Tank Fun

[the Ferret]

The CB is a solo ride for me, but I just asked my wife if she used the seat strap on any of the other bikes we've had going back to 1973. She said no, mostly it's inconvenient because it's mostly underneath you, plus it's so thin she wouldn't have trusted it anyway. On our touring bikes she prefers a trunk behind her to prevent falling off the back and holding onto the grab rails and when we took long trips she would would just lightly hold my sides above my waist.

[GoldOxide_imp]

I have never seen a stock saddle strap that looked confident on a Japanese bike. In addition, as The Ferret cites, the strap is usually buried in the dark place, and/or the passenger seems to be either holding their groin, or groping something else. I can't imagine the wrist being comfortable for too long, especially when accelerating and decelerating. The strap is practically ageless. What were the manufacturers thinking? What are they still thinking?

[Cormanus]

My wife prefers a backrest.

[2017EX_imp]

At this point in time, the seat strap is more of a nostalgic cosmetic look thing for me. Back in the day we did occasionally, albeit rarely, use the seat strap to hold on for dear life when riding two up on a male friends bike. We did occasionally hook bungee cords to the seat strap to secure books to the rear of the seat, going to school among other things. Back then after market accessories were not nearly as diverse as they are now. Then too, we were lucky if we had the money to buy a bike in the first place, let alone the money to buy accessories.

It was considered desirable for a female passenger to wrap her arms around a male driver, but a downer if she chose to use the seat strap instead. On the other hand, a male passenger wrapping his arms around a male driver was taboo, but acceptable to grab the seat strap because thats what it was there for. There were also times when a male passenger held onto the back of the male drivers belt instead. As a side note, I did not meet or know of a local female motorcycle owner/driver back then, until I was in my 20s. I did passenger on her bike a few times, and did wrap my arms around her!

I had not thought about all the unspoken rules in years. My wife does not ride with me anymore, but when she did she wrapped arms around me. Now the seat strap is a nostalgic cosmetic throwback, to back in the day for me. I like the look and memories associated with it.

[the Ferret]

well stated 2017EX

[GoldOxide_imp]

I remember looking at the seat strap under-pinning on the '76 RD400 and said, "Is that all there is?" ("[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCRZZC-DH7M] ... is that all there is?"). Basically a sort of pop rivet at each end.

Fortunately, no female friends used the seat strap .

But half of the female friends didn't hang on to anything .

All the male passengers hung on to under the rear fender. Some days I swear they were going to get their fingers cut off at the most outward knuckle as the tire came into the fender.

[2017EX_imp]

This was waiting for me when I got home....



I've been struggling with disconnecting the fuel line for the last half-hour. I need to invest in the 2017 shop manual anyway, but I'm sensing that this is something I'll need to wrestle with even with that. Could have just had the local dealer swap it out, but where is the fun in that???

It’s not an easy connector to deal with in the cramped space under the tank. There is a rubber tab you pull first. It doesn’t come off but it allows the connector pinch points to be squeezed to release. It just takes some persistence. The shop manual recommends replacing them every time they are removed. If you are careful you ca reuse it but if you have spares it means you can be as rough as you want removing it. It took me a few times if disconnecting it to get the hang of it. Putting it back on is best done by putting the outer part on the tank and the inner part on the hose and then snapping in place. You just have to get the rubber piece with the tab lined up correctly first or the two halves won’t mate. Sorry I don’t have pictures.


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It’s not an easy connector to deal with in the cramped space under the tank. There is a rubber tab you pull first. It doesn’t come off but it allows the connector pinch points to be squeezed to release. It just takes some persistence. The shop manual recommends replacing them every time they are removed. If you are careful you ca reuse it but if you have spares it means you can be as rough as you want removing it. It took me a few times if disconnecting it to get the hang of it. Putting it back on is best done by putting the outer part on the tank and the inner part on the hose and then snapping in place. You just have to get the rubber piece with the tab lined up correctly first or the two halves won’t mate. Sorry I don’t have pictures.


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I'm sure I'll sort it out. Based on the description that you provide, and what I found searching posts here, I'm wondering if the 2017 is different. There is a white clip that I managed to remove. But I there isn't much in the way of rubber tabs that I can see. It's clear that there is a trick to this, but I haven't found it yet. Any suggestions welcome...and when I figure it out, I'll post what I found....

It’s not an easy connector to deal with in the cramped space under the tank. There is a rubber tab you pull first. It doesn’t come off but it allows the connector pinch points to be squeezed to release. It just takes some persistence. The shop manual recommends replacing them every time they are removed. If you are careful you ca reuse it but if you have spares it means you can be as rough as you want removing it. It took me a few times if disconnecting it to get the hang of it. Putting it back on is best done by putting the outer part on the tank and the inner part on the hose and then snapping in place. You just have to get the rubber piece with the tab lined up correctly first or the two halves won’t mate. Sorry I don’t have pictures.


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I'm sure I'll sort it out. Based on the description that you provide, and what I found searching posts here, I'm wondering if the 2017 is different. There is a white clip that I managed to remove. But I there isn't much in the way of rubber tabs that I can see. It's clear that there is a trick to this, but I haven't found it yet. Any suggestions welcome...and when I figure it out, I'll post what I found....



I am resurrecting an old thread to ask a question. In tommyecks post#3 there is a picture of the pressure fuel line attached to the metal stub, coming off the fuel pump assembly. There is a locking ring visible on the stub. I have not been able to find a picture anywhere that shows that fuel pump stub without the connector, to see if there is more than one locking ring on that stub. Was the picture taken without the pressure fitting fully seated, in which case that locking ring should be inside the fitting and not visible, or is there more than one locking ring on the stub? We are talking 2017 EX model just like Tommys.

[peterbaron]

Some links:

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....837&page=3

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h28OQoUmHwY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h28OQoUmHwY

https://bikesandtravels.com/biker.aspx?ride=982

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=15615

P.S. 2013, 2014 & 2016 are the same. The 2017 connection is bit different.
Don't exactly remember about the white clip on the '17EX but in general some clips you have to remove other just press in, prior disconnecting the fuel line. Done this multiple times on variety of cars...

[Lord Popgun]

I thought the ‘17 was different, as you noticed. It has been posted on here, with pics IIRC, but some searching would have to be done to find it.

Thanks PB!! See PB’s link for the connector.

[17-CB-002]

Check under "How To" section, there's a tread on both types of fuel hose connector.

Yes, the 2017 connector is different from previous models (as mentioned by PB).
The white clip should never be removed, however, needs to be pushed down as per link below.

(To release the connector "Push" back the thinner white tab with the thumb and "Press" it down.
Then pull back the black connector housing with a slight twist.)

Regards
Alain

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....light=fuel