Fitted the NC Plexi 3.

[flynrider]

Did some highway riding on Sat. with the temperature around 50 deg.
F. After about an hour at highway speed the cold was soaking through. The CB1100 was wearing its summer shield, an NC Deflector DX and I wasn't wearing any special cold weather gear.

I'd already mounted the Plexi 3 on the CB750, as I usually do each winter. I started wondering if that might work for the CB1100 as well. My main concern was that National Cycle does not list the Plexi 3 in their fitment guide for the CB1100, although they do list the Plexistar 2 which is virtually the same shield without the lowers. My guess was that the lowers might not fit behind those big turn signals.

Last night I had some free time, so I pulled the Plexi 3 off the CB750 and tried it out on the CB11. Initially, it was a pretty tight fit behind the turn signals, as expected. I also had to relocate the handlebar mounts to a lower position because the clutch master cylinder was getting in the way of the arm that extends back from the shield.

In the end I did get it to fit, but it was a really tight squeeze. I can see why NC doesn't recommend it. I'll test ride it for a few weeks to see if it works out. I wouldn't be opposed to using a Plexi 2 on the bike, but I really like the lowers that keep my knees warm in the winter.