases for making our time here so enjoyable!
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I have a lot of part for my winter cafe build, could not wait with the new seat.

Are the unpainted aluminum engines lacquer-coated to prevent corrosion? Or painted with silver paint? They don't seem to corrode like bare aluminum would.

Here's my CB enjoying a day of commuter service. Something about the black Honda brings out the rebel side.