Making these bikes fast
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dr_rock
1st Service Completed
Mpls Mn
Posts: 206
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RE: Making these bikes fast
Yes I will echo what Flynrider has to say. The CB has good power where you want it. It has 62lbs of torque which I believe is similar to the Ducati 1000 ds engine if I recall correctly.
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08-09-2015 07:22 AM |
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gossman
Running Like a Top
Poverty Gulch, Oregon
Posts: 534
Joined: Aug 2014
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RE: Making these bikes fast
One guy I ride with has a '06 K1200S, wicked fast. Same displacement, same weight as my CB1100 but twice the hp. Speed limit still applies to both bikes. The CB doesn't have any problems keeping up on the freeway.
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08-09-2015 07:57 AM |
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The ferret
Forum Moderator
Ohio
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RE: Making these bikes fast
Funny thing about horsepower and speed..to be truthful, some people have it and use it. Some people have it and SHOULDN'T use it, and some people have it and never use it. Speaking personally I have had street bikes from 3 hp up to 125 hp and everything in between over the last 50 years. When I was young, motorcycles were never fast enough. Now that I'm older they are all too fast. I sold my Bonneville because it wasn't fast enough. Lack of horsepower was my complaint and I still say that ( it is after all a matter perspective.) I sold it to my younger brother (also in his 60s). Guess who I ride with most often? My brother. I have more horsepower than he does, but I am not always running away from him, we ride at the exact same speeds.
I've made the comment before when I was 16 riding my Aermacchi 50cc 2 stroke 3 speed around it seemed I was always going 45 mph ( as fast as it would go), and now 50 years later I ride my 88 hp CB or my 125 HP ST and most often when I look down I'm going between 45 and 55 mph.
50 year, 85-122 additional horsepower and I've gained 10 mph. Lol
Of note Rollie Free ran 151 mph on a Vincent which had 65 horsepower.
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Defender of the Realm
2014 DLX (the pleasure horse)
2021 NC750X DCT (Angry Bird)
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08-09-2015 08:37 AM |
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Motogeezer1949
High Mileage
Winter Park Florida
Posts: 1,123
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RE: Making these bikes fast
Arnie Beswick
Jim Lucia, aka Motogeezer 1949
2010 BMW R1200RT
2014 Aprilia Tuono V4 APRS ABS
Past: Cafe'd 2014 CB1100DLX.
2016 Yamaha XSR900 60th. Anniversary
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08-09-2015 12:04 PM |
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the_undecider
Running Like a Top
Texas
Posts: 734
Joined: Jul 2014
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RE: Making these bikes fast
I'd say pick up a used Kawi ZRX 1200. It's retro and makes good power.
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08-09-2015 02:10 PM |
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Toddman
1st Service Completed
Norman, OK
Posts: 165
Joined: Apr 2015
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RE: Making these bikes fast
I have three bikes. A '13 Busa that takes care of my looong highway power and travel needs, an '06 GSXR1000 trackbike that has slicks but is street legal and the CB.
The trackbike is the one that I tinker with and the CB is the local lake and Bike night ride.
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08-10-2015 06:26 AM |
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jeffskar
Break-In Period
wyoming
Posts: 41
Joined: Aug 2015
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RE: Making these bikes fast
I really need to ride one of these things, I can't get them outa my head. Of course our local Honda shop also is a Toyota dealer, and the motorcycles are obviously not a big priority, so we don't have one, but I do plan on taking my Rocket to Phoenix to get it fixed, and may just have to cross the street to the japanese store and take the darn thing for a ride
(This post was last modified: 08-10-2015 07:01 PM by The ferret.)
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08-10-2015 09:43 AM |
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ChipBeck
High Mileage
Scottsdale, Arizona
Posts: 886
Joined: May 2013
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RE: Making these bikes fast
(08-07-2015 09:44 AM)jeffskar Wrote: Ok guys, I'm not an owner (yet) because the bikes power ratings seem pretty disappointing for an inline 4 cylinder motorcycle displacing well above the "liter" mark. I'd really like to know what power modifications are being done to these bikes and what sort of performance gains are being had from them. IMO, Honda should made this thing come off the showroom with at least 120hp, even if they had to charge an extra grand, I'd probably have one in my garage right now.
Jeff,
Back in the day of two valve air cooled Japanese 4's there wasn't the problem of cooling the narrow area between 2 exhaust valves and emissions back then allowed them to run a lot richer. Honda oil cools that area on the CB11 but that still isn't as effective as water cooling. Relatively low compression and conservative cam timing helps here as well. Trying to get 120+ HP out of this mill would probably be an exercise in frustration and if successful the result might not be that durable. Cheers.
Chip
The road to hell on earth is paved with the good intentions of liberals.
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08-11-2015 08:37 AM |
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Motogeezer1949
High Mileage
Winter Park Florida
Posts: 1,123
Joined: Jun 2014
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RE: Making these bikes fast
Nitrous.
Jim Lucia, aka Motogeezer 1949
2010 BMW R1200RT
2014 Aprilia Tuono V4 APRS ABS
Past: Cafe'd 2014 CB1100DLX.
2016 Yamaha XSR900 60th. Anniversary
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08-11-2015 10:38 AM |
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aussie59
Break-In Period
australia
Posts: 12
Joined: Aug 2013
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RE: Making these bikes fast
Made My CB goes faster , been on a diet and lost 20 kilos.
think the Staintune helped a bit.
plus its red one ,there always faster lol.
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08-11-2015 04:16 PM |
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