Kyhiker1100 Offline
Break-In Period
Posts: 28
Joined: Sep 2013

Wreck September 28
To: The ferret, CA200
Sorry to report I got this PM from long time forum member KyHiker (Steve) this morning.

Hi Mickey
I had a serious accident in So Indiana on September 28. Something caused me to run into a ditch. I was life flighted to UofL where I spent two weeks and then was transferred to Frazer Rehab for another two weeks. The bike was totaled. I was able to retrive the custom seat by Corbin.

I am recovering and dont think I will have any lasting effects. I was wearing my helmet but sill suffered a TBI(traumatic brain injury) on the right side of my head, also many cracked ribs,a punctured lung, and cracked vertebrae. I am in a outpatient rehab at Frazier twice a week.

Steve Parker
Louisville KY

Some of you might remember a ride report I did about a ride with Steve about a year ago. Nice guy.

Sorry to hear this happened and wishing Steve a full recovery.

After all my research, I purchased this pristine condition 2013 CB1100 and brought it home today. With some very unusual December warm weather for Missouri, I got it out for my first long ride and I am very impressed! It's silky smooth, has plenty of power and rides great! I'm already in love with her.

I want thank all the forum members for the great information, fantastic modification ideas and excellent tutorials! Your help and support helped me pull the trigger on my purchase. I now have the winter months to personalize it and hopefully get a occasional rides in. It should be fun!

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The 1140 cc four is certainly smooth... but at upper revs and highway speeds is there any buzziness to the bike? In the handle bar, the pegs, seat?

Hey guys.

Put some new gaiters on today. Playing around with a gopro session. Check out the video if you like... I'll have to find a better way to get sound on the arrow exhaust and race headers one day. Headlight mount might not be the best option.





JF

Removing the tank... read the FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL and following steps. The fuel pump 3 pin connector is what stumps me. HOW DOES IT RELEASE? There appear to be tabs on top and bottom as well as side but I can't get them to release. Anyone know how to release this connector?

By the way, the U-tube how-to is pretty much a joke. The guy doesn't release pressure on the tank and just pops everything apart in less than a minute. I suspect they want to make power commander install look as easy as possible.

Please hold your fire! These are not mine, I don't know who is selling them, but I thought they were pretty cool and that someone here may be interested in buying them...
Have a great weekend, you guys in NYC enjoy the show. I have opted to skip it this weekend and head down to see it next month in Miami!
Eddy

http://richmond.craigslist.org/mcy/5354805355.html

Gentlemen,

I love motorcycles. I always have. There are 8 in my garage presently and last week I dug my 1998 Fuel Injected Harley Davidson Road King out to have the clutch and throttle cables replaced at Buddy Stubbs Arizona Harley Davidson. After checking my bike into the shop I went up front to see if Buddy (a good friend since 1978) was in. He wasn't but his son Frank was and we had a nice chat. We talked about the first bike I bought from his dad in 1979, a 1980 Sportster with a black 2.1 gallon tank. I rode that bike all over the western U.S. and had a "Then Came Bronson" great time. In the photos below I'm in the green jacket and my Sportster has a black tank. My friend Rusty Madison is in the white jacket and his Sportster has a red tank. While riding up I-10 in California Rusty was listening to the radio with a headset and he motioned for me to pull over. He told me that President Reagan had just been shot. Fortunately he survived but at that moment we didn't know what would happen.

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After my visit with Frank I spent some time looking at all the new bikes and I came across a leftover 2015 Sportster Forty Eight with the exact same black tank my first Sportster had. All the other Sportster models had bigger tanks but the 48 still has that 2.1 gallon peanut tank. I summoned all of my will power and left the dealership. I held out for 48 hours but then I cracked and called Frank up. I'll take it!! So now I have 9 motorcycles in the garage and soon the Chip Beck Spec mods will start on the little H-D. The photos below are out of the catalog of a 2015 Forty Eight with a red tank. I can't get back there till Monday to pick my black "48" up.

I'll keep you posted.

Chip

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2k miles on it now. Still looking good. Personally, I prefer how it handles over stock. I've had both stock BS and Dunlops on my bike so I can compare.
The t30 is stable at speed, the tread pattern grips well. Sheds h2o well also.
Cornering is excellent, no squirm. So far no feathering or odd wear pattern. I'm preferring it over stock, remains to be seen if it'll last longer than the 4 to 5k I've been getting from the oems.

Shawnee Honda in Shawnee, OK is listing a 0-mile 2015 STD model for $6999.00, but for local pick up only, they state they will not ship. I'm thinking it may be worth the 650-mile drive to fill out the paperwork and then trailer it home.

Has anyone dealt with them before? Am I just going to find out that the $7k price will get padded with fees? The Ebay listing doesn't specify any document fees or other dealer "prep" fees, but that doesn't mean they won't try to slip them in later.

Any ideas why they won't ship the bike if I arrange my own shipper?

Woke up this morning to this email, from takashi. Not that we needed another reason to love http://www.samurider.com But here it is !!

Such a great company, Thanks Takashi / Ryujin for standing behind your products!!

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Dear Customers,

We regret to inform you that we have found out a problem in strength of the Ryujin fender eliminator kit.
The main aluminum plate where the license plate hold might break due to less strength of the material.
We would like to ask you to stop using the product until you receive a replacement.
We will send you an upgraded stainless steel version within a month.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience we caused you.

Respectfully Yours,


Takashi Takase