04-03-2023, 08:15 AM
Started riding in 1970 Honda 305 then 350 and then the grand CB750 !
Later got into Harleys and continued until legs made me quit in 2018.
Last October I was out with a buddy and he needed to stop at a canam dealer for a oil filter, I wandered in with him & spotted a flashback to my youth, a gleaming 2013 CB1100 used for sale, I had to sit on it and got to thinking this may work with it being 1/3 lighter than my last harley. At home that nite I researched the CB1100's with finding all great reviews I had my wife drop me at that shop 50 miles away the next day ! Made the deal and headed home with a grin BUT about 10 miles into the ride home I realized my old legs could not take being tucked up under me to get on the pegs, rest of the ride home was spend trying to move around but didnt help, bike was GREAT but I had to make it fit ME if I kept it......
Started searching for forward controls but no way anyone made them for the CB, SO I made it my mission during the course of the winter to make this bike work for me ! Designed & built my forward controls which worked great then decided I needed higher bars so put on some mini apes that really helped ! Then added stretched out highway pegs to really get the legs out on longer rides, last I made a backrest (only ride solo). Then added some saddle bags and sissy bar I made along with some soft bags on that , then a windshield..fits me fine now ! NO its not the naked bike the CB was meant to be but still the same heart & sole and pleases me !
Later got into Harleys and continued until legs made me quit in 2018.
Last October I was out with a buddy and he needed to stop at a canam dealer for a oil filter, I wandered in with him & spotted a flashback to my youth, a gleaming 2013 CB1100 used for sale, I had to sit on it and got to thinking this may work with it being 1/3 lighter than my last harley. At home that nite I researched the CB1100's with finding all great reviews I had my wife drop me at that shop 50 miles away the next day ! Made the deal and headed home with a grin BUT about 10 miles into the ride home I realized my old legs could not take being tucked up under me to get on the pegs, rest of the ride home was spend trying to move around but didnt help, bike was GREAT but I had to make it fit ME if I kept it......
Started searching for forward controls but no way anyone made them for the CB, SO I made it my mission during the course of the winter to make this bike work for me ! Designed & built my forward controls which worked great then decided I needed higher bars so put on some mini apes that really helped ! Then added stretched out highway pegs to really get the legs out on longer rides, last I made a backrest (only ride solo). Then added some saddle bags and sissy bar I made along with some soft bags on that , then a windshield..fits me fine now ! NO its not the naked bike the CB was meant to be but still the same heart & sole and pleases me !