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RE: RLETs downside - peterbaron - 08-19-2021
Q: can I take one of my CB for a long trip/2 days (tomorrow) without RLETs..or is better to take the other one already equipped with ...??
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RE: RLETs downside - GoldOxide_imp - 08-19-2021
Maybe hold off on that [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=3454]PB.
There might need to be some clarification on a new development regarding "RLET protection" - something 'bout carbon fiber.
RE: RLETs downside - tod.branko_imp - 08-19-2021
(08-19-2021, 05:46 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Q: can I take one of my CB for a long trip/2 days (tomorrow) without RLETs..or is better to take the other one already equipped with ...??I can't come up with a serious response, sorry.
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'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed
RE: RLETs downside - GoldOxide_imp - 08-19-2021
(08-19-2021, 06:41 AM)tod.branko_imp Wrote:I can't come up with a serious response, sorry.(08-19-2021, 05:46 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Q: can I take one of my CB for a long trip/2 days (tomorrow) without RLETs..or is better to take the other one already equipped with ...??I can't come up with a serious response, sorry.
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'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed
'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed
I really tried to redirect it with the "carbon fiber" protection reference, but ...
RE: RLETs downside - the Ferret - 08-19-2021
(08-19-2021, 05:46 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Q: can I take one of my CB for a long trip/2 days (tomorrow) without RLETs..or is better to take the other one already equipped with ...??
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yes you can, just be extra careful, ok?
RE: RLETs downside - Lord Popgun - 08-19-2021
Hummm. No RLETs. Mismatched tires. Yeah, be extra careful.
RE: RLETs downside - Frulk_imp - 08-19-2021
I have it on good authority that the engineer who designed the original RLETS back in the 60’s went to work for GM as the lead engineer for the Chevy Vega project.
RE: RLETs downside - Stichill_imp - 08-19-2021
I don't know, PB. RLETs protect the lever ends, but I personally would hesitate to embark on a long trip without some kind of protection installed on the RLETs as well. Some of the aftermarket protectors are fine for one or two seasons, but if you're serious about RLET protection you will want the Honda OEM protectors.
RE: RLETs downside - pekingduck - 08-19-2021
(08-19-2021, 05:46 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: Q: can I take one of my CB for a long trip/2 days (tomorrow) without RLETs..or is better to take the other one already equipped with ...??
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pb, here's the easy solution. Swap levers.
In fact, there's a set of very high tech quick-release lever pivot pins on eBay that would solve this real problem. Only thing is, they cost more than RLETs.
RE: RLETs downside - peterbaron - 08-19-2021
...taking RLETS equipped white CB for a long journey