(07-10-2016, 01:17 PM)memphismike_imp Wrote:

(11-09-2014, 12:51 PM)Todd_K_imp Wrote: Hey Tim - heated gear... What a novel concept. I'd be interested in getting your recommendations - battery operated, or did you run an outlet off the bike?

Hope you're doing well!

Im a HUGE heated gear fan. Will be hooking up the plug to the CB1100 when winter approaches. Use it on my GoldWing and Shadow. Makes a BIG difference ! https://youtu.be/Hzbb6Q-OctE


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(07-17-2016, 07:09 AM)husky385_imp Wrote:

(07-10-2016, 01:17 PM)memphismike_imp Wrote:

(11-09-2014, 12:51 PM)Todd_K_imp Wrote: Hey Tim - heated gear... What a novel concept. I'd be interested in getting your recommendations - battery operated, or did you run an outlet off the bike?

Hope you're doing well!

Im a HUGE heated gear fan. Will be hooking up the plug to the CB1100 when winter approaches. Use it on my GoldWing and Shadow. Makes a BIG difference ! https://youtu.be/Hzbb6Q-OctE


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Im a HUGE heated gear fan. Will be hooking up the plug to the CB1100 when winter approaches. Use it on my GoldWing and Shadow. Makes a BIG difference ! https://youtu.be/Hzbb6Q-OctE


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I suffer with what they call white finger, even temps of 50 degrees and below my fingers will loose blood flow and go numb. I have the hotwire coat liner and the heated hotwire gloves. They work really well in keeping the white finger in check, allowing me to ride clear down into the lower 30's. I am very satisfied with them. I've never had to go above medium heat setting with the gloves and coat liner.
Kevin

(07-26-2022, 04:04 PM)Yata-Garasu_imp Wrote: Thanks for the reply!

I never thought of calculating liters per 100km.

Even in Japan I believe it's just a straight kilometers per liter measurement.

This will come in handy next time I need to do a fuel economy conversion...

https://www.calculateme.com/gas-mileage/liters-per-100-km-to-us-mpg

(07-26-2022, 02:34 AM)Yata-Garasu_imp Wrote: I contemplated starting a new thread, but since this thread already has some good information, I figured I'd just add to it.

I was consistently getting between 40 and 42 mpg on my 2014 Std 6 speed.

I weigh about 230 lbs and do mostly suburban driving, ie., average speeds between 35-45 mph but a fair amount of stop signs and lights.

This Spring I changed the oil out from Honda "dino" 10w40 and went with Rotella T6 15w40 full synthetic. My gas mileage immediately improved to 46-48 mpg... And it's been consistent.

Until last week... Yesterday I measured 52 mpg!

That's both by pen and paper and the built-in mileage calculator.

I have another bike that was acting like it had dirty fuel injectors, so I got some Techron injector cleaner for the other bike and it cleared things up.

I had half a bottle of Techron left over, so I dumped it in the CB1100 with a fresh tank of gas.

I had absolutely no apparent issues with the fuel injectors on the CB1100, but it seems like the Techron did some good. 52 mpg is an all-time high for me, and we'll see if it remains consistent.

FWIW, The 15w40 makes the valves a bit louder compared to the 10w40, but I did experience about a 10% mileage improvement immediately following the change to Rotella 15w40.

I know, correlation does not equal causation, and the slightly noisier valves are making me consider a Rotella T5 10w30 for next year, but I'm fine with the T6 15w40 for now.

(07-26-2022, 10:38 PM)redbirds_imp Wrote:

(07-26-2022, 02:34 AM)Yata-Garasu_imp Wrote: I contemplated starting a new thread, but since this thread already has some good information, I figured I'd just add to it.

I was consistently getting between 40 and 42 mpg on my 2014 Std 6 speed.

I weigh about 230 lbs and do mostly suburban driving, ie., average speeds between 35-45 mph but a fair amount of stop signs and lights.

This Spring I changed the oil out from Honda "dino" 10w40 and went with Rotella T6 15w40 full synthetic. My gas mileage immediately improved to 46-48 mpg... And it's been consistent.

Until last week... Yesterday I measured 52 mpg!

That's both by pen and paper and the built-in mileage calculator.

I have another bike that was acting like it had dirty fuel injectors, so I got some Techron injector cleaner for the other bike and it cleared things up.

I had half a bottle of Techron left over, so I dumped it in the CB1100 with a fresh tank of gas.

I had absolutely no apparent issues with the fuel injectors on the CB1100, but it seems like the Techron did some good. 52 mpg is an all-time high for me, and we'll see if it remains consistent.

FWIW, The 15w40 makes the valves a bit louder compared to the 10w40, but I did experience about a 10% mileage improvement immediately following the change to Rotella 15w40.

I know, correlation does not equal causation, and the slightly noisier valves are making me consider a Rotella T5 10w30 for next year, but I'm fine with the T6 15w40 for now.

I have used Shell Rotella T6 synthetic 5W-40 in all my bikes for years now, including an ST1300, Bonneville, Tiger 1050, 2 V-stroms, 2 CB1100s and now 2 NC 750's. The greatest difference noted was in a CB1100 that constantly balked on 3rg gear engagement; I had been using the Honda synthetic 10W-30 during the warranty period and thought that getting it broken in would clear it up. After switching to the Rotella the 3rd gear problem cleared up immediately.