Welcome to the forum GronkFries, stick some heavier weight oil in the old girl to quieten the CCT a bit until you get around to fixing it.

Sluggo49, I don`t know how similar the CB1000 is to the CBR1000f that this forum is aimed squarely at, I do know one thing about your CB and that is it has a much better looking naked engine than a CBR is naked.

 

Jarvid, as I understand it, the similarities between the CB1000 and CBR1000f are pretty much confined to the engine/transmission. Carbs, cams are definitely different and they squeezed an extra gear into the transmission on the Hurricane. But it looks like the basic mechanicals are very similar. Oil pumps have different hoses to accommodate the CBR oil cooler which the naked bike doesn't run. Of course, chassis, suspension and bodywork are all completely different between the models. I'm certainly no authority on this and maybe someone who is can give me better direction. But there is precious little tech on the CB1000 available beyond the FSM, so I go anywhere I can to get some hints.

And I agree with you that, to my taste, the CB1000 is more aesthetically appealing than a naked CBR. Design teams at Honda had a pretty good handle on what they wanted to accomplish with each model and I think they did an outstanding job in both cases. The CB might have been the wrong bike for the US market at that time, but the world has moved on and I'm content to appreciate it for it's intrinsic merits.

 

Thanks guys, I'm all about Honda right now! jarvid, I'm taking the thicker oil advice as it's going to be one of the last warm riding days and want to ride my toy another day or two before I take it out of commission. The kid that had it before me was riding it the way it is all summer so a couple more days of operation should beat any adverse odds I hope.

And sluggo, I agree with the wealth of quality info here. It will get me where I want to go a lot quicker as all the things I think that are wrong with my bike have been addressed. I do my work to the point of machining, pressing, crimping, etc. Different kind of powerplant and drivetrain that I've had experience with so I'm pretty excited about picking away at it over the winter.

 

G'day guys, Aussie here but I live in the USA. I have a 1991 CBR1000F and other bikes as well. I raced a CBR1000RR in the US with the AMA along time ago. Always had a love for the CBR line.

 

G`day Reidy008,
Welcome to the forum, there are actually some pretty bright yanks on this site if you ever need help. Most countries are represented and all very helpful, all you have to do is ask.

 

Hi Reidy, welcome to the mad house

 

A new owner here in Central Ga of a 1990 CBR100F. It needs carbs either built or replaced and several little things looked at. It was a original Pearl White bike and will probably be returned to it's original color.

 

G'day I'm Jarvie from Perth west Australia this is me mistress a beautiful machine love it to bits

 

Hey Longshot, good to have you with us.

The carbs probably just need a good clean and balance, makes a world of difference to the way these old girls ride.

Unless you really have to, avoid splitting the carbs, keep them bolted together as a single unit and then dismantle and clean them one by one.

It's maybe easier to remove the airbox completely, in the long run, saves time and a lot of fiddling around.

There are manuals here :-

https://cbrforum.com/forum/workshop-manuals-85/

If you need advice, just shout out.

 

That is a nice looking machine hawkwind very different colour that I don't mind at all