What did you do on or to your CB 1100 today

[Lord Popgun]

Bob,

A Jedi full you now are! Yoda speech learn you must now

Yes, lets see those new tools!

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You're a champion, Bob.  

Tell me about the impact driver. Is it a new-fangled electrical one? Or is it one of those marvellous old-fashioned beasts where you put the bit in the screw head and give the end a belt with a hammer?

Cormanus,

I actually have one of thosenhammer impacts.  I actually used it to remove radar test benches from most of our aircraft carriers avionics shops.  They are (were) bolted to the deck with big phillip head screws that had been in since the boats were built.  And they won’t come out with a screwdriver or speed handle.  So I would bring in my impact driver.   Most of the shop sailors had never seen one.  The mechs did, but didn’t have any so couldn’t loan me one.  Fun times.

[Cormanus]

I have one too milord. Like it I do.

[peterbaron]

Today I took the CB for a longer ride to complete the fuel economy test... and after the trip I checked the tires and here are the results:





...the bolt's head is gone, indicating it was there the entire trip. 
I've already repaired it.

[Cormanus]

Bummer.

[Lord Popgun]

I hate when that happens.

[peterbaron]

Thanks to the tubeless tire, the ride was smooth, and the road wasn't at all winding. A low-profile radial moto tire provides the rider with increased stiffness, but only to a point.

[the Ferret]

You know in a real emergency a screw can be used to repair a puncture temporarily

[Gone in 60]

I ran into my old doppelganger this evening. A little over a year ago, I started seeing a guy near my office riding a '14 CB1100 a few times, but more frequently on an Enfield 650 twin with a sidecar. We'd chat when we saw each other, and I thought it was quite interesting that someone in my area had two of the same bikes I have.

Since my old company shut down and I'm not in that area much anymore, I wasn't sure if I'd see him again. This evening, Mrs. G was finishing work in Huntington Beach two towns over from my old office and wanted me to meet her at a restaurant near her that she'd been wanting to try.

I jumped on my CB and headed toward the restaurant. A few blocks away, the traffic in my lane started slowing quite a bit. I changed lanes to get past the slow-down, and at the head of the slow traffic, there he was, trundling along on the sidecar rig at about 25 mph. I gave him a wave as I passed, and he recognized me and waved back.

I was wondering when I'd see him again.

[pdedse]

I ran into my old doppelganger this evening.
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I the vast sea of vehicles that is the LA area, it's crazy that you came across each other again.  He's probably telling his wife and kids that he saw you again.

[Whoops]

All righty! Perhaps earn I will the Full Jedi Badge from Lord Popgun with all the servicing I have given the bike this month. At around 40k miles, I thought I'd better learn to do some stuff.

- New tires (Angel GT radials, as before. Thanks to Euro Motorsports of Asheville for the mounting. Good folks).
- New oil and filter (OEM filter and Honda 10w30 dinosaur renderings).
- New sprockets (OEM ratio. Thanks to several forum folks for advice and consultation on this one).
- New chain (of course).
- New sparkplugs.
- New air filter cartridge.
- New brake pads front and rear.
- New mount for the GPS (left the old one attached to my rental bike in Italy, dang it).
- New chromium bar ends donated by a fellow forum member a good while ago. Thanks, Christian!)

I gotta say, I enjoyed most of the the process. Special thanks to forum member and neighbor Mark for his help and supervision. Sorry about the occasional blue language. 
The brake pads , chain and sprockets showed no significant wear and could have gone many, many more miles. But while I was in there, why not?
I also got to purchase some fun new tools. I especially like my fancy impact driver. I need to find more things to impact!
So, I'm ready for the rally. See everyone there!

I'm so curious to see a picture of the new shiny bar ends. Do you perhaps have one? I find it very interesting to see how people have customized their bikes.