80's cb1100f

[mthoma27]

Hey guys,
I'm looking into the early 80's cb1100f's. I don't know much about them so I'm hoping you fella's could do me a solid and inform me. First off, is the engine stronger to the point that its noticeable over the 750? Has anyone tried doing the gsxr front end swap on them? I personally hate the tail on it. You can tell this is a culty bike because not many of really chopped one up and lowered/flattened the seat pans. So I'd like to put a cafe style rear look on it. I'm also curious if alot of the aftermarket cb750 parts fit on the cb1100f(exhaust etc.). Let me know what you guys think.
Thanks!~

 

[VonYinzer]

Riding a sorted 1100 makes riding a 750 feel like taking your little sisters bicycle for a scoot around the block.

 

[cxman]

cb750f and cb1100f exhaust will swap

 

[xb33bsa]

it is a superbike not a cafe
me thinks the gixxwer forks are too short the last thing you want to do is lower the bike unless yer just a poser
and there must be something wrong in your head if you don't like it's styling and if you don't like the tail

:-*

 

[cxman]

the reason you dont see a lot of them chopped up is they are perfect the way they are !

and if the rear plastic is good on the bike let me know i will buy it

and any other parts from it you "hate"

when you get the pods put on it i will but the air box and sides

and if you decide to hop it up a bit cuz its not quick enough order a set of fcrs and i will buy the stock carbs to

 

[mthoma27]

it is a superbike not a cafe
me thinks the gixxwer forks are too short the last thing you want to do is lower the bike unless yer just a poser
and there must be something wrong in your head if you don't like it's styling and if you don't like the tail

:-*

No offense intended boys, haha. I like the tail in that picture. Maybe it just needs the seat cover like that one does. I'm glad to hear that its got a little more pep in its step than the 750. I think I'm going to go this route.

 

[Redliner]

Consider that with modern restrictions concocted by the EPA (scam of the century) the modern 1100f just matches the CB750k. Sure it's smoother and "smarter" but the old one will raz your berries and test your ticker.

I believe they all had discs front and rear, so the only upgrades I could imagine are tapered neck bearings, electronic ignition and a 4-1 exhaust with a matching re-jet.

Don't touch the intake tract. Plenums are standard even in professional moto racing because they simply offer the best performance. Just make sure you have access to good filter elements, a bad filter sucks life out of it.

 

[DeanJ]

here is what you should copy:

 

[cxman]

cb1100 has tapered bearings from the factory so no need to do anything other than clean and grease

 

[CarbsAndCylinders]

CX, I have read that the 750 and 1100 pipes do not match because the barrels are taller on the 1100.

The 1100F was about 20 mph faster and 1.5 seconds faster in the quarter mile, if I remember correctly. The brakes and suspension and on the 1100 are superior to the 750.

These engines are not as robust as the SOHC but are fine if you take care of them.

 

[Redliner]

80's cb1100f

cb1100 has tapered bearings from the factory so no need to do anything other than clean and grease

As well as a CDI.

Most of the bikes I get here are getting these upgrades recently. I've forgotten how these have become standard since, yano, the 70's.

I think I'm going to strip the Pacific Coast today, just to remind myself the dark ages are long over. Hell I'm even considering getting a '96 CBR1000F soon. What have I become???

 

[pjdave]

something like this

 

[JustinLonghorn]

 

[irk miller]

I wonder why they took that fairing off? ^

I don't know more than these guys, except that I want my next bike to be a CB1100f or a Kawi GPZ.

 

[cxman]

i dont know i have never actually swapped a stock syste from one to another except i have a new cb750f exhaust on my cb900c

but i do know that the aftermarket exhaust systes are quoted as for the cb750f and cb1100f same system and i have installed several of those

i have a new mac tinny, noisy, as crap piece of junk system on one of my resurrected cb1100f and it went on with no drama

 

[cxman]

the thing that amazes me about the bike with no fairing is that looks like a oil cooler on the front

i cant imagine putting a oil cooler on the moving steering part of the bike and then trying to keep it from breaking

or having leaks

 

[surffly]

Defiantly not a "café racer"
Play to a bikes strengths. the 1100f is the superbike of the day.
GSXR swap is meh. Never seen someone actually do the math to set them up right. So when I hear talk about that swap and the term café racer I think of a game of dress up......

CBR600F2 wheel swap is well documented and liked.

1100 is a fair bit faster then the 750.
Puts off a lot more heat thought. Many really like the 900F as a good mix.

Also here in the states the 1100 was a one year only bike.
Watch to see prices move up.....

No one ever gets mad at modifying a bike, people get mad when a good bike is messed up by an idiot "building"

Personally I love my 1100f.

Side note....the blue bikes are much faster then the red ones

 

[mthoma27]

I like the wheel swap from the 600. I'm not attempting to chop this whole thing up and ruin it. It may be as simple as I don't like the stock seat. I like the seats from some of the other pictures you guys have posted much more. If the front end on the stock 1100 is sufficient enough, I wouldnt even consider doing a swap from a modern bike just to do it. I think dimecity did one that was very modified and looked amazing. I'm no master fabricator or welder so I don't believe i could make it look half as good. I was just hoping to start this thing for some recommended mods, appearance and performance wise.

 

[CarbsAndCylinders]

CX, I have not tried it either but have read that.

Surffly, "blue faster than red"??? It's this kind of unscientific, I love my bike, it's the best, attitude that hurts our passion and this forum too. Everyone knows the red is faster than the blue, it's a faster colour.

Brian

 

[Redliner]

Well DCC might make something that some people find attractive, but do you think their engineering will be on-par with the million-dollars Honda have spent when producing these originally? Even as I'm putting 10-Honda's through my garage per-month, I'm always surprised at the extent of their engineering and consideration. Sure, you hear about detonating cam-chains, but take it in the context of an engine that will need nothing more than an oil-flush and head-torque to start-up after 50-years. That's all it took to start a '62 305 Dream recently. Wiring and all else was fine!

When you've engineered a bike that receives flak for something as minor as a "slightly rattling cam-chain", such as with the CBR1000f, you've set an impressive standard. Consider that before Japanese bikes came along, most "issues" we have today were within spec. Leaking cases, hard starting, weak electrics, what brakes?, clunky shifting, teeth-chattering vibration, hell there was even a time when you had to manually oil your valve lifters!

Enough digressing, duck tail it as should be done to a proper super-bike!