Life on a Honda 2008 CBF1000A purhcased on Facebook Marketplace. A Flog's Blog

[Jerry_Atrick]

On 31/08/2026 at 5:46 AM, facthunter said:

The bigger Motor is already not well balanced. Increasing it's capacity and revving higher won't make it nice. Nev

Is this in reference to the Honda or Beemer? 

 

The engine on the Honda is a pleasure.. No more discernable vibration than any other bike I rode (I found the little single to be the worst) and smooth through the power range. I may be being biased, but the twins I rode don't seem to have been any better. 

 

If it didn't make a noise, I would have thought it was electrically powered 😉 (for avoidance of doubt, that was a joke). 

 

I have never ridden a Beemer, so can't comment on it. 

 

Will be test riding a Tenere GT9 soon, which is a three cylinder (following Triumph's ideas). Will compare the difference, although to be fair, a new motor against a well ridden in one will be a bit springier. 

[facthunter]

Referenced to the Royal Enfield Twin.. Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

On 30/08/2026 at 6:53 AM, Litespeed said:

Buy a BMW, which is engineered for a very long service life, not obselete due to fashion or technology fads.

I wouldn't call a CBF1000 a fashion piece and about the only tech it has is ABS. Honda bikes have a good reputation for longevity - buying an old used bike is a bit of a gamble and depends on its history no matter which manufacturer made it. 

 

 But what reminded my of this post was this vid; I can't recall the nike you have, but if it is one of those in the vid, hope it is helpful:

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Jerry_Atrick

[Jerry_Atrick]

Correction: 

2 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

I can't recall the bike nike you have

 

[Jerry_Atrick]

Back to the CBF. It is running like a dream at the moment. The electrical system seems to be working well, but given the corrosion with the connectors, that they found, I think it may be prudent to one weekend spend time going through all the wiring and connectors to make sure it is OK. But that will be on the back burner (pardon the pun) for now. 

 

Thankfully, the weather is still very mild - especially for this time of year. The El Nino is expected to cause a pretty shippy winter, and I can foresee many weeks of working from home, which will help the hip pocket, but not make life terribly easy. 

 

This week's commute was interesting, and I think I managed to pick myself up a speeding ticket. 

 

The ride in was, well, in first world terms, well, not terrible, I guess. In relative terms, it was a bit of a pain. I caught almost every red light through town towards the motorway. I wasn't able to fill up before I left, but decided I would take the price hit and fill up at a motorway services when I stop for a comfort break. I usually stop at Leigh Delamare, which is about 1/2 way there. But, alas, not to be. There was a big traffic jam on the entry road as a truck had broken down. No worries - have enough to get to Membury - I would say about 40 miles east. Stopped at the servo there, and no unleaded at all - high octane or normal. So, next intended was Reading.. about about 40 miles or so. There is Chievely, but it is off the motorway and a pain to get to and return to the motorway from. As it was, I had enough fuel to comfortably get to reading, had utilised almost every micron of bladder capacity. Though, I decided to fill the bike up and raced to the loo before going back and paying. (Look up the place names in google maps if you are in the least bit interested ;-))

 

The traffic on London was manic - quite a lot heaver than it normally is. Very close to Parliament, the traffic thinned, and unfortunately, I wasn't quite concentrating in a 20mph zone for which most motorbikes are not built, and I noticed a couple of flashes coming from the fixed speed camera.. I looked down and was doing a whole 24mph... without a car, bike, bicycle, scooter, pedestrian or even a fox or cat around me on a ruddy wide road. If the police operated the cameras, then they would probably just think it was minor and look at the next photo. But the camera system is run by civil (public) servants, who know His Maj's Revenue and Collection could use a bit more these days than in the past.  As it is a minor infraction and I haven't been caught for quite some time (12 years??). they will offer me a speed awareness course, which will cost be the same as a fine, but you don;t have to inform your insurance in this case and mine is up for renewal. Having said that, I have yet to receive the tax, er bill, er fine in the post. 

 

Got to the parking area easy enough from there.. but when riding back to the pub in Richmond for lodgings, there was no parking. One of the great things about Richmond council is they are motorcycle friendly. As long as we park on metered parking space boundaries perpendicular to the kerb, we don't have to pay.. As long as we park in residential permit areas perpendicular to the kerb, no problems. No charges either way. Do you think either were available within the normal radius of the pub? FFS! I finally found somewhere about 10 mins walk from the pub.. which with a heavy backpack and in full kit, is a slog (at my age, anyway). 

 

That was Wednesday. Thursday, the traffic in was heavy, but when it thinned out around Parliament, I made sure I went through the camera zone under 20mph. The ride home was excellent. The traffic out of London was lighter than normal, and there were no road closures or works I had to slow down for. 

 

The ride is c. 3.5 hours each what. I dort of groan at the start - especially the ride in as it was 3:14am this week.. But once I get going, I find it relaxing and because I concentrate on the ride, cleansing of the soul. 

[nomadpete]

3 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Back to the CBF. It is running like a dream at the moment

Now that you are back in lerv with it, will you stay in Blighty?

Edited 4 minutes ago by nomadpete
I'm having trouble keeping up.