10-30 vs 10-40 oil

[furious_blue_imp]

Gentlemen,

It's really hard to staff an entire dealership with genuine experts who are also honest enough to say "I don't know" when that is the case and then take the time to look it up. I think the majority of motorcycle buyers have done more research and know more about the bike they are looking at than the salesman they are talking to. I don't put any stock in what dealer personnel tell me and I do my own research. Dig this one. The last time I went into Western Honda in Scottsdale to buy parts I went up front to look at bikes like I always do. I told the salesman I wanted to look at some lower handle bars for my CB1100. The salesman looked over at a new CB11 and told me firmly and confidently, "No lower handle bars can be put on the CB1100. The stock bars were designed to clear the gas tank and as the bike ages the bars will "sag" and the existing clearance will diminish." Good grief. The expression - Never argue with an idiot - comes to mind. I bought new lower bars elsewhere and then did the impossible by installing them. So far, my new bars have not "sagged" and hit the gas tank.

Chip

I too have had a similar problem on my bike with my tires sagging at the bottom.
When I took into the dealer to have it checked out he referred me to the section of the owner’s manual addressing the tire inflation procedure. Needless to say when I read this post about handlebars sagging, the preventive maintenance procedure was clear to me. Not specifically mentioned in the owner’s manual it certainly is implied how to handle this issue. I went to Costco and removed one bar end and inflated the bar between 2 – 3 psi. This resulted in a good "Al dente" feel to the bar. I realize this may more be more effort than some want to go to, but personally I feel it’s worth it to prevent having to replace a sagging bar. I will work with Honda America to get an addendum to the owner’s manual to clarify factory recommended procedure and frequency of this maintenance issue. A word of caution, do not over inflate the bar, we’ve all seen the unfortunate results of over inflation of the bars.
Hope this helps.

Oh, don't worry about the tire sagging, it'll take care of itself as the tires wear in.
As the tires wear they lose rubber so that means that they bulge out more because there's less rubber holding the air back, voila ! sagging gone !