Just a quick message to let the forum know I m leaving it due to selling my Honda, I now have a Speed twin 1200 2022. Thank you for the help I received and i wish you all well. Safe riding!

Does anyone know the part number for the left side crankcase/stator cover gasket? Thanks.

You may have heard about it or not, you may think it is old hat or not.
But since reading about it, it has me wonder ... is this really something I have to learn and train after a total some 80,000 miles on m/c without accident ? I think I do.

The latest studies on best collision avoidance technique say that one technique works better for the average guy than any other, when it comes to avoid a collision. This is regardless of ABS or not, and it requires a little bit of training in order to overcome old habits:

- brake as hard as surface and tires allow - with or without ABS,
- do not release the brakes unless you feel the rear lifting off (ABS does not prevent this !)
- when you get closer and your speed is already reduced (significantly), do two things
-> keep not releasing the brakes, not even a little
-> lean away from the collision course (fixed obstacle or moving target)

This technique tested with a few hundred volunteers on the road and in simulations has provided better collision avoidance than any other technique. As you noticed, this ain't saying what to do in a lean. My guess, they had the much more dangerous left turning traffic ahead of you in mind.

Unfortunately I cannot find the link any more - but one of you may find it on youtube.

A few weekends ago, when I rode out to our local biker bar, Cook's Corner, I wanted to get a few pics of different bikes for the monthly photo challenge.

It was such a pretty day, and with the recent rains, the canyon was nice and green. I figured a video was in order.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCzT0VWopd4

Is it just me or is there a website problem. All I see insecure style sheets therefore no rich content, just text, no banners, etc.

My brother even tried using his phone with same issues.

Been this way for a few months.

Any ideas???

You know that chill you get up your spine when you look in the mirror and a lit-up Highway Patrol car is coming up behind you? You start thinking "Oh man, what did I do?"

Other than an open rest stop on I-10 after 200 miles, I don't think there is any greater feeling of relief as when that car swings around you and you realize that you weren't the target. Just felt that relief on the way in this morning. He was behind me on a metered freeway onramp which was moving pretty slowly, no room to pull over, so the agony was palpable.

He was moving with quite a purpose to get on the freeway, apparently to provide some backup to the white CHP car on the shoulder. Must be one heck of a beligerent HOV violator in that grey Honda.

Greetings y'all its been a while.

I am getting ready to replace chain and sprockets now at roughly 25,000 miles and noticed that with my current sprocket change (ive been running 16 front 43 rear since 2017) that the chain is super close to rubbing on the center stand. I am adding another tooth to the rear (staying 16 front but going up 1 tooth to 44 rear) with a 114 link chain (this is the amount of links in the chain I need to add according to the calculators online). short story long...

Has anyone added a larger bumper stop thing for the center stand? or added washers or something so that the center stand sits just a little bit lower when in the up position? 1/4 inch should give me the peace of mind im wanting i think. The current stock chain does not have wear marks so probably when im sitting on the bike and riding its clearing the center stand enough already, but since im going up a tooth on the rear im thinking it might be better to be safer and just curious if anyone has spaced out the center stand bump stop thing a little.

I honestly only use the center stand when doing oil changes/chain cleaning-lubing so im not really opposed to just pulling that thing out if it does rub, but it is handy to not have to pull out the jack etc.
also, the replacement chain is a master link chain so please feel free to start flaming me. ; )

So ... my 2011 CB1100 is 13 years old, has more than 150,000 kms on the clock, is still going strong, and I have no complaints. Except, when it's been ridden for a while, and the engine is really hot, and the bike is stationary, it become difficult to shift into neutral from 1st or 2nd. It can also require more effort than when the engine is cooler to shift from 2nd to 1st when stationary. I also think that when this occurs there is the faintest creep forward when the bike is in gear: it can require more effort to push it backwards than when it is in neutral.

Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?

Hi everyone:
As the header says, I'm hanging up the helmet. This has been coming on for over a year and I knew it was time to quit as my interest in riding began to ebb.
I just sold the CB and the other bikes are on the chopping block too.
It's been a wonderful 30+ years back in the saddle and I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
But I'm 86, and still in good health, but there is no denying I'm not as physically strong as I was - which is just natural aging. The weight of the CB was becoming harder to handle than it was ten years ago.
This has been a fantastic forum and I received so much help and information over the years.
I can't thank Guth, the Ferret and Cormanus enough for running such a great place to visit. I also thank all the members for their comradery and good humor.
I'll be leaving the forum but may drop in once in a while.
Be safe everyone, over and out.

Hi friends, long time no see.

The issue I am having is this - In almost every gear, though it is worst in 2 through 5, If I twist the throttle from 0%, I will feel a rough, jolt through the drivetrain. This happens if I'm twisting on or off even slightly fast. To avoid it, I have to apply power or come off it extremely slowly. It feels like the engine is putting down power immediately, but there is something along the line that "catches up." It kind of feels like how I would expect a very loose chain to feel, but I just did a chain adjustment with no real change.

I do have a decent amount of slack in my throttle cable compared to my other bikes. Could this be the issue? If so - is there a way to adjust that on these bikes.

Thanks in advance for any help. I tried searching but could not find anything similar.