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In reply to the OP: I've had three c.400 mile days (one in which it rained all day) on the CB without any particular difficulty and without a windscreen. I'm adding a Dart windscreen for my trip to Deal's Gap and possibly highway pegs, but that wont be until the end of April which will likely be after you decide on which bikes you want to keep.m I have to say that the ST is definitely the better bike for longer trips, but the CB holds its own even without modification. With a few mods, it will serve as a more than competent sport tourer.
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Wow Jheck10, you and I must be twin brothers from different parents ;-)
I too own a ST1300, and owned a VFR800 and a CB750 too.
While the VFR800 and CB750 are gone, they are not forgotten.
I do not own a CB1100 (yet) but I suspect I will use it for the same kinds of riding I used the VFR800 and CB750, canyons and commuting.
The ST1300 is my "ride to Montana for a cup of coffee" bike. I've ridded 985 days (Los Angeles to Corvallis OR) on my ST and she's the right tool for eating up miles and miles of interstate. She can be hussled through the canyons too.
TINK
(01-10-2014, 11:54 AM)Jheck10_imp Wrote: Hello,
I'll make this short and to the point... I've got an ST1300 for over night trips, a vfr800 for all day trips, and a cb750 (that I absolutely love) for trips around town. Here's my question, how does the CB1100 suit you for all day and over night trips? I'm considering a CB1100 and selling the ST and VFR. I love the vintage look, and appreciate the modern performance and reliability. Good idea? I'm particularly interested in feedback from those of you that have set up and taken your CB11 on multi-day trips... What are the pros and cons of the CB compared to a more conventional sport Touring bike?
Thanks!
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(01-12-2014, 10:59 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Truth is and any long distance rider will tell you this, any iron Butt rider, AAA etc, no matter how fast you ride ( or think you are riding) you can only average 50-55 mph traveling freeways, less off the freeways. Take the length of the trip, divide it by 50 or 55, and that will tell you how many hours on the road you will have to ride in order to accomplish your goal. Ole can do 1000 miles in 18 hours because that figures out to 55 mph. ( most iron Butt riders figure 19 hours for 1000 miles)
A 400 mile day is about 8 hours in the saddle. That's a full day of riding, and a repeatable day. However if you want to do some backroads, see some sights, figure 10 hours for that same 400 miles.
that is right, 50 - 55 MPH on freeway is the average speed. By coincident, 50 MPH is the optimum speed for the CB1100, I can ride it all day long. One can ride 80 MPH for an hr or so, but not all day.
(01-12-2014, 10:11 PM)Houtman_imp Wrote: The longest trip in 24 hours (in a car pulling a trailer ) was when I bought a 1995 CB1000 in Orlando FL ,living in Asheville NC. It was 1204 miles and my wife thought that I was crazy and too cheap to stay a night in a hotel.
motorcycle is suitable for around town, something like 250 miles trip. I don't want to do a one way 400 miles just because sometime I want to take a quick nap and can't sleep on my butt against the tree. Car is more suitable for long trip.
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I think what Ferret and others mean is by the time to stop to refuel several times per day, stop to poop and pee, stop for a good lunch break and a late snake and coffee, your time on the road traveling 70 per hr is cut way down because of the hr+ you loose stopping for necessities. Many rider like to put a long distance ride as a feather in their cap. I have done 1 coast to coaster on a Goldwing and 8-9 times by P/U truck, had a blast on every trip.
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Lol right..ride at 80 mph all you like. After 400 or 500 miles, add up the miles, divide by the hours you spent on the road, and you will be doing great if you traveled 55 miles for every hour you spent on the road. Sad fact of life.
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Hey Tink, Now if you tell me that you've also owned a BMW K1200RS, I'm really going to think we're twins. :-)
(01-13-2014, 03:12 AM)TINK_imp Wrote: Wow Jheck10, you and I must be twin brothers from different parents ;-)
I too own a ST1300, and owned a VFR800 and a CB750 too.
While the VFR800 and CB750 are gone, they are not forgotten.
I do not own a CB1100 (yet) but I suspect I will use it for the same kinds of riding I used the VFR800 and CB750, canyons and commuting.
The ST1300 is my "ride to Montana for a cup of coffee" bike. I've ridded 985 days (Los Angeles to Corvallis OR) on my ST and she's the right tool for eating up miles and miles of interstate. She can be hussled through the canyons too.
TINK
(01-10-2014, 11:54 AM)Jheck10_imp Wrote: Hello,
I'll make this short and to the point... I've got an ST1300 for over night trips, a vfr800 for all day trips, and a cb750 (that I absolutely love) for trips around town. Here's my question, how does the CB1100 suit you for all day and over night trips? I'm considering a CB1100 and selling the ST and VFR. I love the vintage look, and appreciate the modern performance and reliability. Good idea? I'm particularly interested in feedback from those of you that have set up and taken your CB11 on multi-day trips... What are the pros and cons of the CB compared to a more conventional sport Touring bike?
Thanks! Ferret, You are right on the money. My longest day to date has been Austin to Omaha. 825 miles on the aforementioned BMW K1200RS in 15 hours. Truth be told, I don't think I'm cut out to do the Iron Butt thing. Never have I done 500 miles and thought to myself; "Darn, do I really have to stop now, have a beer, and watch SportsCenter?"
(01-13-2014, 10:59 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Lol right..ride at 80 mph all you like. After 400 or 500 miles, add up the miles, divide by the hours you spent on the road, and you will be doing great if you traveled 55 miles for every hour you spent on the road. Sad fact of life.
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Yep, I've traveled a fair about and if you can average 50 to 55 miles per hour your doing pretty well.
I can do 500 miles in a day the second day is the problem. Stringing them together is the problem but then again I AM 67 years of age.
On a motorcycle? No way. Local use only
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New York to my home in North Carolina 640 door-to-door 10 hours and 10 minutes This was on a 1999 XX Blackbird Also did it twice on my ST 12hours 2006 Nissan 350 Z 8 hours and 22 minutes
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(01-14-2014, 09:44 AM)CIP57_imp Wrote: New York to my home in North Carolina 640 door-to-door 10 hours and 10 minutes This was on a 1999 XX Blackbird Also did it twice on my ST 12hours 2006 Nissan 350 Z 8 hours and 22 minutes
I have a home in Pleasant Garden NC just south of Greensboro, I'll be moving there late this year but I will be spending more time there this spring and summer. Sounds like you might be near me, it took me 9 hrs to drive a rental car up to Freehold to visit relatives. I now have my NC700XDCT there for local errands. I will be driving my P/U at least twice this yr from AZ to NC. Prolly done it 5 times already. The only thing that bothers me about the trip is it costs $1500, airplane is $300 and saves 2 days. But I can't get motorcycles, tools and guns on D plane.
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(01-14-2014, 10:12 AM)soggybottom_imp Wrote: (01-14-2014, 09:44 AM)CIP57_imp Wrote: New York to my home in North Carolina 640 door-to-door 10 hours and 10 minutes This was on a 1999 XX Blackbird Also did it twice on my ST 12hours 2006 Nissan 350 Z 8 hours and 22 minutes
I have a home in Pleasant Garden NC just south of Greensboro, I'll be moving there late this year but I will be spending more time there this spring and summer. Sounds like you might be near me, it took me 9 hrs to drive a rental car up to Freehold to visit relatives. I now have my NC700XDCT there for local errands. I will be driving my P/U at least twice this yr from AZ to NC. Prolly done it 5 times already. The only thing that bothers me about the trip is it costs $1500, airplane is $300 and saves 2 days. But I can't get motorcycles, tools and guns on D plane.
I have a home in Pleasant Garden NC just south of Greensboro, I'll be moving there late this year but I will be spending more time there this spring and summer. Sounds like you might be near me, it took me 9 hrs to drive a rental car up to Freehold to visit relatives. I now have my NC700XDCT there for local errands. I will be driving my P/U at least twice this yr from AZ to NC. Prolly done it 5 times already. The only thing that bothers me about the trip is it costs $1500, airplane is $300 and saves 2 days. But I can't get motorcycles, tools and guns on D plane. I'm on the coast in Wilmington, bought in 2003. We make the trip down 5 or 6 times a year, usually driving it twice. Not ready for retirement yet, we bring things down each trip. Hopefully by the time I'm ready it will just be one rental trailer for bikes and other items.
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