Looking for options on recessing a fuel tank to allow space for lower bars and clip ons. I know I saw one CB that had it done for clips on, but I can't for the life of me find that picture again. Anyone have any experience with that? I imagine any body shop could do it... just looking for some tips.

Hello,
I just purchased a new 2014 Standard after about a year on the fence. Still waiting for the shipping company to deliver, hopefully in about a week. Just wondering what is the best rear carrier to buy? Has anyone gone with a black carrier?

Thanks,

Dino

This was posted in another forum I frequent and I thought it might be a good idea to post it up.

Quote:I was staying of the roads all weekend because i don't like the added risk of holiday traffic. Woke up and really wanted to ride. Had an internal dialogue of risk vs desire. I took off into the mountains for Conifer and then over to Morrison.

About 1/2 way in I wasn't feeling it headed home. I was riding along a straight wide open 6 lane low speed road. I was going maybe 20-25 mph as the light had just cycled. I saw pieces of wind driven debris moving onto the road and thought "I should avoid that" as it whips under my front wheel. I hit the ground before I finished the thought. Rode under the bike until we hit the curb and stopped.

A couple old dudes helped me right the bike and I picked up the item that broke my traction. - a garage sale sign.

Thankfully I have insurance on my formerly pristine yzf600r. And new helmet. My shoulder blade hurts like I've been squatting too much/bad form.

Avoidance could have been accomplished by paying more attention. Gear survived without much damage. Right boot got chewed up from being stuck under the bike.
This is the sign that he hit.



Be careful out there guys.

Putting my gear on for the morning commute and thought I would share a pic.

My buddy did some videoing of us at the strip last weekend. Figured I'd share it! It was a pretty hot night, but the Honda got down really well and was a dream to get moving. Ended up cutting a 1.9x 60'! Really impressed me, I know the bike has more in it if only I was a better rider haha! Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSVt5GxUsl4

Hi folks,

I did something silly today - i switched off my CB11 and forgot to turn off my Oxford Heated Grips before I left the bike for an hour. I came back and it didn't turn over, making a buzzing noise from the battery.

My question is… Can I simply recharge the battery? I'd like to avoid buying another! Thanks!

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Every once in a while I'm reminded that I don't know as much as I'd like to think I do (and I don't even really think that I know all that much to begin with). This past week was a good example. Combine hosting limitations with some less than efficient forum software settings and you might find yourself blocked from the very forum that you set up (yes, that's where I found myself). I now think that all is well with the forum setup for the time being. Fingers tightly crossed. I'm sure that I'll have other similar bridges to cross down the road as this place grows.

I also launched the forum store, only to shut it down after just a few minutes over some configuration confusion (anyone detecting a pattern?). This lead to a bit of confusion for a few folks. Again, my apologies to Cormanus for a crazy sequence of events. Cormanus was the first official forum store customer. He placed his order only to watch the store link removed shortly after ordering. (I believe that your order should be fulfilled in the next couple of days.) After umpteen emails between myself and the businesses I'm using to handle t-shirt sales and printing I think that everything is finally in order.

So now both the forum itself as well as the forum store are up and running. Hopefully without more irritating error messages or general confusion for everyone that enjoys hanging out around this place.

Just stopped here for a smoke and to stretch my legs and figured it was a good spot for a few photos. This is Charles Ryder Park in Kingston, NY with the Hudson River and the Rheincliff Bridge as a backdrop.

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OK friends,

While I don't hate the factory seat, I think I will need to upgrade for longterm comfort. I've narrowed it down to the Tiros-K and the KandH hi.

The Tiros-K seems like a thicker padded old school Honda factory type of seat, maybe similar to the OEM seat just thicker and cushier? Anybody who owns one care to comment?

The KandH looks interesting, but not sure what type of feel it would have with the "injection sponge". I'm envisioning a Sargent World Sport type of seat that is initially very hard but slowly custom conforms to your bum. I found that this type of seat on my old DR650 got very comfortable over time. I see there is a weight setting for the hardness of sponge...it that pure rider weight or estimated pressure on the seat counting the weight borne on the pegs and handlebars?

Any feedback is appreciated.

Scott

PS - yes I did the search function before asking the questions!