Terence thank you so much for your helpful videos! I just bought a 2014 CB1100 with only 850 miles. I have been watching all your videos and gaining insight. Cheers!
Terry Great video. What I find is having the ability to adjust pre-load for sag, AND, the ability to adjust damping to be the proverbial rat's a$$. My Thruston R has total adjustability as well as my Speed Triple RR. Not many bikes have this option. My new Tiger GT Explorer does it all electronically keeping the bike flat no matter the load. I agree, just using springs alone isn't the answer. Ride Safe and BE safe Sir! 👍👍
Cheers TTRGUY. Yes, there is a relationship between the two but I find that if you can forget about damping for a bit and concentrate on the preload setup first it helps simplify the whole thing. The GT Explorer does nicely take car of it of course. Take care 👍
@@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff I agree. With the bikes that only have preload adjustment you are limited as to how you balance everything fore and aft. 👍👍
I keep looking at that Honda CB1100 in these vlogs and keep asking myself; should I buy a second hand Honda CB1100 or a Kawasaki Z900RS as a retirement present to myself. The Kawasaki doesn't have front preload adjustment but I am no speed merchant. Now you told me the Honda CB1100 is a "terrible steerer" seems as though it has to be the Kawasaki Z900RS.
A terrible steerer only if you don't set the preload up correctly. Those two bikes are chalk and cheese. The heavy(ish) CB for dreamy air-cooled 4-pot laziness of 89hp or the Z900RS for 110HP and considerably lighter weight. Pros and Cons for both, I like having no watercooling but you pay the price in terms of power output from an 1140cc bike. I'd have either, both wonderful bikes.
Don't mention suspension! My rear suspension failed yesterday, oil leaking 😢 2019 gs, 17km, no off-road, come on it's a gs ffs 😅 Looking for 2,500 for a new one 😮 Going to a local company this week or next to fix the issue, for a fraction of the price
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh would be my reaction! Great you have found an alternative solution 👍.
@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff thanks, a company called VMTEK in Cork. Will update here how I get on. Bought 2nd hand, and during my time looking, 3 sellers told me their rear shock failed.
@@paulsire VMTEK are first class. Paul there refurbished my front forks on the Daytona and sold me my new Wilbers rear shock which is wonderful. I'm sure he will see you right.
Thanks Terence, did you ever lower the forks on your CB 1100? What do you think about that? I did lower the a very bit and the CB steers extremly lighter in curves, but still palying around with it cannot say nuch more. Ride safe🤞
Never did lower the forks as I decided with both front and rear preload options I had enough adjustments. But I did convert the wheels to tubeless (I have the EX) and fit Bridgestone T31’s which make the bike much sharper at the front. So much so I added two rings of front preload back on. The OEM Dunlops are quite slow to steer I found and a simple tyre change may well improve it to your liking. 👍
Thanks for your input. Definetly the tires make a huge difference. I also got newer dampers behind, after 94'000 kms, which is a huge booster. I had gotten the bike at 54 k kms in 2022 ☝️... I might change the forks back to normal and see, as there seems to be some kind of thing going on, which seems like an instability riding straight direction.
@@videos-pn4gd That doesn't sound good I would put the forks back to stock Check out the user manual for tightening sequence of the the front wheel axle bolts too, a fork pump is part of that. It is to make sure the forks are nicely is aligned after front wheel removal. Check the front wheel for any side to side play too of course for any wheel bearing wear which wouldn't be a surprise at that mileage. Good luck 👍
Terence thank you so much for your helpful videos! I just bought a 2014 CB1100 with only 850 miles. I have been watching all your videos and gaining insight. Cheers!
Great to hear! Enjoy the CB1100, such a unique machine. I’m sure you have been captivated by that engine already. 👍👌
Terry
Great video. What I find is having the ability to adjust pre-load for sag, AND, the ability to adjust damping to be the proverbial rat's a$$. My Thruston R has total adjustability as well as my Speed Triple RR. Not many bikes have this option. My new Tiger GT Explorer does it all electronically keeping the bike flat no matter the load. I agree, just using springs alone isn't the answer.
Ride Safe and BE safe Sir! 👍👍
Cheers TTRGUY. Yes, there is a relationship between the two but I find that if you can forget about damping for a bit and concentrate on the preload setup first it helps simplify the whole thing. The GT Explorer does nicely take car of it of course. Take care 👍
@@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff I agree. With the bikes that only have preload adjustment you are limited as to how you balance everything fore and aft. 👍👍
Brilliant.
Thankyou.
*Is BRILLIANT the most overused/abused word in the English language?*
I keep looking at that Honda CB1100 in these vlogs and keep asking myself; should I buy a second hand Honda CB1100 or a Kawasaki Z900RS as a retirement present to myself. The Kawasaki doesn't have front preload adjustment but I am no speed merchant.
Now you told me the Honda CB1100 is a "terrible steerer" seems as though it has to be the Kawasaki Z900RS.
A terrible steerer only if you don't set the preload up correctly. Those two bikes are chalk and cheese. The heavy(ish) CB for dreamy air-cooled 4-pot laziness of 89hp or the Z900RS for 110HP and considerably lighter weight. Pros and Cons for both, I like having no watercooling but you pay the price in terms of power output from an 1140cc bike. I'd have either, both wonderful bikes.
Don't mention suspension! My rear suspension failed yesterday, oil leaking 😢 2019 gs, 17km, no off-road, come on it's a gs ffs 😅 Looking for 2,500 for a new one 😮 Going to a local company this week or next to fix the issue, for a fraction of the price
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh would be my reaction! Great you have found an alternative solution 👍.
@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff thanks, a company called VMTEK in Cork. Will update here how I get on. Bought 2nd hand, and during my time looking, 3 sellers told me their rear shock failed.
@@paulsire VMTEK are first class. Paul there refurbished my front forks on the Daytona and sold me my new Wilbers rear shock which is wonderful. I'm sure he will see you right.
Thanks Terence, did you ever lower the forks on your CB 1100? What do you think about that? I did lower the a very bit and the CB steers extremly lighter in curves, but still palying around with it cannot say nuch more.
Ride safe🤞
Never did lower the forks as I decided with both front and rear preload options I had enough adjustments. But I did convert the wheels to tubeless (I have the EX) and fit Bridgestone T31’s which make the bike much sharper at the front. So much so I added two rings of front preload back on. The OEM Dunlops are quite slow to steer I found and a simple tyre change may well improve it to your liking. 👍
Thanks for your input. Definetly the tires make a huge difference. I also got newer dampers behind, after 94'000 kms, which is a huge booster. I had gotten the bike at 54 k kms in 2022 ☝️... I might change the forks back to normal and see, as there seems to be some kind of thing going on, which seems like an instability riding straight direction.
@@videos-pn4gd That doesn't sound good I would put the forks back to stock Check out the user manual for tightening sequence of the the front wheel axle bolts too, a fork pump is part of that. It is to make sure the forks are nicely is aligned after front wheel removal. Check the front wheel for any side to side play too of course for any wheel bearing wear which wouldn't be a surprise at that mileage. Good luck 👍