Thanks for the patience. Photos are on the parabellum posting.

I noticed there is a large dent right after the exhaust manifold and before the cat (viewed from the left side of bike). Check out the pic. Can someone confirm if this is normal?

Thanks.

Does anyone know what pitch the chains are on our CB1100's And where we can purchase x-chains

ralph

So...old's kewel.

'S why we're Old School.

How much older, and keweler, can you GET?...than a Honda CBX six?

A barn find.

Actually, a high-school auto-shop backroom stored-gift-abandoned-obsolete find.

http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classi...dzraw.aspx

What I wouldn't give...

Hi,

A local dealer (Orlando) has a new 2014 CB1100 for $8000 without dealer fees. So it would be 9100.

I have to go 270 miles round trip about twice / month, and if I am running late I use the interstate and often go 85-95. I use a CTX700 for those trips. The CTX is a nice bit of kit, great engineering for a good price. The thing is, I just cannot handle the cruiser position. I have to be able to use my legs for "suspension". I sat on the CB1100 and went "vroom vroom" and I really like everything about it. What I wonder is, will I get too beat up without fairing ? When I was a kid all bikes were naked bikes, but I did not go that fast either. Is the CB1100 appropriate for the kind of trips I describe ?

I know many of you have commented in other threads but I did not wish to derail any threads on other topics.

Recently, I found myself in the very rare situation where I finished seeing all of my morning patients by 10:00 am and my first afternoon patient wasn't until 1:30 pm. It was 80 degrees (26C), sunny, breezy and I just happened to ride my CB to work that day! Considering that I have owned this bike for six months and had only ridden her around 750 miles since purchasing her, I thought, "there's no way am I sitting here doing paperwork!"
I headed out of Richmond meandering along one of my favorite rides that follows the southern side of the James River towards Surry, passing historic plantations and beautiful farms along the way. It's called the "nickel and dime" by locals as it follows routes 5 and 10. Upon my arrival in Surry, I headed towards the ferry to cross the James. Unfortunately, as I pulled up, I could see the ferry a mere 50 yards away from the pier heading over to Jamestown! Grrrr! At first I was frustrated but then thought to myself, "it's gorgeous out, the breeze is blowing, I am not at work and another ferry that is crossing from the other side will be here in 10 minutes! Relax! I was approached by three tourists in the car behind me who were also waiting for the next ferry; they wanted a better look at my bike. They rode Harleys but complimented my bike and stated that "we didn't know that Honda still made CB's!" "I hear that a lot" I told them. LOL!






Shortly thereafter, I rode onto the next ferry and was on my way. While we made the crossing, I looked over at Jamestown, I could see the statue of John Smith and the replicas of the three ships that arrived here in 1607 and recalled how fortunate I am to have been born and raised in an area with so much rich history.

Jamestown:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia

A bit about John Smith:
http://apva.org/rediscovery//page.php?page_id=385

Jamestown ships:
http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-se...own-ships/

After crossing the James, I made my way towards Williamsburg to ride back to Richmond on one of my favorite streches of road, route 5 west. On weekdays, this road is lightly travelled and it too meanders along the James, passing many famous homes including the homes of Benjamin Harrison, President Tyler and President Harrison.

Plantations along the James between Richmond and Williamsburg:
http://www.jamesriverplantations.org/

After a quick stop for fuel, I made it back into town, the first views of Richmond come after cresting a hill and it offers an eclectic view of the old tobacco warehouses which is now the cool and chic place to live if you are single and have money, the skyline of the financial district, and several road and train bridges and tressles crossing north to south over the river. It really is a beautiful city!

I made it back to work just in time, refreshed, relaxed (except for my sore bottom) and with a new found fondness for my CB.

Eddy

Great video about the evolution of superbikes in the 1970's (the CB750four is prominently featured of course!)

Be sure to have a towel handy when watching this to wipe up the drool:

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

I finally made it out to the Berkshires in western Massachusetts.

[url=https://youtu.be/-kRb62B-QsU]Video link

Hi everyone. I'm a CB500f owner, but have had a fondness for the CB1100 since my first visit to a MC dealership last year.

Me knees start to ache a little after a 100 or so miles on my 500f and I wonder if any other 6'2" riders might share their knee bend experience on the 1100.

I have been looking at an entirely different, taller bike. However, I keep coming back to the style and power of the 1100.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.


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My Arrow slip-on finally arrived but the entire top side of the box was ripped open (thank you USPS). Can someone please take a quick look at this pic and let me know if any parts are missing?

No additional bolts or screws correct? Centerstand stop does not have any rubber knob or anything correct?

Thanks.


Never mind, it came with a diagram/pic. Looks like all the parts are here, but please let me know if anything looks out of the ordinary.

To remove the baffle do I need to remove the top cap (with screws around it) first? I understand I have to break that small tab welded on, but can I do that with the cap on or do I need to remove the cap first?