High-speed stability off our CB1100

[itsme67_imp]

Since a few weeks I'm a happy owner of a black CB 1100 EX
and rode till now the 1500 km.

The CB runs absolutely great and makes a hell of fun. But I noticed that up to about 140km / h, the bike is great on the road, while above 160 km / h I got the impression that the CB becomes a bit unstable. I drive solo and bring with me 185m about 90 kg on the scales. Reasons could be of course the fork & shock absorber settings. But I also suspect the Dunlop D205 as a source of the problem.

How is it with you? Do you have the fork & shock absorbers adjusted differently? And maybe someone has a direct comparison of other tires with regard stability?

describe your unstability issue? wobble at the front wheel I assume?

I had the same issue on my EX at + 160km/h, but not any more.

I think and heard that the spoke wheels are the source.
Somebody told me about spoke wheels that have to 'settle'

I also had mine at 2000km, yours is also brand new I read, so I assume over time your EX will become stable at high speed.

describe your unstability issue? wobble at the front wheel I assume?

I had the same issue on my EX at + 160km/h, but not any more.

I think and heard that the spoke wheels are the source.
Somebody told me about spoke wheels that have to 'settle'

I also had mine at 2000km, yours is also brand new I read, so I assume over time your EX will become stable at high speed.
Brand new... not really
Just today we collected 100.000 km in total for the CB 1100 EX (2014)

My impression is:

with Metzeler the CB is more stable
with higher load the CB is more stable
with Topcase the CB is more unstable
with bags it depends on their weight
behind a car the CB is more unstable


Unstability normaly occurs beyond 145 km/h