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That's why I like my 2013 CB, a nicely playing together mixture of chrom, black, silver and 'gold'. Can't be found in any following model.
Kardan and hydraulic valves are no bad idea. I should have kept my Schadow VT1100 C3.... now I take it as it is and have to change the secondary chain with the sprockets for the first time after 45.000km and someday do a valve check....but as the ferret once wrote, as long as the CB runs good with no abnormal high fuel consumption, good idleing, reving, starting and normal engine sounds, it does, no need to hurry...or should I? Instead I read posts 'bout valve checking and their staying in specs still after long time and lots of miles, so...
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I wonder what oil is the best for the bike.........
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Without letting this thread mutate into an oil thread,
I use 10W40 half synthetic instead of Honda's recommendation 10W30 and double the change interval from 6.000km up to 12.000km. If this is the best, don't know. The CB lives and stays with it without any signs of abnormal behavoiur.
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SportsterDoc says:
“I did not get as super a deal as several have reported, but it came out of the crate the day I took delivery. $8,784.81, less $4,000 for my 2018 Yamaha XT250, which took 4 months for them to sell at or under $2,999.”
Wow someone got a great deal on the XT250 on that price. I would’ve scooped that up...
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No matter which year or model you have we're all riding the same bike and any differences are nominal. Pick whichever one appeals to you for whatever reason and enjoy. You can't make a bad choice. In my opinion about the only real difference between any of them is 5 vs 6 gears and even that isn't a huge deal. It's just different. My buddy has a '13 and he absolutely loves it. I agree with him. It's an outstanding motorcycle in every way.
I bought a NOS '14 standard even though I thought I wanted a red one with dual exhaust. IMO the color and exhaust configuration weren't worth an additional $5K. If I had the opportunity to do it all over again I'd still buy my '14 over a '17 because, again IMO, there's no way the minor differences between the two change the overall nature of the motorcycle to such a degree as to justify an additional several thousand dollars. In fact some of the differences on the '17 are negatives IMO, i.e. tubed wheels, weight, etc.
My favorite CB1100 would be an RS but since they aren't available I'm completely content with my standard and if an RS becomes available I will NOT get rid of my standard to acquire one. Besides, I have an extra five grand in my pocket so I might just go buy a second motorcycle and if I do it won't be an RS. I'll get something totally different. I already have a CB1100. Why would I want another one when most of the differences would be cosmetic? YMMV.
