Well, there 'ya have it! How's the Thruxton been treating you?
What did you do on or to your CB 1100 today
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Mtneers
Been there
“The 2017 has every advantage of the DLX with none of the disadvantages.”misterprofessionality said:What did I do ? Well I collected it from nice man on a truck! I am now officially the third owner of a 2017 CB1100 with about 6400 miles on it. CLEAN too! Its such a breath of fresh air to have a new one of these back in my life. The 2017 has every advantage of the DLX with none of the disadvantages.
And as an aside, I didn't realize it til I parked the next to each other, but I am now the very proud owner of the two BEST retro motorcycles ever made. The final year of the Triumph Thruxton RS and the final year (in USA) of the Honda CB1100. These two final incarnations represent a peak in an industry we will never see again. There will always be retro motorcycles on the market but they will never be this good again.
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Yes, indeed, MrP, what are the disadvantages of the DLX?
misterprofessionality
Road warrior
Basically the big fat gas tank and the weaker front end. There's not a lot to complain about on a DLX, but the '17 fixes all of it.
Like a champ! I just took it to Georgia for the final riding trip this year. It will come out on some weekends all winter long but I won't be back in the mountains with it til April.
pdedse said:
Like a champ! I just took it to Georgia for the final riding trip this year. It will come out on some weekends all winter long but I won't be back in the mountains with it til April.
OK, so one aesthetic concern and one practical.
misterprofessionality
Road warrior
Oh, no they're both practical for sure. Having ridden a DlX on a couple of occasions can say the wider gas tank does unsettle me it's more of an ergonomic problem.
Interesting.
Mtneers
Been there
misterprofessionality said:
My DLX has the ‘17 front end. As far as the tank is concerned, the ‘14 has a more vintage look in my opinion. Not near as wide in the front as a ‘17 tank.
misterprofessionality
Road warrior
That's right! That kinda bulbous shape is how they got the space to correct the knee area ergos.
Oh and if I had to be completely picky I would say the wire wheels would be an aesthetic improvement. Having had them on my triumph now I'm hooked.
Oh and if I had to be completely picky I would say the wire wheels would be an aesthetic improvement. Having had them on my triumph now I'm hooked.
peterbaron
Road warrior
Mtneers said:
@ Mr.P, Need some more info about the weaker front end
@ Mtneers, as far as I remember you bought your DLX from John, who replaced his dlx's front forks with the EX model, correct?
Mtneers
Been there
peterbaron said:
Yes…PB. He replaced the entire stock forks on the DLX with those from a ‘17 EX. I probably should sell the ‘14 forks.
misterprofessionality
Road warrior
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@ Mr.P, Need some more info about the weaker front end
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Basically, the forks on the '17 are improved over previous models. Its the damping. Depending on how you go about corner entry, youd notice.
@ Mr.P, Need some more info about the weaker front end
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Basically, the forks on the '17 are improved over previous models. Its the damping. Depending on how you go about corner entry, youd notice.
suhawk305
Road warrior
Congrats Mr.P, enjoy your beautiful EX.
The A-man
Been there
Congrats Mr.P, glad to see the new bike arrived and that you're happy with the purchase. Now you need to bring it up my way and try out those forks on some twisties!
misterprofessionality
Road warrior
The A-man said:
Have they fixed the Twisties? I know 80 is still a crater.
But in all seriousness i definitely will be. The next outing is Maggie Valley in April. I would notmally take a trip in November but ill be in Taiwan.
Taiwan sounds exciting. Work or play?
misterprofessionality
Road warrior
just normal tourism. sadly I won't be able to be licensed to ride there. It isn't like some countries where you can just flash your USA drivers license and hop on a motorcycle. I'd had an aspiration to rent a 2 stroke scooter and go riding around Taipei with the hordes of other scooters but unfortunately i'd have to go to their version of the DMV and do a whole test in a language i don't speak lol.
peterbaron
Road warrior
Beautiful 105-mile loop with heated grips, liner and insoles in my boots, just a fun ride.
I havn't ridden a CB in a month. It's a really great and smooth-runnung bike!
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I havn't ridden a CB in a month. It's a really great and smooth-runnung bike!
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Our college recognizes Veteran's Day and so with no work and a beautiful day it wasn't hard to figure out what to do. I've been riding the W800 and the DR650 a lot lately...time for the CB1100. Last few weekends I've been doing trail riding and non-paved surfaces. Today was for the hiway. Got on I-84 and rode east to The Dalles, crossed the Columbia and took hiway 14 back west.
That's 14 below, far left, just under my mirror. It's a lot more relaxing to ride it than 4 lane 84 on the OR side.
A gaggle (flock?) of turkeys ran across the road, about 30 in the photo, but I'd say there were at least 50. They ran single file to cross, very funny looking
Rode 175 miles and just under four hours
Likely today was my last opportunity of the year to ride in mid 50s, no rain, and lots of afternoon sunshine.
Thanks to all the Vets for your service!
That's 14 below, far left, just under my mirror. It's a lot more relaxing to ride it than 4 lane 84 on the OR side.
A gaggle (flock?) of turkeys ran across the road, about 30 in the photo, but I'd say there were at least 50. They ran single file to cross, very funny looking
Rode 175 miles and just under four hours
Likely today was my last opportunity of the year to ride in mid 50s, no rain, and lots of afternoon sunshine.
Thanks to all the Vets for your service!
It looks as clean as rdprdp01's bike.
