Interesting, debatable, even arguable, but I like it myself. I predict some will take advantage of this and put themselves and other motorist in harm’s way. During the day, timers are still utilized locally. One does not have to wait that long before a light will change, unless …. you are turning right and waiting for an arrow. It’s just after 11PM that I have troubles with the lights. During the day is when I foresee troubles.


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My final drive chain has some kinks that seem to be persistent. Maybe I need to clean the chain better, or maybe it's failing. Has 26,000 miles on it. It's not very stretched - seems to have at least 60% of it's life left by that measure. Not something I want to take a risk with.

Do any of the old pro's here have any advice?

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My dear friend Alex is currently fullfilling his life dream, to do a motorcycle trip thru the Rockies, Alberta, BC, Yukon up to Alaska and back.

Currently he's in Utah:


Here is his blog (well, it's in German and you may want to use Google translate):
https://alexwalksonthewildside.wordpress.com/

I rode 265 miles this weekend (round trip over two days) and was disappointed in my wave count. Personally, I'm a waver...I wave 98% of the time (the 2% that I don't is when it would be unsafe to do so). All in, I got about 60% waves during this recent excursion. It was a disappointing wave count if you ask me. I love the two-wheeled brotherhood wave. It's fun and it let's me know I'm amongst the happy minority of people who are motorcycle riders. I'm generally not a judgemental person but I think riders who don't wave are D**SH's.

Fantastic is my favorite household cleaner (yeah, I must admit having a "favorite" household cleaner is a bit weird). That said, I tried it on my CB and it left a cloudy film. Any recommendations out there for those quick shines?

I just got back to Indiana today after spending the last week in Paris with my wife. I saw numerous bikes over the past week and was kind of surprised at the number of Harley's. I had told my wife i couldn't believe I had not seen one CB1100 virtually all week. Then Saturday I saw a red one near the Avenue George V. I proceeded to see a black one near Notre Dame Sunday at lunch. Paris is certainly a motorcycle watching city! It was really cool seeing a black European version in person. Both bikes looked stunning in a very motorcycle heavy city. Btw I saw last Tuesday a young guy riding a very stock CB1970 I would guess it was a 70 or 71 . It looked to be wearing it's original red paint with the stock four in to four exhaust.

From the earliest time I can remember (mid 50's) until just a few years ago, one thing you could count on with Harley riders is that they always wore jeans, black engineer boots and black leather gloves (fingerless in summer). In my mind those things are synonymous, Harleys, blue jeans (Levis), black leather engineer boots and black leather gloves. They may have worn a sleeveless T-shirt on top, or a sleeved tee with a leather vest, or denim vest if it was warm, or a leather jacket on top if it was cold. Here in Ohio we haven't had a helmet law in forever so I don't remember them wearing helmets much (and dew rags only came into vogue in the 90's), but you could always count on blue jeans , engineer boots and leather gloves.

Passed these two fellows on this mornings ride. Bear in mind it was 56 degrees when I took off this morning with my Modular Helmet, Tourmaster jacket, deerskin gloves, blue jeans and Alpinestar boots (and it was a bit nippy dressed like that). There's a new breed of Harley riders.

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and I will say it once again, for the umpteenth time. "I am not tough enough to ride a Harley" lol

Looks like this black plug is leaking some oil... anyone have this happen to them?

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Went down to my local Triumph dealer on Saturday to finally take a good long look at the new Bonneville T120s they got in. Man, what a beautiful bike. Was just as gorgeous after a long inspection as it was at the preview last December. I loved my '12 Bonnie, and these new models are head-and-shoulders above the old versions in every class. The attention to detail and fit and finish are just remarkable, especially in comparison. Very, very, tempting...!
In the midst of the usual bunch of bike talk (the guys there are awesome, and have become good friends), one of the sales guys says, "here let me to toss you the keys to something I want you to ride", and points to a sporty looking Zero. I kind of internally rolled my eyes, as even though I appreciate the idea, I really have no interest in the electric bikes. He must have sensed my hesitation, because he said something like, "just check it out...obviously no obligation, you've just got to try it once". OK, I'm game for most anything bike-wise, so off we went out the front door, key in hand.
He gave me a quick rundown of what TO and what NOT to do - like "hit the kill switch whenever you're done riding, because the bike makes no noise when it's technically ON, so if you don't, and you accidentally hit the throttle, the bike's going to take off, whether you're ready or not!" Well, needless to say, you didn't have to tell me that twice! He then showed me the three riding modes, which are easily toggled through by a switch on the right handgrip (right where the starter button is located on most bikes): "eco", which is obviously down on power, but gives about a 200 mile riding range, and "sport" which is, well, just the opposite of "eco" in every way. There was also a "custom" mode, which we didn't touch on, but I assume you can set that one up yourself anywhere between the other two options.
He instructed me to pull out of the lot in "eco" to get used to it all, and at the stop sign at the end of the block, switch over to "sport", and just get on the thing...so I did.
In "eco", everything's pretty benign, yet very linear in power - maybe comparable to something like a 300cc sportbike. It felt extremely lightweight and "tossable", and swerving down the street at city speeds, it felt very nimble and responsive in the handing department. Ergos are what I'd call semi-sportbikish. Lower bars, but not too hunched over, pegs are higher than the CB11, but not to where I felt like my heels were digging into my backside. Actually, it's quite acceptably comfortable for what's supposed to be the sporty bike of their line. The complete quiet of the power unit is bizarre, though. You hear a small bit of tranny whine and tire noise, but otherwise it's almost like riding in a vacuum - pretty surreal. And I know lots of guys have sworn by their automatic transmission-ed bikes over the years, but it's very strange to me, not shifting...maybe that's something that would become more acceptable with use?
So I got to the stop sign, and toggled over to "sport" - which I have to add, was quite simple, even with my aging eyesight, with no glasses on - and decided to "give it a bit of willy" as our Brit brothers would put it. And...OH HOLY HE** AND DA*NATION! It was like someone strapped a Saturn V rocket onto my crotch, then kicked me in the arse with a metal-toed, size 15 boot! I quite literally almost lost my grip on the bars, and the front tire lofted easily off the ground. It was a tough sensation to comprehend, because the bike felt so small and light, there just seemed to be no way that much power was being wielded upon you like a sledgehammer.
Now, I'm not saying that it was the kind of power that say a Yamaha R1 or Ducati Panigale would have, but I truly was not ready for that instant, right NOW surge of power from what seemed like such a smallish, lightweight motorcycle. To be honest, I was also not holding on in the way I should have been; it was just that completely unexpected. You just can't understand that immediate rush of response that an electric motor has over the way any internal combustion engine (usually) gradually builds power. It is amazing. Even when already moving, roll-on acceleration is astounding. Power is always there, no matter when you ask for it.
So, of course I repeated the performance at every successive stop.
I literally re-entered their parking lot laughing out loud. What a hoot. I highly recommend that every rider at least try one out!
Bottom line is that I don't know if it's something I'd ever have in my garage; at $13-14K for this model they're not cheap (lesser-powered versions are much cheaper, at $8-9K), and it's a very odd experience. Lost is a lot of the...mmm..."visceral" experience of motorcycling. No intoxicating engine sound. No listening to the revs to choose your shifting point (how many long-time riders ever check their tach for that info???). No rumble or vibration through the seat or bars. No reaching for the clutch lever, accompanied by the synchronized dance with the left foot on the shifter lever...but as I said, perhaps these are things that you find odd now, but would eventually accept, or even learn to love with regular use. I can certainly see it being a very fun commuter bike, if your commute was a reasonable length (range decreases in "sport" mode, when driven on the freeway, etc.)
As for me, I have to say that this bike is at a barrel-full-of-monkeys level of fun, and if it was in the $7-8K price range, I would very seriously consider it, and it might have even come home with me that day.

I saw Ferret comment that he wished more people would use the mileage counter. Well... where is it? I 'searched' for it and got no response. And short of going through the entire forum... I can't find it. Perhaps if it was a bit easier to find, members would use it. Not that I want to brag about my mileage though... which is just pitiful! Ah, retirement is getting closer... well sort of.