Has anyone installed steel braided brake hoses on the standard model?I'm waiting to see if Honda comes out with a DLX model for 2016 and if they don't I might decide to buy a standard model. But non ABS is an issue for me. So Has anyone improved on the standard model braking? Thanks.
Frank Ferrante

Is there an easy way to adjust the Throttle Cable. My 2013 CB1100 does not have the prescribed amount of 'play' in throttle and the cable adjusters, at the handle bar, are all the way in.

I know how to adjust the cable where it connects to the engine but I can not seem to be able to get to it! I took the tank off but there are a lot of things in the way.... things that I really did not want to mess with.

So is there a 'better... easier' way of getting this done?

This today from the Vintage Motorcycle Meet at the LeMay museum. I did not see any other CB1100s other than the black 2014 standard on display in the commercial area.

The restored CB750 was a winner in the Cafe Racer class. Beautiful work!

http://shop.sw-motech.com/en/by+motorbik.../index.htm

There is a noticeable yellowing of the exhaust pipe right where it bends to rise past the back tire.. There is also a lot at the headers, but memory says that is normal..

But is it normal farther back on the exhaust?

I'm trying to make the neck roll a bit tighter on my Shoei RF-1200. At higher speed I find the wind noise pretty loud. There are several factors in this problem, and the helmet is one.

I found that if I put my hand up to the neck roll, just behind the ear, then wind noise is reduced quite a bit. So I think that based on my head & neck shape, I have an opening/leak there.

Shoei offers up/down sizing for the cheek pads & liner. Will replacing either the cheek pads and/or liner to a tighter size make the neck roll tighter? Or something else you would suggest?

Thanks!

Gerbing HQ located near where I live. Paid a visit recently, mainly to look at the old flour mill thats been converted to offices, interesting place.

Much to my delight heated clothing being sold to general public at 60% off retail!

Be glad to help if forum members interested.

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone would like to see a diecast model of the cb1100 made .I collect 1:18 scale cars ,but would really love a cb model to take pride and place in my collection.it would have to be candy glory red to appease me .lol
guess I can only dream
cheers from
OZ

Saw what looked from a distance like a 2013 cruising by the concert at Lake Accotink Park this evening. Actually, my daughter spotted it. Sharp, she is
Any members out for a ride tonight in Fairfax County, VA?

So, a nice gentleman on BARF (Bay Area Riders Forum) posted up a camping trip to Highway 36. Unfortunately due to one of the many rampant wildfires all over the place, Highway 36 was shut down in the middle, preventing the group from going with the original plan of riding it all the way from Fortuna to Redding.

Either way I decided I would join and since I would be about halfway to Oregon at that point, I might as well keep on trucking north and go all the way.

Here's my album since I'm too lazy to inline select pictures in this thread:
http://imgur.com/a/KLJ34

Day 1, Saturday: We met at Fairfield, and kickstands up at about 9AM. Took some nice twisties through the edge of wine country to Cloverdale where we would grab gas and briefly hit 101 north.

The main group took 128 to 1 to lunch at Fort Bragg, but the few of us who got to the gas station last were left behind (group leader wasn't into taking his time at the stops I guess!) an our straggler group lead missed the exit. I was aware of the exit but didn't want to separate from the few group members I was with, so I stuck with them until we found a good place to stop, and we decided to continue 101 to SR 20 which would also take us to Fort Bragg. I was not in any way disappointed by this detour! Highway 20 is an absolutely beautiful 40 miles of road. Lots of ups and downs, twisty and well paved the whole way. I highly recommend this stretch of road to anyone who has the opportunity to get to it.

Our "detour" was actually maybe a little shorter in miles/minutes than the original path, so we were just a few moments behind the main group for lunch.

After lunch we took the remaining bit of Highway 1 north of Fort Bragg, and once again WOW what a great piece of road. Just moderately disappointing that 1 has to end and the only option to keep going north is 101, which is still actually a pretty nice road. Interesting combination of 55mph limit highway and stretches of freeway, but at least there are lots of hills and turns to keep it interesting.

Finally we got to the campsite with sunlight to spare, set up our tents, and had a fantastic time with BBQ, beers, and lots of shooting the breeze. There were some discussions about route options for the day since one guy was going to follow me up to Oregon and a few guys wanted to hit some unfamiliar territory before heading home.

We decided we would take this interesting looking "Fire Road 1" at the edge of Mendocino and Trinity counties, which goes from SR 36 to 299...
Day 2 we got up and took 30 miles of Highway 36 to Mad River, just around the point where it was closed. We were able to get onto that fire road we had talked about:
https://imgur.com/m0zXWJE
https://imgur.com/fBce8Wh
https://imgur.com/56kIXnF
https://imgur.com/Md5gX6F

But we encountered a closure and were advised by forest rangers that while it wouldn't be illegal for us to keep going, it wouldn't be a good idea. There was another side road we could take to loop back to 36, which we decided to do.
I was pulled over by CHP for rolling stop back onto 36 (we landed right where the barricade was and I saw nobody was coming so I thought it was no biggie... oops!) but he let me go with a warning. Good stuff!

Took 36 back to 101, Fortuna for lunch and then most of the guys went home, while two of us continued north to 299.

299 was not much to write home about, just a nice open twisty highway with lots of sweeping turns, and a passing lane in the uphill direction quite often. Got to Willow Creek (smoky!!), hung a left up 96 and enjoyed 140 miles of solid twisties all the way to I-5 just south of the CA-OR border. My new riding buddy decided to head south toward Shasta while I hit northbound to visit with family and friends in Medford.
The rest of the trip:
I did a nice loop from Ashland to Klamath Falls and back by way of Dead Indian Memorial Road and 66 (I think it's OR 66, not related to US 66). Dead Indian had a lot more long straight stretches than I thought it was going to, but 66 was a really great piece of road, though the pavement is a little worn.. still perfectly good! And when you get over the hill for the last few miles back into Ashland, there is a really huge and steep drop which is a little scary but makes for a fantastic view.

Next day I took 62 out to Crater Lake and boy am I glad I did. Having grown up around Medford, I've been to Crater Lake many times, but I can now say with authority that riding your motorcycle up there has to be one of the best ways to enjoy that little short half day trip. Brilliant roads pretty much all to myself, and great views.

Yesterday I caught 199 to Crescent City from Grants Pass, and 101 (with a stop to see my old friend Paul Bunyan) plus Avenue of the Giants down to Leggett and 1 to Fort Bragg where I stopped for a night at the Beachcomber. Nice little cozy place to pass out by the beach. Checked out glass beach for 5 minutes, took another spin on 20 (once again great ride!!!!) up to 101, and bombed it the rest of the way home.

I give this trip 10/10 points... will do it again for sure!