Sport Touring CB1100

[Offroad]

How do the lower fairings affect the engine cooling, since this is not water cooled?

I was riding my 14 std recently and the heat coming off the engine is amazing...not as bad as having that back cylinder sitting right between your legs like the V Twins, but really hot, even at 30-40 mph.

I wondered if I fairing it up, how that would affect the engine cooling....but without being water cooled, we don't even have an over heat light do we?

I'm torn between a naked bike like my 76 CB 750 and my half fairing bike my 84 GPZ750....The GPZ was a near perfect bike with it's 4 to 1 Kerker headers and SuperTrapp. I definitely don't think I could ride my CB1100 the 500 miles to Florida or 300 miles to the Smokey Mountains, the 70-80 mph on the free ways and the wind buffeting beats you up pretty good.

But for running errands around town, or a 25-50 mile ride out in the country, the CB1100 is a GREAT bike!