The bike that keeps on surprising

[emptysea]

That's exactly how I do it Sea.

Not sure how you get such nice blue lines exactly on your roads though.

The blue lines are drawn automatically when I set the route in Google Maps.

[the Ferret]

what if you are not going destination (city to city for example) but by roads? 222 to 743 to 52 to Laurel-Moscow-756 to 232 to 222 (for example)

[emptysea]

what if you are not going destination (city to city for example) but by roads? 222 to 743 to 52 to Laurel-Moscow-756 to 232 to 222 (for example)

You lay a direct route from A to B then you click and drag the blue line to the actual roads you're on. Sometimes I add 2 or 3 additional destinations (although those are often just intersections, not stopping points) so that the Google route more closely resembles my planned (or actual) route.

An Example: I am riding to Wisconsin and back. I ask Google to give me directions to my northernmost destination. Then I add a second destination someplace along the return route (I do this to avoid having Google give me the same out and back route). Then I add home as the final destination. From there, I can drag either the "out" route line or the "back" outline to lay over the roads I actually will travel on. You may have to drag several of these points to get the route laid out correctly and there is a limit to how many points you can lay down. What I'm left with in this example is a blue loop which I can then snip and post here for all the world to see. (which is why I don't use my exact address)

[suhawk305]

Thanks MTC and Ferret, I got a good idea where to start. Just have to find a snipping tool that will work with my MacBook Pro. I plan on taking my first trip on my new CB1100 after this winter. Perhaps to my old stomping grounds to the Adirondack Mountains and the St Lawrance Valley of Northern NY.

Now to my snowblower and I report my driveway trip with it later! Yes it is heavy and does not handle to good in the curves!

[Nortoon_imp]

I also use Google Maps. I now have 70 printed maps and their reverse routes, showing the distance and time between origin and destination. They range from 1/2 an hour to 2 hours.

I use them to set up my day rides. By shuffling the deck, I never get bored riding the same roads repeatedly. The distance allows me to calculate my gas stops; and the times my breakfast stop, lunch stop, and time home for supper.

They fit well in the top of my tank bag. I change them when I stop at each on route destination.

[Sam Mac_imp]

In the winter time my other bike gets ridden the most, for several reasons like wind protection, and heated grips and the CB only gets ridden on really nice clear days when temps are moderate (35 and above usually), due to a lack of the same. Yesterday they called for a high of 47 and sunny so the CB got to go play.

Unplugged from it's battery tender jr, I backed the CB out of the garage, sat it on it's side stand, and turned the key, watching the needles complete their sweep before hitting the starter button. Effortlessly the bike fired up and began to warm up. We have some construction workers in, building a screened in deck, a request from my wife who is planning to retire in March. When they saw me roll the CB out they came walking over and , well, you know the conversation that followed...wow, that's a really clean old bike. What year is it? Really? it looks like a 1970's bike. Has all the new stuff to make it run good right? What? it's air cooled? That's amazing.

By the end of the conversation the bike was warmed up so I told them I'd see them in an hour or so, snicked the CB into gear and let out the clutch and started up the drive. I remember thinking before I even shifted into second gear how great the bike felt. I thought I would run The Loop, just under 40 miles of undulating curvy backroads I frequently ride. Ended up I was enjoying myself so much, I rode a bit further.

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....t=The+Loop

The recurring pleasant surprise:

Smooth, with just the right kind of power. Torquey. I love the way it pulls out of a curve and accelerates down the little straight to the next curve, how the transmission snicks from one gear to the next, up or down, but on a road like this how you are only using a couple gears due to the wide power spread. How it effortlessly leans left then swings over to the right, and how the brakes haul it down for the tight ones RIGHT NOW! How riding it seems so intuitive.

At this point, after having owned the CB for over 2 1/2 years, you'd think none of these things would be a suprise anymore. Afterall, after 27,000 plus miles one should be quite familiar with the characteristics of the motorcycle they are riding, but honestly, each ride fills me with suprise and astonishment. During each ride I find myself muttering, " What a great motorcycle". I am so thankful to Honda for making it, and for bringing it to our country.

It's been called slow by some, a fat pig, a poor handler, with junk suspension. Seat too hard, it vibrates too much, has poor ergonomics and a peanut tank. Personally I just don't see it. They must have a very high bar they are trying to jump over. I find the CB to be an awesome motorcycle. Engaging, entertaining, enjoyable, fun, and stunning to look at. A joy to ride.

I love mine.

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Couldn't have said it better. just a joy to ride.

[Rolls_imp]

You nicely highlighted an exceptional point about our CB1100 that is often overlooked - the transmission. The transmission in the CB is an amazing gem, possibly one of the best motorcycle transmissions out there. Smooth, quiet, reliable, and it shifts almost intuitively in the full range of conditions - cold mornings, long tours, or a full day at the track with temps in the 90s (Fahrenheit). I love it (if you couldn't tell) and I try never to take it for granted.

[Wisedrum]

Sometimes, having more than 31.000km ridden on my CB, I think, I've seen it all. All that it offers. Yes and no. It surely depends on my riding style, which is pretty much the same most of the time, relaxed and sort of smooth. A mood that seems to fall easily in on the Honda. But than sometimes I can not keep myself back from experiencing a different CB, a much quicker and lively one by pulling the throttle and I find out, there is even more than I expect. The other side of the CB.

Ferret, you did a full and good description of our motorbike, I totally agree with your statement.

Wisedrum

[Elipten_imp]

On the Mac press the Cmd key + shift key + 4 key and snip away. It is built in the OS


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[suhawk305]

On the Mac press the Cmd key + shift key + 4 key and snip away. It is built in the OS


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Thanks for the Mac OS snipping info!