My New M1100

22-03-2009, 12:43 PM

First piccies, just picked it up from the dealers and it has 7Km on the clock.
Was very impressed sounds good standard. Front brake was not as good as expected but I suppose it needs to bed in.
More comfortable than my S2R1000 and I don't find all my weight is resting on the bars (as someone commented on earlier). Suspension is quite hard standard.
Had a big grin on my face all day today glad I bought it . Did about 150 K's.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~redkite2/M1100_FD01.jpg
http://www.xs4all.nl/~redkite2/M1100_FD01.jpg
http://www.xs4all.nl/~redkite2/M1100_FD03.jpg

:b anana:

Stu

22-03-2009, 01:02 PM

Very nice, congrats!

22-03-2009, 02:48 PM

Wow that looks great,a black beastie.mine has done 500 miles now and is getting bettter and better,looking forward now to getting the oil changed and fulling opening the throttle.

22-03-2009, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walpole68

Wow that looks great,a black beastie.mine has done 500 miles now and is getting bettter and better,looking forward now to getting the oil changed and fulling opening the throttle.

Cheers! Are you happy with the front brake btw? Maybe it's just new but I wasn't impressed. I could really stop quickly with the S2R1000.
Do you have a satnav (i have a Zumo 550) fitted? Looking for mounting ideas it's a bit more cramped than the S2R

22-03-2009, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walpole68

Wow that looks great,a black beastie.mine has done 500 miles now and is getting bettter and better,looking forward now to getting the oil changed and fulling opening the throttle.

nice

must admit, the m1100s look great, both S and non-S, although the 696 more than enough for me for now..lol... i'd probably try and use as much of the 1100 as i could too... lol...
(sorry, occifer, it is deceptively fast)

is the running in advice on the 1100s same as the 696..?
i stuck to an extra 1000 revs per 100 miles after the 620 mile (100K) service, but kept varying the revs, with the odd sustained run here and there... never been entirely sure it's the best way to run a bike in though

22-03-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Caveman

nice

must admit, the m1100s look great, both S and non-S, although the 696 more than enough for me for now..lol... i'd probably try and use as much of the 1100 as i could too... lol...
(sorry, occifer, it is deceptively fast)

is the running in advice on the 1100s same as the 696..?
i stuck to an extra 1000 revs per 100 miles after the 620 mile (100K) service, but kept varying the revs, with the odd sustained run here and there... never been entirely sure it's the best way to run a bike in though

Running in advice is keeping it under 6000 revs lots of throttle on\throttle off etc ie not running for long periods at one particular speed.

22-03-2009, 03:03 PM

Front brake does enough for me,has bedded in so feel has improved,can ride most places using just engine braking.I dont have sat nav,i just ride out and explore,find a road i havent been along before and see where it goes.

chris yeatman · 22-03-2009, 03:33 PM

looks nice

22-03-2009, 05:51 PM

I agree, the front brake is not that strong when needed. For general riding around though the engine braking is great.
Check to see if your suspension is actually on std settings, mine was completely out. It does also soften a little with miles.
I have put my Zumo 550 on a small ram mount on the bars, fits quite nicely. I take the mount off when I'm not going to use it. Have had an Optimate plug put on the bike that I will use to power the Zumo. This was the smallest/neatest plug I could find and looks quite unobtrusive, it exits the frame just behind the head stock.

bigredduke · 22-03-2009, 06:34 PM

How do you find the smaller handlebar screen? Does it make any difference or is it just cosmetic?

Also, as a matter of interest, what is the standard size for a netherlands numberplate?

22-03-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bigredduke

How do you find the smaller handlebar screen? Does it make any difference or is it just cosmetic?

Also, as a matter of interest, what is the standard size for a netherlands numberplate?

It's 21 X 14.3 cm officially. You do see smaller ones but I'm not bothered with that.
Difficult to tell about the screen really it protects the clocks and looks ok. I've not been on the motorway with it yet. Again I'm not really that bothered I've only ever had naked bikes and don't mind a bit of wind blast !

22-03-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GS Rod

I agree, the front brake is not that strong when needed. For general riding around though the engine braking is great.
Check to see if your suspension is actually on std settings, mine was completely out. It does also soften a little with miles.
I have put my Zumo 550 on a small ram mount on the bars, fits quite nicely. I take the mount off when I'm not going to use it. Have had an Optimate plug put on the bike that I will use to power the Zumo. This was the smallest/neatest plug I could find and looks quite unobtrusive, it exits the frame just behind the head stock.

I've got an Optimate plug too and have a RAM mount tight up against the clutch pot. The Zumo sticks out a bit though looks a bit silly.
I've never touched suspension before so if you have any tips on doing that I'd be very gratefull. Would be a good idea to check it methinks.

22-03-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Redkite

I've got an Optimate plug too and have a RAM mount tight up against the clutch pot. The Zumo sticks out a bit though looks a bit silly.
I've never touched suspension before so if you have any tips on doing that I'd be very gratefull. Would be a good idea to check it methinks.

I put my RAM mount as close to the headstock as possible, not stuck out on the ends of the bars. The black RAM bar goes horizontal, painted the nuts black.
The suspension is quite easy to check, but you have to take care & use a nicely fitting flat head screwdriver & spanner so you don't mark the metal. Maybe get the dealer to check it. I asked the mechanic to check it at first service & have since adjusted the compression & rebound on the forks & shock.
The biggest difference came from setting the rear shock rebound to the std. setting, now the ride is much smoother (is was 5 clicks out from std.).

23-03-2009, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GS Rod

I put my RAM mount as close to the headstock as possible, not stuck out on the ends of the bars. The black RAM bar goes horizontal, painted the nuts black.
The suspension is quite easy to check, but you have to take care & use a nicely fitting flat head screwdriver & spanner so you don't mark the metal. Maybe get the dealer to check it. I asked the mechanic to check it at first service & have since adjusted the compression & rebound on the forks & shock.
The biggest difference came from setting the rear shock rebound to the std. setting, now the ride is much smoother (is was 5 clicks out from std.).

Yes that sounds more sensible (RAM mount). Will give it a try. And the first service will be along fairly soon, will have suspension and front brake checked. Cheers!

Pedro · 22-03-2009, 09:29 PM

Hey Redkite,

can you post your pics in the gallery section?

Ped

22-03-2009, 12:43 PM	#1
Redkite Guest Posts: n/a	My New M1100 First piccies, just picked it up from the dealers and it has 7Km on the clock. Was very impressed sounds good standard. Front brake was not as good as expected but I suppose it needs to bed in. More comfortable than my S2R1000 and I don't find all my weight is resting on the bars (as someone commented on earlier). Suspension is quite hard standard. Had a big grin on my face all day today glad I bought it . Did about 150 K's. http://www.xs4all.nl/~redkite2/M1100_FD01.jpg http://www.xs4all.nl/~redkite2/M1100_FD01.jpg http://www.xs4all.nl/~redkite2/M1100_FD03.jpg :b anana: Stu Last edited by Pedro; 22-03-2009 at 07:50 PM..

22-03-2009, 03:33 PM	#8
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22-03-2009, 09:29 PM	#15
Pedro Ciao, come stai? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 4,157	Hey Redkite, can you post your pics in the gallery section? Ped __________________ M900 - 1993! Monster 1200R!

22-03-2009, 01:02 PM	#2
Snips Guest Posts: n/a	Very nice, congrats!

22-03-2009, 02:48 PM	#3
walpole68 Guest Posts: n/a	Wow that looks great,a black beastie.mine has done 500 miles now and is getting bettter and better,looking forward now to getting the oil changed and fulling opening the throttle.

22-03-2009, 03:03 PM	#7
walpole68 Guest Posts: n/a	Front brake does enough for me,has bedded in so feel has improved,can ride most places using just engine braking.I dont have sat nav,i just ride out and explore,find a road i havent been along before and see where it goes.

22-03-2009, 05:51 PM	#9
GS Rod Guest Posts: n/a	I agree, the front brake is not that strong when needed. For general riding around though the engine braking is great. Check to see if your suspension is actually on std settings, mine was completely out. It does also soften a little with miles. I have put my Zumo 550 on a small ram mount on the bars, fits quite nicely. I take the mount off when I'm not going to use it. Have had an Optimate plug put on the bike that I will use to power the Zumo. This was the smallest/neatest plug I could find and looks quite unobtrusive, it exits the frame just behind the head stock.

22-03-2009, 06:34 PM	#10
bigredduke Nothing to see here Join Date: May 2005 Location: brough Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,546	How do you find the smaller handlebar screen? Does it make any difference or is it just cosmetic? Also, as a matter of interest, what is the standard size for a netherlands numberplate?