What did you do on or to your CB 1100 today

[Lunchbag]

Thanks to all for the recommendations and encouragement.  In the past I often used naval jelly for rusty things, but at some point I switched to wire brushing and applying a rust converter called Ospho.  I'm hesitant to use Ospho around the bike though, because it is so corrosive if a drip gets on anything.  It would ruin any nice finish like chrome.

I ordered a metal polish yesterday called Flitz.  Have never tried it.  But being impatient, I also found in the garage a bottle of Nu finish and put a couple coats on the right muffler.  It probably won't last long, but I needed something to do while watching the Orioles lose again.

I also found in the garage a half-full bottle of MAP gas, but couldn't find the bernsomatic torch (have moved several times since last using it).  So I went out and bought one with flexible hose and adjustable flame.  I'm hoping it will allow me to heat and remove the left muffler without damaging anything on the bike.

Oh, and I treated the rash on the brake lever...amazingly it disappeared.

[MagnaRider]

Oh, and I treated the rash on the brake lever...amazingly it disappeared.

Hey I used that same technique! Works brilliantly!

[Nachodaddy]

Good job on that lever, Lunchbag.

[pdedse]

... Oh, and I treated the rash on the brake lever...amazingly it disappeared.

Yet another RLET use.

[Gone in 60]

Thanks to the tubeless tire, the ride was smooth, and the road wasn't at all winding. A low-profile radial moto tire provides the rider with increased stiffness, but only to a point.

Peter, how did you repair the tire?

Plug n play from outside.
Not to most professional way but this tire will soon be replaced with T32

I got a plug kit on Amazon, but haven’t got one to work without leaking.
Mind sharing info for your plug kit?

I also bought ^this^ particular set on Amazon, except for the red and blue rubber plugs I brought home from work. I keep this kit at home.
I don't use string plugs because I find rubber is more flexible and holds tire pressure better, so rubber on rubber, always with glue. No leaks.
Then I only cut off 2-3 mm of excess above the tire. I don't use a flame for the repair.
Just remember that repairing motorcycle tires is not recommended due to the warning on the sidewall—they should be replaced.
If you have a tubeless tire, get a nail or screw and don't carry a tire repair kit, you can always inflate the tire to its maximum pressure without removing the nail... and in most cases, you'll get home safely.
I also have a portable tire repair kit with three or four CO2 cartridges, and if I'm going on a trip longer than 1,000 miles, I usually take a portable 12V air compressor with me.
I've never been stranded or towed.

For cars, I use a different procedure at the workshop. I use mushroom-shaped rubber plugs that I install from the inside of the tire, and glue. I never plug the sidewall or shoulders of a tire, nor use two or more plugs, nor repair any tire that is not safe according to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations. For a specific reason, a car tire can be inflated to its maximum allowable pressure, which is higher than the factory-set pressure.

Very interesting! A variation on the "Snot Rope" repair, with a more sturdy rubber insert! My interest is due to two recent repairs on our car tires - on on Mrs. G's CRV and one on my Fiesta. We both picked up screws and required repairs. I tried my Amazon "mushroom plug" kit on both, but they both leaked. Pulled out my old trusty Snot Rope kit and they're both holding fine. Wouldn't use that method on a motorcycle tire, although it would probably be fine.

[Lunchbag]

I finally got the left muffler off after lots of heating and beating.  Cleaned up the left original and bolted it on, so the bike is back to both originals.  I like it.

Then I realized when I went to mount the new license plate that the large ugly bracket had been removed by the previous owner.  He had drilled holes in his license plate.  I didn't want to do that, so I found some scrap aluminum and made a small ugly bracket.  So small that it is hidden and therefore not really ugly.  I put the tag on last night and went for a ride this morning.  I'm loving the bike.  I have a few more things to do before it is totally sorted, but it is definitely getting there.

[Lord Popgun]

Nice job Lunchbag! Now, take the bracket back off and paint it black with some gloss and it will look like it came like that from Honda.

[peterbaron]

On my way home, I saw a parked RS.
Initially, I wanted to stop and wait for the owner....but didn't see any activity on the forum so I rode home.

Anybody parked his RS in Belfountain, Ontario on Saturday, July 26 around noon ???????????????????????

We had a list of members by country and MY, not maps...cannot locate this link...Cormanus???

[Cormanus]

There's the forum register, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...p=drivesdk

It's incomplete as listing is voluntary. I don't recall ever adding an RS.

[spechg]

You see the strangest things from a Honda.