Getting ready to head out for a Thanksgiving Day ride on the CB before heading over to my sons house for a traditional holiday feast. Weatherman has blessed us with an unusually good forecast with sunny skies and temps in the 60's. Awesome for the end of November. Will post up pics this afternoon.

For those who are able to ride today, please take extra caution. Lots of cars and travelers on the road today. Many more than usual, and we want all forum members and their families to enjoy this day to the fullest, so be careful out there today folks.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ferret

Sadly, on Saturday, I went one and my bike went the other. I was following another rider into a parking lot and applied front brake much too aggressively and off I went. It could have been much worse. I am on the mend, and the bike can be repaired fairly easily.
Here is what saved my bacon

My 5 week-old puppy jumped from my lap the other day and severely broke his front leg, required surgery including a metal plate to fix it correctly.

Attached, for your consideration, is a visual representation of how much the hospital bill came to:

Whilst at the Grand Prix at Phillip Island, a "Dactyl Oil Executive" advised me of a ride worth undertaking.
He was right on the money, it was well worth the journey. I was a lucky bloke as when I got to Mitta Mitta I had the added bonus of doing the whole trip once again on the way home. A serious smile on the dial. Engine ran like a dream, lubricated by "Dactyl Hubris Omni grade".


Mitta Mitta post office and general store. (Petrol station ,cafe you get the drift it's a small place)



You get the idea of what the sign is about and it's all good!

Commenced the journey at 7:00 am, the ride was 602 km in total. It was a foggy start, warming to hot by midday and constant rain from Omeo to home. This is the type of weather we get in Mexico. I started the journey a few meters above sea level, and reached a peak crossing the Great Dividing Range. Arrived home at 6:30 pm, glad to have met the "Dactyl Oil Executive" and that I had taken his advice.

For those that like the fuel stat's I filled up to the bottom of the filler neck from a jerry can at home and set the trip meter to zero. Purchase the fuel below after 302 km journey to Mitta Mitta refueling to the same datum on the centre stand.

Bairnsdale 3.73l @ $1.34 per liter cost $5.00
Omeo 5.40l @ $1.39 per liter cost $7.50
Mitta Mitta 4.84l @ $1.55 per liter cost $7.50
Total 13.97l for a cost of $20.00

2010 CB100 4.61 l per 100 km or for my American CB1100 colleagues 51.02 miles to the US gallon.
Versus the Saturn V 7 inches to the Gallon the benchmark for ultimate fuel consumption.

To place the location of Omeo - Mitta Mitta for those not familiar with this part of Australia, Omeo is in Gippsland 400 km (250 miles) east of Melbourne. Mitta Mitta is a small settlement 100km (60 miles) north of Omeo on the other side of The Great Dividing Range, this " is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest land-based range in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 kilometres (2,175 mi) from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through New South Wales, then into Victoria and turning west, before finally fading into the central plain at the Grampians in western Victoria. The width of the range varies from about 160 km (100 mi) to over 300 km (190 mi)".(this information is from Wiki)

Check out Pterodactyls video "Australia's best MC road? Ride it with me." It covers the ride from Omeo to Mitta Mitta.

Regards.

Hi:

I just moved to Franklin, TN. I was planning to buy a new CB1100 earlier this year, but an opportunity to relocate came up and it included several months of travel.

Now that I'm settled, I resumed my plan to buy a new CB1100. Unfortunately, I find that all the 2014 DLX models are sold. I'm OK with getting a new Standard. Now I just need to find a dealer that really has one in stock and is ready to "deal."

Anybody know of any new 2014's in stock within about 4 hours of Nashville, from a good dealer?

I "need" to replace my CB's mirrors with the ones in the FY16 proto. Can anyone ID from which Honda model these come from? I just noticed that in the photos in the Honda website galleries the bikes don't have mirrors.

Hi. Friends! Has anyone tried to install an exhaust system TWO BROTHERS on the two sides? I have met only on the right side ( Honda CB1100 2013)
Thanks for the answer !

Gentlemen,

It has now been over two and half years since I acquired my 2013 CB1100. The day I purchased it I had a vision in my mind of what I wanted it to look like when I was finished. I didn’t think it would take this long but some of the mods were more difficult than I anticipated and my work schedule limited the amount of time I was able to work on it. It would have taken twice as long and not turned out as well without the collective knowledge garnered from this forum. I had multiple goals that occasionally conflicted with one another. Visual aesthetics, function, and rider comfort all needed to be combined in a package that did not change the basic early 1970’s character of the bike. The finished product needed to look as stock as possible after eliminating some elements that I found visually or functionally objectionable. I considered starting over with a '14 six speed bike but many of the visual details I find most appealing on the CB11 disappear on the blacked out 2014 standard and I don’t like the shape of the gas tank or the single tone engine and wheels on the 2014 deluxe. I don’t object to the five-speed transmission per se but I think top gear is way too low on the 2013 bikes. After changing the gearing I am much happier with the ‘13 CB11. Many of my mods are detailed in the “how to” section of this forum if any member wishes to duplicate some of them. Some of my mods are simple, quick, and easy and some of them required a considerable amount of work.

I am interested in member’s comments, both good and bad, and I’m not thin-skinned so please fire away with what you think. All modifications are the personal preference of the rider and there is certainly no right or wrong. Below are listed the 21 modifications that made the final cut on my CB1100. I made many more but some of them were reversed and others were changed and revised. So here ya go……

1. Removed all stickers from the fuel tank.

2. Removed front fork slider reflectors.

3. Removed stock handlebars and replaced them with genuine Honda CB-500F flat black handlebars that retained the stock bar-end weights and dampening system.

4. Removed stock chrome rear view mirrors and replaced them with genuine Honda CB-500F flat black rear view mirrors that are lower and slightly wider.

5. Removed the huge stock plastic taillight and the stock license plate bracket with all of its reflectors that obscured most of the chrome rear fender and replaced them with a Lucas type hooded chrome metal taillight with an integral license plate bracket that is smaller and lies flush with the rear fender.

6. Removed all 4 of the jumbo plastic turn signals and replaced them with Lockhart Phillips polished aluminum turn signals that have a similar shape but are much smaller. These signals use the same bulb as the stock turn signals and are just as bright.

7. Removed the stock seat that I thought was visually perfect but functionally unacceptable as it had me constantly sliding forward into the gas tank and uncomfortable for multi-hour rides. Had a Corbin seat made to my personal specifications (Chip Beck Spec) that looked as stock as possible and is comfortable all day. I also purchased a K&H seat but much preferred the Corbin.

8. Attached battery tender cables to the stock battery to facilitate battery tender use without removing the seat.

9. Installed a flat black license plate frame with stainless steel hardware to match other flat black elements on the bike such as my mirrors, handlebars, fuel injector covers, and engine.

10. Installed a 7th Gear Design 19 tooth steel front sprocket which raised final gearing 5%.

11. Installed a 7th Gear design 37 tooth steel rear sprocket which raised final gearing an additional 5.5%. The combination of those two sprockets raised my final gearing 10.5% and lowered RPM at 70 mph from 4000 to 3600 RPM.

12. Removed the charcoal colored, plastic left hand rear engine side case and replaced it with the polished aluminum side case from the 2014 deluxe.

13. Designed and fabricated a Chip Beck Spec lower attach point mod that allowed me to use all 3 rubber mounted attach points on the 2014 deluxe aluminum side cover. I detailed this modification in the “how to” section of this forum.

14. Installed a Road Comet 1 faring painted silver to match the 2013 CB11 side covers with a smoked standard windscreen. This faring takes a lot of pressure off of my chest at highway speeds. The standard screen results in less helmet buffeting than the larger touring screen.

15. Designed and installed a Chip Beck Spec faring mod to eliminate annoying headlight bleed to the interior of the Road Comet 1 faring at night.

16. Replaced stock rear shocks with custom Ohlins shocks set up for my weight and equipped with black springs.

17. Replaced stock air cleaner with a K&N air filter.

18. Removed the huge stock muffler and replaced it with a Staintune polished stainless steel slip on that retains the stock look but is smaller and sounds awesome.

19. Designed, fabricated, and built a stainless steel cover to hide the ugly 4 into 1 exhaust collector and catalytic converter with all of their unsightly welds. The cover was affixed with stainless steel welds to the stock stainless header.

20. Had the stock header with my newly installed cover coated with Jet-Hot’s super high temperature bright chrome finish. This finish does not turn bronze like the stock header nor will it rainbow like conventional chrome on a single wall header. It’s been on my bike for several months now and it looks bloody amazing! Finally, my entire exhaust system is bright, shiny, and one color end to end.

21. Installed a Power Commander V with an O2 sensor eliminator plug for better fueling at low rpm's and slightly fatter mid-range power.

I have ridden my CB11 to California and back and on a number of other long, high-speed rides. The combination of the faring, lower handlebars, and Corbin seat make it a very comfortable all day mount. But half the enjoyment I get from this bike comes from just looking at it before I get in my car to go to my office every day. The art of the motorcycle. In every way I am really happy with the end result. All the best.

Chip

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We've had a pretty nasty cold weekend here in northeast Kansas. Started off in the mid 20's, cloudy and over cast, but it has warmed up into the lower 50's. Still kind of dreary. Not a good riding day.

Anyhow...After ordering the new seat and fairing from Samurider a few days ago, I kind of got the itch to do something...anything...to the CB. I had always kind of wanted to keep the bike stock, I think simply because I admired and wanted to preserve the original 1970's look. Well, having bit the bullet on the seat and fairing, that notion kind of went by the wayside.

I had a nice pair of grips laying around. I had found them on ebay and had put them on my CBR's. I liked the way they looked and the Feel was just right. But had never really entertained the idea of putting them on the CB1100. But now, having embraced the Café theme, I wondered if they would fit. Turned out they were a tiny bit shorter than the stock grips, by maybe an 1/8th of an inch. So decided to see if I could get the original grips off without messing them up to see if the new ones would work. I used an air compressor with an air-dork and was able to literally blow them up and get them off without any damage. I poured a little rubbing alcohol inside of the new grips and with a bit twisting and pushing got the new ones on without too much trouble. The only problem was that the stock bar end weights stuck out quite a bit from the end of the grips. The weights stuck out a little with the stock grips, just not quite so much. Well, I checked out the bar end weights on the CBR's (aftermarket) and the part of the weight that sticks out the end that goes into the handlebars was not quite as long. So I tried them on the CB and they fit just right. And, Actually, the CB stock bar end weights fit on the CBR just fine. So we are in business.

I have posted pics of the new grips and a link to them on ebay, If anyone is interested. They come from Taiwan, but delivery is pretty quick to the USA. I really like this grip and now have them on all of my Hondas. The plastic end pieces come in a few colors, as well. I just like the black.

I have scratched the CB itch for today.

Cheers,





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OK, if I ever get to the point that I can't ride, I don't think I'll do a trike. But if I were to do a trike, why not a CBX??? As seen at today's Polar Bear gathering in Hopewell, NJ: