This is a bike I would swap my GS for, just announced. Electronic "float control" suspension for the first time on a Suzuki but with plenty of rider input to adjust and modify. (unlike my GS). All the usual goodies plus a six axis controller which isn't on the GT variant released a couple of years ago.

This came up in my YouTube feed last night, and I was mesmerized.
You need to watch it all the way through, and don't worry that it's in Japanese. But, don't turn the sound down, because the music and sound effects are some of the best parts.

It's mid-sixties Honda, showing motorcycle production, and not just how the parts are stamped, cast and painted. It shows the workers in their spotless white uniforms and cool hats (I have a reproduction hat, the only Honda-authorized piece of apparel I own), eating lunch, taking smoke breaks, and best of all, using Honda motorcycles to perform leisure activities like hunting and fishing!

There's also a segment showing some kind of Honda amusement park wonderland that is really cool.

Toward the end, a worker is taking a newly-minted Cub onto a test stand, and imagines he's riding one of the Honda racing bikes of the period. The video finishes showing how Honda will rule the world, with endless truckloads of little red Cubs heading out to invade the planet.

Stop whatever you are doing and watch this:
https://youtu.be/4YqG1Z7SbZ0?si=4i_3pi_e3NG8dQiz

This video just made my Desert Island Top Ten Movie List, bumping off Deathrace 2000 (the original, of course).

And, it just replaced my former favorite YouTube video, showing the Trabant factory in East Germany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rl6dC3jrUM

To help you understand and come to terms with why you’ll always get wet riding in the rain … https://borismihailovic.com/the-tao-of-w...ther-gear/

All, is there anybody who has got 3D printing software, knows how to use it, ...

... and who might be willing - if I provided a detailed drawing and dimensions - to turn my "spec" into a 3D printing file ?

I am doing a little study in how to better mount a Tomtom or Garmin satnav in the center of the CB's handlebar with just a small piece of plastic. With 3D printing this could easily be turned into reality. The OEM mounts just don't do it for me, often don't keep the satnav in position for long, leave scratches when removed, and position the device way too close to my eyes. Short, they don't work for me.

Feel free to PM me, email me, or post a response. Thanks !!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/375032641848?mk...name=11021

look by minute 1.40

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSTYQTceP-U&t=112s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSTYQTceP-U&t=112s

I did it. I thought about it carefully and today I snapped up the deposit on the one and only Thruxton FE that will ship to Charleston. That's right....this dealer is getting exactly ONE. And it's going to be mine... I've never owned a bike this nice and it's fully double the cost of the most expensive motorcycle I've ever bought.

I don't think the CB is going to go away because it costs me nothing to own and gains me almost nothing in trade, but hooooo boy don't blame me if I show up to next year's rally in green....

With our intro out of the way, it's time to start asking questions. We'll be asking more than offering advice for a while, as we're only just beginning to familiarize ourselves with the CB1100's. That being the case, we're delving into the possible purchase, from a friend, of his 2017EX he bought new. It has only 600 mi. showing, has been stored indoors, & run periodically to keep the cobwebs out. He's a vintage bike enthusiast with many other bikes, and is a trusted seller.

We're reluctant to make sort of a 'backward' move to a bike with tubes. The research we've done here indicates a swap to cast wheels onto a '17 CB1100EX from other CB1100's is not as simple as one might think.

We're considering the OUTEX spoke tubeless conversion:
https://www.outex.jp/tubelesskitenglishlist.htm

Our main question is: do the CB1100 spoke rims have the bead retention rib that tubeless wheels have, that keep the bead in place in the event of low / no pressure from a leak or puncture? A pic of the bead seating area of a CB1100 spoke rim would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks all.

Good Ridin'
slmjim & Z1BEBE

Honda has announced the MY 2024 NT 1100 Sport Tourer,

https://www.visordown.com/news/new-bikes...al-updates

.... but still no plans to bring it into the US

Honda has no sport tourer for the US, and hasn't had one for awhile. BMW, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki all have one, but not Honda.

I know I'm about at the end of my riding career..have maybe a couple more years left in me, if miracles happen

But I would sure trade my NC 750 X DCT in on a 24 NT 1100 DCT if they would bring it in.

C'mon Honda, what's the hold up?

It is just about to arrive:

$5,595 U.S. ($6,795 Cdn)



Details at:

https://www.triumphmotorcycles.com/motor...400-x-2024