Touring with a CB1100

[Cormanus]

There's my CB loaded for touring. I have a top box; the rest of my gear (including camping gear) goes in bags in front of it. I have no panniers or tank bag; nor do I have a windshield of any sort. I covered 7,500 kms on the trip on which this photo was taken. I'm about to do something similar so it works OK for me.

Answering your older post! about to tour Sth Island NZ on my CB, luggage will be 52L topbox and 20L dry bag on passenger seat (not camping). Did you have to add a notch on rear springs to compensate for the load? Im currently set on 3 with std (3 notches) on front (prefer this set up as it falls better into corners as typical on our roads). I assume also you mount your bike off the footpeg? Another question you might be able to answer, mine is a 2018 with 17L fuel tank, I have yet to push the range but ride yesterday of 325kms it returned 23kms / litre so thats saying 391km , dont really trust this but im guessing 300 might be realistic maybe?
thanks

Answering your older post! about to tour Sth Island NZ on my CB, luggage will be 52L topbox and 20L dry bag on passenger seat (not camping). Did you have to add a notch on rear springs to compensate for the load? Im currently set on 3 with std (3 notches) on front (prefer this set up as it falls better into corners as typical on our roads). I assume also you mount your bike off the footpeg? Another question you might be able to answer, mine is a 2018 with 17L fuel tank, I have yet to push the range but ride yesterday of 325kms it returned 23kms / litre so thats saying 391km , dont really trust this but im guessing 300 might be realistic maybe?
thanks
Rogerdj, as Tev advises, another notch of preload on the rear springs is an excellent idea with this load. I went from 3 to 4. Yes, I do have to mount from the foot peg.

My fuel tank is 14.6L and I generally fill up around 220 km. My best effort is 260kms, but I was very nervous for the final 30 kms. The 2011 model doesn’t have the fuel computer and fuel consumption can vary a good deal between city riding and touring so I rely on [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11741]noroomtomove’s first law of motion and fuel consumption to calculate how many kms are left.

Take lots of pictures on your tour and post a report. I let the side down in 2021 due to COVID and a lengthy sailing trip.

As an addendum, I hope I won’t have to carry such a high load again as I’ve added soft panniers to be rig.