Its a crap shoot with this Bike

[CIP57_imp]

Maz,

Welcome to the forum, tough first post. Have you changed your tires and had them re-balanced recently??? If not check both front and rear to make sure you have not lost any weights. Pull the clutch in at the worst point of vibration and see if you feel anything. If its coming only through the bars chances are its in the front end. Get a shop manual and loosen up the front end let it relax and tighten everything up to spec.
Good Luck

[ClassicVW_imp]

I don't want to be argumentative, but I would hardly characterize this vibration issue as "normall" or that "so many" people are experiencing it. I hope you find the source of your issue, Maz. The link Ferret posted does have lots of good info. The only buzz I get on this bike is from riding it

+1 !

[the Ferret]

I do think when people get something these days, they tend to hear and feel things that they might not have pre internet. Not saying at all that it's imaginary, and that people aren't hearing or feeling some things with their bikes, I just think that these are machines that make noises and with lots of whirring things inside produce feelings which are perfectly normal or acceptable, and are well within manufacturing tolerances. You hear something, or feel something, and you take it to the shop, they listen or ride it and declare it " normal". You are convinced they are wrong. You describe it online, and others have heard or felt it too. Others either haven't felt or heard it, or heard or felt it and ignored it. Some people are just more sensitive to noises and vibrations. If several people hear it or feel it, does that then make it normal? Or abnormal?

Have I heard things in my bike I wonder about? Yes. I have I felt vibrations in my bike, Yes. Am I worried about any of it? No, at least not while under warranty. Honda has provided us with a one year, unlimited mileage warranty to put our bikes to the test and see if we can break anything. If there is something truly wrong with the bike, chances are it will surface during that year. If it does, Honda will cover it. If you are truly worried about it long term, for a few hundred bucks, Honda will sell you an extended warranty that will cover your bike up to another 4 years, and you can buy it 1 day before your factory warranty expires. Use Hondas warranty for the first year, 1 day before it expires, if you are still concerned about the noise or vibration you felt, buy 4 more years of protection, and you have piece of mind for a total of 5 years. If something doesn't break in 5 years, was it truly defective to begin with?

Honda has made zillions of these double over head cam inline 4 cyl 4 strokes in the last 35 years. There is nobody in the world better at it. They know what they are doing, and they do it better than anybody. This particular model is in it's 5 th year of production and I am aware of only 1 bike that actually had an issue with the motor requiring tear down, and Honda covered it.

There is a guy who is famous for a saying he made up on the FZ-1 board, for people that were always hearing or feeling things with their Yamaha's which may apply here as well. His saying is

" Ride more...Worry less."

[pechorin75_imp]

I agree..."Ride more, worry less." Which isn't to say that some bikes don't have actual issues, or that Honda is incapable of turning out a defective product (search on "Acura TL transmission problems" if you don't believe me).

All that said....within the realm of "normal" operation, I wonder if part of the issue is that *cars* these days have gotten so quiet, smooth and isolated that a lot of people just aren't accustomed to hearing/feeling actual mechanical noise.

[SanPete_imp]

I agree..."Ride more, worry less." Which isn't to say that some bikes don't have actual issues, or that Honda is incapable of turning out a defective product (search on "Acura TL transmission problems" if you don't believe me).

All that said....within the realm of "normal" operation, I wonder if part of the issue is that *cars* these days have gotten so quiet, smooth and isolated that a lot of people just aren't accustomed to hearing/feeling actual mechanical noise.

You may have tapped into something here regarding our tolerances. Honda could have made this engine so smooth that it would feel like an electric engine, but they decided to add some vibration to replicate those engines from time past. I am ok with this. I just wish my hands did not get numb and tingly after a day's ride.

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[Houtman_imp]

I totally agree with what Ferret wrote about our bike , mine have been perfect so far and I truly love them.

[nhawk7504_imp]

I must say as a post 50 rider, I appreciate smoothness. My rubber mounted Sportster still put my hands to sleep so I sold it. I also need at least Progressive shocks of some type, if not Ohlins. Overall I think most people are happy with the 1100. When ridden at a slower pace it does fine. All about the torque. But certainly worth having steering head bearings checked before winter storage as well as wheel balancing.

[Pterodactyl_imp]

" Ride more...Worry less."

Yes, yes, yes!

Cheers

[DGShannon_imp]

One thing worth checking is you bar end weights. Other threads here highlight how important they are to keeping the vibration in the bars to a minimum. My throttle side weight was nice and loose as it should be. But, my clutch side weight was tight against the grip and couldn't even move.

[rboe]

Tough call with vibration. To a certain degree it's subjective. Also, each bike has its' own vibration signature and if you are used to one, getting used to another can be problematic. Mine has a buzz above 4K that I may or may not notice so it is certainly low frequency.

As far as a vibe being a nature of the beast or not, you'll have to compare it side by side with at least one other machine, two or more is even better.

My bike is pretty smooth; but then I can compare it to my Griso (more of a pulse than a vibration, which I think is why twins can be so popular) but she also has a low amplitude vibration. Then the big Red Pig, XR650L has a pulse and a vibration, but very livable. So I have plenty of worse offenders to compare the CB to which puts a bias on my opinion.

So what you feel may indeed the nature of the beast, depending on where you are coming from. Could be a real problem (first blush, something other than the engine) or not. Need to compare it against a bike with no know issues because with only the one bike, your sample size is too small.