2020 Model Year Changes to the CB1100

[Houtman_imp]

On upright standards like the CB1100 and Z900, I wouldn't use a windshield if you paid me. All they do is add noise and turbulent buffeting, or they're so tall that you spend half your time looking through them. Plus, man, they are so ugly. On something as beautiful as a CB1100, they're an aesthetic abomination.

Nope, not for me. Adding a windshield defeats the entire purpose of riding a naked bike.

I agree with you on this one !

[the Ferret]

With regards to VLJ vs ChuckK on whether a naked upright should have a windshield, that is certainly up to the individual who owns the bike. There ard no laws or rules governing this. The nice thing about a UJM. Make it what you want. But then we all know that.

[pdedse]

I didn't mean to ruffle your feathers.. we all have our own likes and dislikes.. allow me mine.. I came from an 1800 goldwing and want the storage they offer.. by adapting my cb, I have come up with a good compromise in my book.. backrest, tail bag, hard bags, windshield, ports for heated gear, and plenty of clocks !! .. haha ..

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That's a nice luggage setup...looks like you could travel far and wide.

[peterbaron]

I didn't mean to ruffle your feathers.. we all have our own likes and dislikes.. allow me mine.. I came from an 1800 goldwing and want the storage they offer.. by adapting my cb, I have come up with a good compromise in my book.. backrest, tail bag, hard bags, windshield, ports for heated gear, and plenty of clocks !! .. haha ..

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That's a nice luggage setup...looks like you could travel far and wide.

That's a nice luggage setup...looks like you could travel far and wide.
^^^ count me in

[Chuckk_imp]

thanks for the compliment pd.. I am just a day tripper.. max was 500mi most are 150 or 200.. but isn't that always a bikers dream, to just get on it and go .. I would have plenty of room to store stuff behind my riders backrest and in front of my tailbag ..plus the hard bag storage of course..

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the pic of the tailbag shows my first hard bags.. they were too narrow for the things I wanted to store.. those larger hard bags were pretty cheap, like $65. for the pair including hardware.. but they must have been a close out.. for that price, I was tempted to buy a second pair, but they were all gone.. I did add a little reinforcement in them, just to be safe.. they are holding up well ..

[peterbaron]

Hey Chuckk, and how about this special space:

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[Chuckk_imp]

yes Peter.. how could I not include Charlotte on my cross country journey..

[GoldOxide_imp]

pdedse, it's not a pads issue. I switched to EBC HH pads a long time ago, and the squealing persists. For the most part, I've developed a habit on this bike of simply riding around the problem. I use my back brake now instead of the front brakes when rolling to a slow stop. This makes for an interesting dance, as I quickly alternate my left and right feet just before coming to a complete stop. It's generally only when I ride up in the mountains, on slower downhill switchbacks, that I still have to deal with the squealing.

This issue remains the only fly in my CB's ointment. Otherwise, it's still my favorite bike to ride, most of the time. I enjoy the Z900's superior speed, smoothness, and agility, and also its sound, but the Honda's ride quality is so good that I still tend to enjoy myself more on the CB. I also enjoy the sound, even if I slightly prefer the Z's meaner howl.

The main thing about the CB is that I enjoy the feeling it gives me. When I open the garage and see the two bikes sitting side by side, I love them both. Here's the difference, however. When it's a Z900 day, my mindset is one of getting to the right roads as quickly as possible, and riding them well. I want to be smooth, precise, focused. It's always another testing day, a mini Sepang or Valencia, both of the bike and myself. When it's a CB day, it's simply...MOTORCYCLE DAY! YAY! The CB feels more like an escape from my every-day working life. That moment when I get to fire up my red beauty and throw a leg over, yep, it always feels more like a proper day off. I don't feel singularly compelled to find a certain twisty road. Instead, just getting out there and enjoying the sensations of riding a smooth, wonderful motorcycle, is enough.

It's a different sort of satisfaction, and one I've grown to prefer, more often than not. I still love the occasional FAST DAY!, but now I look forward more to the simpler, purer MOTORCYCLE DAY! The world just looks and feels different to me—different, and better—from the saddle of my CB1100.

The CB brakes squeal when I least expect it, and when they do, it is for one or two sequential stops only. It is like they are cold and/or damp. I always use both brakes for typical stops.

[ysrebob_imp]

Chuckk,
REALLY like your hard panniers -- they look like they belong there! Moving the turn signals onto the bags frees up positioning them a lot. Where did you find the cases and what kind of rack system are you using to mount them?

Not to derail the 2020 thread... you could post a separate thread on your setup - I would sure be interested as might others.

[Chuckk_imp]

pics are worth a thousand words.. making the brackets was the challenging part.. I wanted them to be tucked in as much as possible..I may have posted some of these before.. my bags are 26L ..
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these were my first bags.. the narrow ones..
I bought the cases on eBay .. hard to find the 26L ones now it seems.. the ones that are offered are a little larger.. they still might work though.. I have mentioned this before, the narrow bags taught me a lesson.. I had to use a key, every time I wanted in to the bags.. the 26L ones I have now have lockable latches, but one doesn't need to lock them if they don't need to.. something to remember when purchasing hard bags..

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just a few memories on that last pic of the cb before I bought it..