CB1100 Here and more.

[sammyseaman]

I agree, that CB1300 is stunning.  I could put aside my apathy for in-line 4' for it.

This ^^^^

[JIMLARCH]

From my own personal experiance, the only people who really appreciate old motorcycles are the ones looking at them, and not having to tinker with them on a daily basis.

Sure that retro looking 1100 looks ok, but a liter bike brings twice the joy.

Depends what you mean about tinker with them all day.  My 1982 Honda is stock with a pipe and jet kit.  I change the oil and filter every 2 k.  Check the valves every 6 k.  That's about it, apart from adjusting the chain infrequently.  Hardly a lot of maintenance.

A liter bikes brings twice the joy?  Sure it does, when I take my GSXR1000 to Deals Gap once a year.  The rest of the time it sits in my garage, waiting for the next trip.  Totally impractical as an everyday ride in a province where we have few twisty roads, and over zealous police operating radar.

[oldenslow]

I agree, that CB1300 is stunning.  I could put aside my apathy for in-line 4' for it.

Yessssss!!!  Even without a fairing I'd be in the market for one.  The CB1100 seems nice...... nice enough to not sell.   Just a bit too retro, right down to the tires.

[Hickey]

I found a downloadable owners manual for the CB1100 and looked through it.

Valve inspection is every 8000 miles
The tank is 3.86 US gallons including the reserve
Front and rear suspensions have adjustable preload
Clutch and brake levers are adjustable for span
There is a helmet lock that uses the ignition key
That lock also pops the seat off
There is a tool kit under the seat
The battery is under the tool kit, under the front of the seat
The alternator output total is 336, so not many extra watts

http://www.pdfasal.com/auto/2010-honda-cb1100a-owners-manual-2.html

[Carbonero]

New Honda's are here.  

New Honda's what?

[Carbonero]

Is that new Goldwing thing an attempt to compete with the K1600? If so that's pretty sad...

  No.

Streetglide, folks. Streetglide.

[Carbonero]

I found a downloadable owners manual for the CB1100 and looked through it.

Valve inspection is every 8000 miles
The tank is 3.86 US gallons including the reserve
Front and rear suspensions have adjustable preload
Clutch and brake levers are adjustable for span
There is a helmet lock that uses the ignition key
That lock also pops the seat off
There is a tool kit under the seat
The battery is under the tool kit, under the front of the seat
The alternator output total is 336, so not many extra watts

http://www.pdfasal.com/auto/2010-honda-cb1100a-owners-manual-2.html

Sounds VERY much like a pulled-forward 70s machine in design.

[Rincewind]

Yikes - 8000 mile valve checks and a sub 4-gallon tank.    

At least with a Monster, when you have similar short valve checks and fuel range, you get a bike weighing 170lb less than this retro Honda.  The Monster would probably get better fuel mileage, too.

[Hickey]

Yikes - 8000 mile valve checks and a sub 4-gallon tank.    

At least with a Monster, when you have similar short valve checks and fuel range, you get a bike weighing 170lb less than this retro Honda.  The Monster would probably get better fuel mileage, too.

I don't know about the current Monsters, but I had a Monster 1000 with the 992cc dual spark air cooled motor a few years ago and it pretty consistently returned 39 mpg. So at 100 miles I was looking for gas and at 140 miles it would have been empty. I never saw anything close to the upper 40s mpg on that bike, though a couple of trackdays saw low 20s mpg.  

It was a nice bike and I liked it a lot. It was the first bike I ever did any touring on. The tiny gas tank and lack of a fuel gauge were really the only things that bothered me about traveling with it back then, though I don't think I'd chose one for that now.

[gritsngravy]

New Honda's what?

Are you blind or just obtuse?

[Baz]

Depends what you mean about tinker with them all day.  My 1982 Honda is stock with a pipe and jet kit.  I change the oil and filter every 2 k.  Check the valves every 6 k.  That's about it, apart from adjusting the chain infrequently.  Hardly a lot of maintenance.

A liter bikes brings twice the joy?  Sure it does, when I take my GSXR1000 to Deals Gap once a year.  The rest of the time it sits in my garage, waiting for the next trip.  Totally impractical as an everyday ride in a province where we have few twisty roads, and over zealous police operating radar.

I would agree with you on the liter bike. I do not ride in town anymore, I am getting old, so a liter bike means about a half hour of fun until I cramp up.  

You are lucky in the fact that your Honda is reliable. My last museum piece was a 1982 VF 750 and well lets just say it let me down somewhat. Going further back I had a brief love affair with British bikes, and well lets just say that BSA convinced me to quit riding for a while when the push time climbed above seat time.  That bike gave me several hair line ankle fracture from trying to start it. (Mr. Lucas, is one cruel man). When I go to bike shows now and see all the old BSA's & Norton's there, the arthritis that has formed in my ankle thanks to hairline fractures reminds me to never, ever ride old again.  

[coucours grad]

I'm Interested...



   the wife doesnt share my love for the road on 2 wheels...



   But in the 2 seater car with a trunk she'll go 12 hours a day.....



    So my bike touring will be 1 up and I travel light.


     And this ST1300 aint no fun around town.


   I can see a set of soft bags and a backpack....I can see alot of 2 laners appearing in the rear views....


   I might trade the ST in on one...Unless I can talk her into driving an 1100 and then I might try to trade rides with her in trips!



     One can dream cant they????????

[Carbonero]

Are you blind or just obtuse?

You said new Honda's. That's possessive. New Honda's what? New Honda's bikes? Ok. That makes more sense. New Honda's offerings? Ok, good. Well, except for those both implying that Honda is new, rather than what Honda is releasing being new.

But new Honda's...? No, that's an incomplete sentence.

If you meant plural, it would be "new Hondas".

The one and only time you pluralize with an apostrophe is when pluralizing small letters. Like... "There are two e's in letters." A better way to say it is "There are two Es in letters." That removes the confusion, and the temptation to perpetuate bad habits.

So, I'm neither blind nor obtuse. I just have a solid understanding of my native language and I remember the things taught to me in grade school. I'm also very sick of hearing the stupid "yeah, but I knew what he was saying" excuse for poor grammar and usage.

I get that English - especially American English - has lots of weird rules, and many contradictions to those rules. Most of the other languages in the world have more and better structure. But hey, this is what we have, so let's just try to do the best with it that we can.

[Carbonero]

I'm Interested...



   the wife doesnt share my love for the road on 2 wheels...



   But in the 2 seater car with a trunk she'll go 12 hours a day.....



    So my bike touring will be 1 up and I travel light.


     And this ST1300 aint no fun around town.


   I can see a set of soft bags and a backpack....I can see alot of 2 laners appearing in the rear views....


   I might trade the ST in on one...Unless I can talk her into driving an 1100 and then I might try to trade rides with her in trips!



     One can dream cant they????????

I don't ride 2-up much any more now that Liz rides her VFR and has the long-distance itch (and the bike to scratch it). My kids are getting old enough that if they want to ride, we can look at getting them licenses and bikes. My 10 year old will be fine on the SV. So yeah, I agree, I don't see much need for a big bike any more. When it's time to retire the SV, something like the new 500-X will definitely be on the short list.  

[Rammer]

You said new Honda's. That's possessive. New Honda's what? New Honda's bikes? Ok. That makes more sense. New Honda's offerings? Ok, good. Well, except for those both implying that Honda is new, rather than what Honda is releasing being new.

But new Honda's...? No, that's an incomplete sentence.

If you meant plural, it would be "new Hondas".

The one and only time you pluralize with an apostrophe is when pluralizing small letters. Like... "There are two e's in letters." A better way to say it is "There are two Es in letters." That removes the confusion, and the temptation to perpetuate bad habits.

So, I'm neither blind nor obtuse. I just have a solid understanding of my native language and I remember the things taught to me in grade school. I'm also very sick of hearing the stupid "yeah, but I knew what he was saying" excuse for poor grammar and usage.

I get that English - especially American English - has lots of weird rules, and many contradictions to those rules. Most of the other languages in the world have more and better structure. But hey, this is what we have, so let's just try to do the best with it that we can.

    The grammar on this forum is nowhere near as bad as it is on a few others. I belong to a motorcycle camping forum, and you would think that no one on the forum finished the 6th grade.  I don't think anyone over there has herd of spell check either. It's full of more than just typos, and the typical miss use of there, their and they're, or even, to, too, and two...  

[TBone]

    The grammar on this forum is nowhere near as bad as it is on a few others.

We have a few dedicated Grammar Nazis. It keeps the place cleaner than most.

 

[Carbonero]

I just have a hard time with illiteracy. It's basic 3rd grade stuff.

[Mr.Black]

Holy who the fuck care's, oh supreme one!??!

[Max Wedge]

I don't know Miss Use. But I will misuse her.    Must be related to Miss Adventure.  

[Carbonero]

Holy who the fuck care's, oh supreme one!??!

I blame you for making me be nice on Facebook.