07-30-2017, 12:17 PM
(07-30-2017, 08:57 AM)Dave_imp Wrote: Remember this is a very isolated incidence. A problem for those that have the issue but not an issue for the vast majority. Like BMW final drive failures. BMW says 5% of their bikes had the issue, which means 95% ride hundreds of thousands of miles with no issues.I imagine this issue is even smaller in numbers percentage wise for CB1100 owners. Also remember this is the 8th year of production for this motorcycle .If it were a common problem, Honda would have acted on it I'm sure, but I believe the major components haven't changed in the entire 8 year model run.
Ferret: What would you be doing if this "isolated incidence" (not true) was happening to your bike? What would you be doing right now if sometimes your bike stalled at every stop light, and other times the engine idled at 1,500 RPM (or higher)?
Dave, first off it IS an isolated incidence, since not everyone is having it. As a matter of fact statistically very FEW are having it. We have 3000 members from 21 countries, and I doubt if 2 dozen members world wide have reported having an issue.
But if it were happening to my bike I would be dealing with it like the others are, contacting my dealer, contacting Honda, and wondering why I was having the issue with my bike. It may very well happen to my bike someday. But until it does I'm not going to worry about it, I'm going to ride the bike. If it were stalling at every traffic light (I don't think that is happening to anyone, certainly not to many) but if it were, THAT would be a safety issue and if I got no response from Honda I might begin legal proceedings.
I'm not making light of it, it's an issue some are having, and believe me I have been here since the beginning when this started happening, as have many others, and we have all been trying to figure this out, why it happens to some and why it doesn't happen to others, what's it's root cause, and what's it's cure? Some have replaced or reflashed ECU's, one replaced throttle bodies, some have replaced other electrical components, one replaced his battery, one was cured with high speed runs, some have seemingly cured themselves, who knows? it's certainly baffling, and I feel for those with the issue, but I don't think it's something that the current owners or prospective buyers of a CB 1100 need to worry much about. It's not a common problem with the model. It may be the most common issue with the CB1100, but in reality it's not a very common issue.