11-11-2018, 11:39 PM
(11-11-2018, 03:52 PM)Paris_imp Wrote:(11-03-2018, 07:13 AM)greekcb_imp Wrote: Hey guys, been doing some end of the season maintenance on my bikes and the CB is so easy to do i love it!
2007 Roadliner
3 drain plugs, none in really good spots. The 2 on the bottom of the engine are right between the frame and the engine so its tight to deal with. The kickstand leans it over so i usually put a 2x4 or something under the stand to give me some more room with the wrench. The 3rd one is for the oil tank and the easiest of the three but still in an awkward spot. The oil filter is in the same spot as the CB but there is an oil line right in front of it so its a pain to slip over one of those formed filter wrenches that slide over the filter ridges. 5+ quarts for that one.
2007 Royal Enfield Bullet 500, old school iron barrel engine.
Holds about 1.5 quarts and has 3 plugs lol! One is the main drain, the other 2 drain very little oil but have screens on them that i clean and inspect each time. Im proud to say in the 7k miles of use ive never seen metal fragments or anything, kind of rare for these lol. The filter is an element type but is more than just removing a cap with an O-ring. Its got a cap with a seal, then multiple washers, cup, fiber washer and a spring. In other words hold on good when taking off cuz if you are unsuspecting that cap with fly off with all the parts in there! The filter has a slight tight fit so i usually get 2 little screwdrivers and walk it out because you really cant just grab and pull out. its wrapped in cloth so once its loaded with oil it just kinda fattens itself up and is sitting in the cavity snug, Fun!
2014 Cb 1100
As you all know, stupid easy! 1 plug, spin on oil filter right next to each other basically so i put my pan under and can remove it all and let drain. Replace parts, 4 quarts in and done! Usually dont even get a drop of oil on the floor. Great design Honda, wish they were all like that
That's one of the first things I noticed. In fact, I was awed by it: this CB1100 should be the simplest oil change I've ever encountered, I thought.
Once, we were living in an apartment complex many years ago. The resident manager had a motorcycle herself, so she bent the rules quite a bit and gave me parking stickers for my two bikes, allowing me to park them both in a single spot. They were quite a set, one a firecracker red '81 GPz 1100 with a chrome 4 into 1 Kirker, and the other an Eddie Lawson green '00 ZRX with a carbon Yoshimura exhaust. My wife called them the twin devils, the red devil and the green devil. When the time came to change oil, I knew that the first drop that landed on the concrete meant I was out of there. I met the challenge with a couple rolls of paper towels, a funnel, and two plastic wash tubs, one larger than the other. The used oil went back into the gallon container with the top on, and the oily paper towels went into a trash bag, which then went into the dumpster.
BTW, I am looking at getting a Classic Royal Enfield soon, maybe battle green. Any advice?
That's one of the first things I noticed. In fact, I was awed by it: this CB1100 should be the simplest oil change I've ever encountered, I thought.
Once, we were living in an apartment complex many years ago. The resident manager had a motorcycle herself, so she bent the rules quite a bit and gave me parking stickers for my two bikes, allowing me to park them both in a single spot. They were quite a set, one a firecracker red '81 GPz 1100 with a chrome 4 into 1 Kirker, and the other an Eddie Lawson green '00 ZRX with a carbon Yoshimura exhaust. My wife called them the twin devils, the red devil and the green devil. When the time came to change oil, I knew that the first drop that landed on the concrete meant I was out of there. I met the challenge with a couple rolls of paper towels, a funnel, and two plastic wash tubs, one larger than the other. The used oil went back into the gallon container with the top on, and the oily paper towels went into a trash bag, which then went into the dumpster.
BTW, I am looking at getting a Classic Royal Enfield soon, maybe battle green. Any advice?
Hey, id say heck yes! Enfields are cool machines. Quirky is one of the words i can best describe it as lol. I have an iron barreled engine model so its one those real old school ones they don't make anymore. I've had alot of fun with it over the last ten years and have had to wrench on it but nothing major. Break in was actually crucial on mine(old style engine) and most Enfield owners will tell you that that is the key to successful ownership. In other words take care of it and it will take care of you, not the bike to just park in a corner and forget about and use occasionally.
Now if you are looking at a new one in that battle green it should be much easier to care for. Its got a newer alloy unit construction engine with EFI so its a totally diff machine mechanically. But that motor and setup has been looking to be very solid and people love them. I've actually thought about getting one of those myself in addition to mine. But yeah id say go for it.
One thing you'll notice is the stupid amount of attention they get. That thumper has a charm and look that just cant be beat. I've pulled next to insanely custom bikes at shows and steal their thunder right away lol. Once you go to kick start it its all over for any of them haha.
My only advice though is its a great bike assuming its a secondary bike. I wouldn't get one where i live for everyday riding. They are pretty under powered, small, and id say not the best for busy fast areas with high speed driving. Its a back road beauty and i don't know anything that is more fun doing 45-50 mph. Mine is a little more sensitive to the power thing as its the older model but a single cylinder 500 isn't gonna be e beast in general though.
Id say yep get one though! Oh and you'll forget what a gas station is because i think those new ones are getting around 80 mpg!