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(01-31-2020, 01:07 AM)Sodbuster_imp Wrote: Thanks for good info! Paid $5000, its spotless and I couldn't be happier. Yes, after thinking about it, I'm of the mind that I won't pay more than around $1200 for a non-running bike, it will take me 50 hours just to go through it and resale for that bike (with dings & such) may not be profitable. Pretty sure the guy won't let it go for that either. We'll see...
For the back rest, still doing research but going to make a 'template' (model) fabricate my own and look at local motorcycle salvage yards.
So I thought I'd done a lot of research before buying the 2013 CB1100, when I first sat on it to start it up I'm fiddling around looking for the choke and petcock, lol. Then tried hunting around for an oil dipstick! Had to go online to figure out how to take seat off. All good tho, just figuring out my new girlfriend...
Yea no more chokes or petcocks. Even the salesmen have no clue on getting the seat off. They are also confused by "rear wheel only ABS" lol.
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Ferret, whats the big deal with the seat? The instructions for removing it are in the owners manual under the seat. Oh wait.
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I will say the CB1100 has the easiest OEM saddle removal/insertion behaviour I have ever experienced. Pretty decent design.
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Old Yamahas had 2 hinge pins with push clips on the off side. You turned the key ( or unlatched the seat latch depending on year) and flipped the seat up. If you wanted to remove the seat entirely you removed the push clips and pushed out the pins. I still prefer that method.
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(01-31-2020, 12:46 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Old Yamahas had 2 hinge pins with push clips on the off side. You turned the key ( or unlatched the seat latch depending on year) and flipped the seat up. If you wanted to remove the seat entirely you removed the push clips and pushed out the pins. I still prefer that method.
Ah ya, I recall that on the '76 RD400, yes.
It is amazing I (or we) didn't die on that seat.
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The only thing I hate about my CB1100 is the seat mechanism! It seems to fight me either coming off or going back on. I cringe every time I need to access something under the seat.
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(01-31-2020, 10:28 PM)The A-man_imp Wrote: The only thing I hate about my CB1100 is the seat mechanism! It seems to fight me either coming off or going back on. I cringe every time I need to access something under the seat.
I guess I was lucky. I find the Honda Africa Twin seat a PITA to put back on compared to the CB. So in that case, I can appreciate your pain.
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(01-31-2020, 10:28 PM)The A-man_imp Wrote: The only thing I hate about my CB1100 is the seat mechanism! It seems to fight me either coming off or going back on. I cringe every time I need to access something under the seat.
Amos , it might help you getting the seat of by using your left hand to keep the latch down and at the same time hitting the back of your seat down with your fist quite firmly . Getting it back down also needs some "force" Could you also adjust /grease the latch on the back . I have found that hitting the seat down will make it flip UP !
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(01-31-2020, 10:28 PM)The A-man_imp Wrote: The only thing I hate about my CB1100 is the seat mechanism! It seems to fight me either coming off or going back on. I cringe every time I need to access something under the seat.
I'll bet it's been 2 years since I've had the seat off my CB and over a year since I've had it off the FJR. I can't even remember how you do it on the FJR lol.
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The "seat latch problem" with motorcycles is usually the result of minor imperfections in the build process, in my experience.
The latch on my 2013 works quite well, so I don't think it is a design problem. It is fun (to me, anyway) to spend time in a warm shop, or on a nice day, to put a problem seat on/off so many times that I understand how it is designed to work, and then make the adjustments to fit to see that it does. That has "always" resulted in a seat that is both easy to put on and take off.
Good luck if you decide to do this. At least you will familiarize yourself with more of the different parts of your bike.
So there's that...
