Design Disadvantages of the CB1100

[calamarichris_imp]

The second photo is [url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=highway+191+in+arizona&hl=en&ll=33.176066,-109.354477&spn=0.240232,0.528374&sll=33.12152,-117.287802&sspn=0.240381,0.528374&t=h&hnear=U.S.+191&z=12]Hwy 191 in Eastern Saharizona, just up the hill from the colossal Morenci copper mine. It's a fun-fun road and was in terrific condition when I passed through there a few years back, but it gets so little traffic that there was a fine layer of dust on the road, and my back tire was walking out if I went a little too fast around the hairpins.
It's a long way from anything, but still a beautiful and fun road.


The little green-circled things are those huge ore trucks that are as big as condos, and the drivers have to climb 2 flights of stairs to get to the drivers seat.

The second pic with the little green bike is Highway 36, up in Northern California, between Red Bluff and Eureka, CA. I've ridden Blue Ridge Pkwy, Topanga, Angeles Crest, Palomar, Tail of the Dragon, Million-Dollar Hwy, all over Colorado... and [url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Red+Bluff,+CA&hl=en&ll=40.389443,-123.225403&spn=0.874435,2.113495&sll=33.176066,-109.354477&sspn=0.240232,0.528374&oq=red+bluff+&t=h&hnear=Red+Bluff,+Tehama+County,+California&z=10]Highway 36 is my favorite motorcycling road in the world.
According to lore, the road crew couldn't get the earth-moving equipment up there, so they just built the road around the natural, uncut geology. There are lots of decreasing-radius corners that sneak up on you, corners that apex at the crest of a little hill, and it's just the greatest, most fun & beautiful road I've ever ridden on. It's 600 miles away from me, but I can't wait to go there again this Spring.

None of my pictures of it are very good, because it's too much fun to ride, and it's a drag to stop to take pictures.





It just goes on and on and on like this all day long...

[davidsargee_imp]

I've been down that highway to Morenci, was there on a job in '96. Unfortunately, I wasn't on a bike. I do remember thinking it would be a great ride. The activity from the copper mine seems to keep things dusty and dirty, that's for sure. Definitely the middle of nowhere, but beautiful country.

Now you are the one jumping to conclusions. I do fondle my CB a little from time to time but that's as far as I go.

If it starts making the "ticking" sound, don't worry, it's the design.

[Cormanus]

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

[davidsargee_imp]

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

Absolutely, it's the bike's way of telling you, "Well done".

Those guys at Honda think of everything, don't they?

[SanPete_imp]

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

I have been told is the exhaust and not the engine fins :-(

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[Cormanus]

The second photo is Hwy 191 in Eastern Saharizona, just up the hill from the colossal Morenci copper mine. It's a fun-fun road and was in terrific condition when I passed through there a few years back, but it gets so little traffic that there was a fine layer of dust on the road, and my back tire was walking out if I went a little too fast around the hairpins.
It's a long way from anything, but still a beautiful and fun road.


The little green-circled things are those huge ore trucks that are as big as condos, and the drivers have to climb 2 flights of stairs to get to the drivers seat.

The second pic with the little green bike is Highway 36, up in Northern California, between Red Bluff and Eureka, CA. I've ridden Blue Ridge Pkwy, Topanga, Angeles Crest, Palomar, Tail of the Dragon, Million-Dollar Hwy, all over Colorado... and [url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Red+Bluff,+CA&hl=en&ll=40.389443,-123.225403&spn=0.874435,2.113495&sll=33.176066,-109.354477&sspn=0.240232,0.528374&oq=red+bluff+&t=h&hnear=Red+Bluff,+Tehama+County,+California&z=10]Highway 36 is my favorite motorcycling road in the world.
According to lore, the road crew couldn't get the earth-moving equipment up there, so they just built the road around the natural, uncut geology. There are lots of decreasing-radius corners that sneak up on you, corners that apex at the crest of a little hill, and it's just the greatest, most fun & beautiful road I've ever ridden on. It's 600 miles away from me, but I can't wait to go there again this Spring.

None of my pictures of it are very good, because it's too much fun to ride, and it's a drag to stop to take pictures.





It just goes on and on and on like this all day long...

Not strictly true; they're quite good enough to be interesting.

I complained about the interruption to ring that photography entails. The Ferret, bless him, came back with this post, [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1767.]http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1767.

I've been trying it. It's an improvement on stopping, but it does require you to slow down and be pretty damned careful about what's going on around you.

Maybe you should get the well-balanced dog to help you out with picture taking?

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

Absolutely, it's the bike's way of telling you, "Well done".

Those guys at Honda think of everything, don't they?

Absolutely, it's the bike's way of telling you, "Well done".

Those guys at Honda think of everything, don't they?

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

I have been told is the exhaust and not the engine fins :-(

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I've no real idea what it is, but it's a lovely sound. I'm sure most bikes used to do it back in the day.

[SanPete_imp]

The second photo is Hwy 191 in Eastern Saharizona, just up the hill from the colossal Morenci copper mine. It's a fun-fun road and was in terrific condition when I passed through there a few years back, but it gets so little traffic that there was a fine layer of dust on the road, and my back tire was walking out if I went a little too fast around the hairpins.
It's a long way from anything, but still a beautiful and fun road.


The little green-circled things are those huge ore trucks that are as big as condos, and the drivers have to climb 2 flights of stairs to get to the drivers seat.

The second pic with the little green bike is Highway 36, up in Northern California, between Red Bluff and Eureka, CA. I've ridden Blue Ridge Pkwy, Topanga, Angeles Crest, Palomar, Tail of the Dragon, Million-Dollar Hwy, all over Colorado... and [url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Red+Bluff,+CA&hl=en&ll=40.389443,-123.225403&spn=0.874435,2.113495&sll=33.176066,-109.354477&sspn=0.240232,0.528374&oq=red+bluff+&t=h&hnear=Red+Bluff,+Tehama+County,+California&z=10]Highway 36 is my favorite motorcycling road in the world.
According to lore, the road crew couldn't get the earth-moving equipment up there, so they just built the road around the natural, uncut geology. There are lots of decreasing-radius corners that sneak up on you, corners that apex at the crest of a little hill, and it's just the greatest, most fun & beautiful road I've ever ridden on. It's 600 miles away from me, but I can't wait to go there again this Spring.

None of my pictures of it are very good, because it's too much fun to ride, and it's a drag to stop to take pictures.





It just goes on and on and on like this all day long...

Not strictly true; they're quite good enough to be interesting.

I complained about the interruption to ring that photography entails. The Ferret, bless him, came back with this post, [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1767.]http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1767.

I've been trying it. It's an improvement on stopping, but it does require you to slow down and be pretty damned careful about what's going on around you.

Maybe you should get the well-balanced dog to help you out with picture taking?

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

Absolutely, it's the bike's way of telling you, "Well done".

Those guys at Honda think of everything, don't they?

Absolutely, it's the bike's way of telling you, "Well done".

Those guys at Honda think of everything, don't they?

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

I have been told is the exhaust and not the engine fins :-(

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I've no real idea what it is, but it's a lovely sound. I'm sure most bikes used to do it back in the day.

Not strictly true; they're quite good enough to be interesting.

I complained about the interruption to ring that photography entails. The Ferret, bless him, came back with this post, [url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1767.]http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1767.

I've been trying it. It's an improvement on stopping, but it does require you to slow down and be pretty damned careful about what's going on around you.

Maybe you should get the well-balanced dog to help you out with picture taking?

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

Absolutely, it's the bike's way of telling you, "Well done".

Those guys at Honda think of everything, don't they?

Absolutely, it's the bike's way of telling you, "Well done".

Those guys at Honda think of everything, don't they?

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

I have been told is the exhaust and not the engine fins :-(

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I've no real idea what it is, but it's a lovely sound. I'm sure most bikes used to do it back in the day.
True, my '84 magna did it loud and well if there is such thing.

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[davidsargee_imp]

It is a characteristic of older air cooled engines. I had several bikes that made that sound when cooling down. My old Kaw H-2 seemingly popped and tinked for days after a hard ride. I recall my honda cb900 timing as well.

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[rboe]

pashnit.com has California roads mapped out pretty good. California has a lifetime of fun motorcycle roads.

I've been in that area of AZ but not that road. The dust could be a problem for me.

[calamarichris_imp]

"Tink!"

It's a beautiful sound. And, yes, I've heard it.

I have been told is the exhaust and not the engine fins :-(

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It's absolutely the contraction of the exhaust as it cools and here's how you can demonstrate it:

When you've stopped and the hot bike is making the ticking noise, leave your glove on your hand and give your muffer a quick knock with your gloved knuckle. The ticking stops--all those stresses on the sheet metal in your exhaust system have been temporarily relaxed for a moment, but it'll soon start ticking again.

The exhaust also ticks when it's warming up, but it's difficult to hear over the engine noise.

pashnit.com has California roads mapped out pretty good. California has a lifetime of fun motorcycle roads.

I've been in that area of AZ but not that road. The dust could be a problem for me.

Pashnit used to be awesome, before he started requiring subscriptions to see the good stuff. Northern California is the great motorcycling place in the Country IMO. Even better than Colorado, (and Colorado is spectacular.)

I've been down that highway to Morenci, was there on a job in '96. Unfortunately, I wasn't on a bike. I do remember thinking it would be a great ride. The activity from the copper mine seems to keep things dusty and dirty, that's for sure. Definitely the middle of nowhere, but beautiful country.

Now you are the one jumping to conclusions. I do fondle my CB a little from time to time but that's as far as I go.

If it starts making the "ticking" sound, don't worry, it's the design.

But it's like that 60 miles away from the mine and further up the mountain--too far to be from the copper mine. I believe it's more a function of the lack of rain and regular traffic to blow the dust off the road. It was not really visible and it didn't really get kicked up, but when I stopped and walked around on the asphalt I noticed it was slicker than owl-$#it.
Too bad really, because the asphalt quality and visibility was good, the traffic was light, and it just begged to be ridden hard.