Average CB1100 Rider Age

[peterbaron]

Stopped riding, a few weeks ago, due to a health issue, at age 71 years, 7 months, so I am no longer a CB rider, but remain a CB enthusiast.

Sorry to hear that SD. All the best for your health in the future

Sorry to hear that SD. All the best for your health in the future
SD,
You are PERMANENT member forever

[ohiorider_imp]

Guess I need to go back to the beginning of this thread and click a new box, possibly. I'll hit 76 in January of 2019. I've just gotten the suspension to where I really enjoy this bike. She may weigh in at over 500 pounds, but feels at least 100 pounds lighter (how does Honda do that??)

Also threw a bunch of $$ at my soon-to-be 28 year old '91 BMW R100GS, and she's running nicely! I've owned since new in March of 1991, and at slightly over 155,000 miles, she now has a new lease on life. Carbs rebuilt, tranny bearings replaced along with seals, new driveshaft, new clutch plate and spring .... singular... it's one diaphragm spring, and a bunch of incidentals. Engine top end was rebuilt approx 25k miles ago, ignition by Alpha, Nippondenso starter motor, so she should be good to go for as long as I can throw a leg over.

And the Guzzi, at 65,000 miles, just rumbles sweetly along! Here she was in 2010, near Warsaw, Ohio, riding along the Walhonding River.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXtUxm0HY_o

Bob

[jdgrego1_imp]

57 last May, apparently I'm right in the demographic sweet spot.

[gogoAZ_imp]

I'll be 45 in November.

[emullick_imp]

Guess I need to go back to the beginning of this thread and click a new box, possibly. I'll hit 76 in January of 2019. I've just gotten the suspension to where I really enjoy this bike. She may weigh in at over 500 pounds, but feels at least 100 pounds lighter (how does Honda do that??)

Also threw a bunch of $$ at my soon-to-be 28 year old '91 BMW R100GS, and she's running nicely! I've owned since new in March of 1991, and at slightly over 155,000 miles, she now has a new lease on life. Carbs rebuilt, tranny bearings replaced along with seals, new driveshaft, new clutch plate and spring .... singular... it's one diaphragm spring, and a bunch of incidentals. Engine top end was rebuilt approx 25k miles ago, ignition by Alpha, Nippondenso starter motor, so she should be good to go for as long as I can throw a leg over.

And the Guzzi, at 65,000 miles, just rumbles sweetly along! Here she was in 2010, near Warsaw, Ohio, riding along the Walhonding River.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXtUxm0HY_o

Bob

What did you do for the suspension? I had RaceTech do my ZX 9R for Track Day riding and was very happy with the result.
They quote $320 parts and labor for front, and $900 for rears for the CB 1100.

[ohiorider_imp]

Guess I need to go back to the beginning of this thread and click a new box, possibly. I'll hit 76 in January of 2019. I've just gotten the suspension to where I really enjoy this bike. She may weigh in at over 500 pounds, but feels at least 100 pounds lighter (how does Honda do that??)

Also threw a bunch of $$ at my soon-to-be 28 year old '91 BMW R100GS, and she's running nicely! I've owned since new in March of 1991, and at slightly over 155,000 miles, she now has a new lease on life. Carbs rebuilt, tranny bearings replaced along with seals, new driveshaft, new clutch plate and spring .... singular... it's one diaphragm spring, and a bunch of incidentals. Engine top end was rebuilt approx 25k miles ago, ignition by Alpha, Nippondenso starter motor, so she should be good to go for as long as I can throw a leg over.

And the Guzzi, at 65,000 miles, just rumbles sweetly along! Here she was in 2010, near Warsaw, Ohio, riding along the Walhonding River.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXtUxm0HY_o

Bob

What did you do for the suspension? I had RaceTech do my ZX 9R for Track Day riding and was very happy with the result.
They quote $320 parts and labor for front, and $900 for rears for the CB 1100.

What did you do for the suspension? I had RaceTech do my ZX 9R for Track Day riding and was very happy with the result.
They quote $320 parts and labor for front, and $900 for rears for the CB 1100. Ended up installing Race Tech kit, with some really good tech phone support from Matt Wiley of Race Tech.
- installed lighter fork springs (.80 wt) a better match for my weight (160) and our rough secondary roads.
- drilled OEM damper rods per Race Tech (enlarged 4 existing 1/4" holes in each damping rod to 5/16" and added two more 5/16" holes in each rod.
- Per Race Tech, drilled two additional small holes in the RTG valve plates.
- initial sag came out to 45mm (too much) so added additional 25mm spacer to the 165mm spacer (both pvc, not oem.) Resulted in approx 30-32mm static sag.

I still need to change out 10W Honda fork oil to 15w or 20w per Race Tech, to firm up the rebound damping. We're into much cooler weather, so that'll wait until next spring.

For the rear suspension, I installed a set of Ikon 7610 shocks (PN 7610-1507) with 3 positions of preload and 4 positions of rebound damping, and ordered the lightest of two available spring rates (15/21/28.) Roger at Ikon in Bedford PA was another helpful source.

[Paris_imp]

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Guess I need to go back to the beginning of this thread and click a new box, possibly. I'll hit 76 in January of 2019. I've just gotten the suspension to where I really enjoy this bike. She may weigh in at over 500 pounds, but feels at least 100 pounds lighter (how does Honda do that??)

Also threw a bunch of $$ at my soon-to-be 28 year old '91 BMW R100GS, and she's running nicely! I've owned since new in March of 1991, and at slightly over 155,000 miles, she now has a new lease on life. Carbs rebuilt, tranny bearings replaced along with seals, new driveshaft, new clutch plate and spring .... singular... it's one diaphragm spring, and a bunch of incidentals. Engine top end was rebuilt approx 25k miles ago, ignition by Alpha, Nippondenso starter motor, so she should be good to go for as long as I can throw a leg over.

And the Guzzi, at 65,000 miles, just rumbles sweetly along! Here she was in 2010, near Warsaw, Ohio, riding along the Walhonding River.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXtUxm0HY_o

Bob

What did you do for the suspension? I had RaceTech do my ZX 9R for Track Day riding and was very happy with the result.
They quote $320 parts and labor for front, and $900 for rears for the CB 1100.

What did you do for the suspension? I had RaceTech do my ZX 9R for Track Day riding and was very happy with the result.
They quote $320 parts and labor for front, and $900 for rears for the CB 1100.
The CB 1100 is nearly perfect for where I am now. With better rear shocks,
I expect it will be perfect. I’m 68, and honestly, I never thought I would ever be this old. It just happened. Changes take me by suprize all the time. I have to think about my knees and my back now, and something new gets added to the list every few months. I’m selling my 2000 ZRX 1100 because I no longer like leaning into the handlebars like I’m riding a wild horse. I’m selling the BMW K95 because it’s too tall, and one day I’m going to lose the wrestling match on my tip toes with 500 pounds of metal if I have to stop on an uphill curve. I’ll keep the ‘81 Kawasaki GPz 1100 because we go too far back. It’s low enough to be comfortable and can push me with 120 hp while sitting upright, and like the CB 1100, it draws long stares wherever I take it.

[gwhmax1969_imp]

I am 62, have Harleys, but the cb1100 is a lot of fun to ride

[Cormanus]

Welcome gwhmax1969.

[SportsterDoc]

I am 62, have Harleys, but the cb1100 is a lot of fun to ride

Welcome from Clark County, Nevada / Yavapai County, Arizona!

My 2014 CB1100 standard is a tad faster than was my stage 1 2002 H-D Sportster 1200 Sport...and much less vibration for distances. Both were very enjoyable for low end torque!