05-23-2021, 11:40 PM
update on my CB1100, and it has nothing to do with modifications- here in Missouri we have these little black ants- they are everywhere and really come out in the spring. About a week ago I looked down and my tachometer display was obscured. I saw a black mass with little yellow spots seeming to float. WTF??? I squinted and saw it was a mass of ants with their eggs between the glass and the tach faceplate. For some reason they thought my tach was a good place to launch a nest. A few days ago I took the whole assembly apart and cleaned out the ants- there were thousands of them. Cleaned it all up and put it back together. When I hit the starter I got nothing. Somehow they had shorted the thing out. Now I have to buy that whole speedo/tach/center readout unit... close to $1,000.
So, my days as an environmentalist are over. Hard to have sympathy for the environment when the environment costs me $1,000.
And if you're wondering- yes that whole unit is sealed, but Honda left two little holes... I guess so water could drain out. Some little scout ant found that hole and said, 'oh boy, let's screw the human!'
So, my days as an environmentalist are over. Hard to have sympathy for the environment when the environment costs me $1,000.
And if you're wondering- yes that whole unit is sealed, but Honda left two little holes... I guess so water could drain out. Some little scout ant found that hole and said, 'oh boy, let's screw the human!'