OEM Honda Fork Boots

[2017EX_imp]

I have been thinking about adding fork boots to my 2017EX for some time now. I like the old school look, but also protecting the fork tubes from stone nicks, dust, and dirt. Up to this point the fork boot options for the CB1100 have been aftermarket, or other bike brands ( Kawasaki, Triumph, etc. ) that happened to be of a size that would fit.

Now there are OEM Honda boots made for our 41mm forks, as they are standard equipment on the 2019 CB1100EX. None of the parts houses in the U.S. have 2019 CB1100EX parts diagrams or parts availability yet, so I emailed Mr. T at Samurider. They cannot be seen in the pictures of the 2019, but aparantly the Honda boots also use zip ties to secure, according to Mr. T.. It has been my experience that sometimes these applications have low profile dedicated zip ties, and sometimes they are run of the mill generic, so I asked Mr. T. to include the zip ties in his quote.

The price for a set of boots with zip ties and shipping, Mr. T. put at $110. Currently the zip ties are out of stock at the Honda warehouse, so Mr. T. estimated 5 weeks form order to customer receiving the parts. Maybe a little bit on the pricey side compared to other options, but I prefer OEM and will probably be ordering a set shortly. Mr. T. said he will probably be adding OEM Honda fork boots to parts listings available for the CB1100 on Samurider.