Author Topic: Teal Sport 1100 first impressions (Read 11144 times)

twowheeladdict · « **Reply #30 on:** January 07, 2021, 06:23:14 AM »

Quote from: Tom on January 06, 2021, 06:32:36 PM

It is a '97.

Is it possibly a factory color? If so, I would embrace it as a homage to that time in paint history.

jwinwi · « **Reply #31 on:** January 07, 2021, 07:51:36 AM »

Quote from: twowheeladdict on January 07, 2021, 06:23:14 AM

Is it possibly a factory color?

NO. 97s were Red, Yellow or Black(Root Beer Brown). This bike was originally 'Black'.

rocker59 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 07, 2021, 10:42:52 AM »

Quote from: twowheeladdict on January 07, 2021, 06:23:14 AM

Is it possibly a factory color? If so, I would embrace it as a homage to that time in paint history.

No. jwinwi is correct. Sport 1100i 1997 colors were red, yellow and metallic black (root beer).

rocker59 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 07, 2021, 10:52:09 AM »

Quote from: Tiki Joe on December 29, 2020, 10:12:51 AM

Any other things I should be checking when I get into her?

Joe

roll a d12

just think. if you lived in New Mexico, you could have a matching turquoise license plate!

Tom · « **Reply #34 on:** January 07, 2021, 11:52:07 AM »

Other colors. I have a black one. (not root beer) Howard has a blue.🤔

Turin · « **Reply #35 on:** January 07, 2021, 07:12:07 PM »

The carby sport blue is very pretty

Tom · « **Reply #36 on:** January 07, 2021, 07:46:58 PM »

Howard had red Cherry Bomb glass pack mufflers on his blue 1100Sport.

Tiki Joe · « **Reply #37 on:** January 08, 2021, 08:56:46 AM »

I do really like the Blue...you can see in the corner of my pic that my HD is blue. If this was blue originally; 100% it would be going back. It was originally Black...the root beer looking color.
I want this bike to scream Italian; so it's going to be Red. Now if I found a good deal on a Blue one...I just might add it to the collection!

Roebling3 · « **Reply #38 on:** January 08, 2021, 10:20:30 AM »

BTW: that color is light blue. Sometimes known as 'boy baby blue'. It is NOT Teal. Visit most any hardware, big box/paint store. Look at the color chips.
Teal is a fairly dark to very dark green. Dependent on base color, reflectivity, metallics and pearl additives it can be many shades /tones.
The blue on your bike, can be found (local to me),on an early 50's Indian w/chair. Lovely. Just sayin' R3~
BTW II: Perhaps a duck hunter will speak to thus?

Tom · « **Reply #39 on:** January 08, 2021, 12:12:59 PM »

Add the fluorescent or orange like the 850 Le Mans.

Howard R · « **Reply #40 on:** January 08, 2021, 03:57:20 PM »

Quote from: Tom on January 07, 2021, 07:46:58 PM

Howard had red Cherry Bomb glass pack mufflers on his blue 1100Sport.

They're still on there, I just had them ceramic coated.

Howard

Tom · « **Reply #41 on:** January 08, 2021, 04:12:14 PM »

👍

ysrebob · « **Reply #42 on:** January 15, 2021, 05:53:56 AM »

I too found the 1100 Sport's riding position a little severe for sport touring use, which is really what this bike does best. No doubt at 100mph the factory riding position would be just right, but ya can't do that around here.

Helibars are no longer available for this machine, but you can still buy Convertibars. I just got a set and plan to install on my '97 this weekend - will post photos when finished.

Enjoy your very charismatic new bike!

Tom · « **Reply #43 on:** January 15, 2021, 03:06:58 PM »

Turn the bars upside down. Get a tank bag. Don't be a hunchback while riding. Slide your butt to the bum stop.

Groover · « **Reply #44 on:** January 15, 2021, 04:35:23 PM »

You can get fancy with the color name and call it Azzurro

rocker59 · « **Reply #45 on:** January 15, 2021, 06:51:28 PM »

Quote from: Roebling3 on January 08, 2021, 10:20:30 AM

BTW: that color is light blue. Sometimes known as 'boy baby blue'. It is NOT Teal. Visit most any hardware, big box/paint store. Look at the color chips.
Teal is a fairly dark to very dark green. Dependent on base color, reflectivity, metallics and pearl additives it can be many shades /tones.
The blue on your bike, can be found (local to me),on an early 50's Indian w/chair. Lovely. Just sayin' R3~
BTW II: Perhaps a duck hunter will speak to thus?

Turquiose

rocker59 · « **Reply #46 on:** January 15, 2021, 06:54:15 PM »

Quote from: ysrebob on January 15, 2021, 05:53:56 AM

I too found the 1100 Sport's riding position a little severe for sport touring use, which is really what this bike does best. No doubt at 100mph the factory riding position would be just right, but ya can't do that around here.

Helibars are no longer available for this machine, but you can still buy Convertibars. I just got a set and plan to install on my '97 this weekend - will post photos when finished.

Enjoy your very charismatic new bike!

I rode mine stock. Bars and seat. IBA Colorado Classic SS1000 on mine in 2015.

Great sporty sport-tourer.

Denis · « **Reply #47 on:** January 16, 2021, 09:35:30 AM »

No go on that color for me. It reminds me too much of those pro street hotrods that were popular in the '80s and early '90s.

ysrebob · « **Reply #48 on:** January 17, 2021, 03:59:22 PM »

Just spent most of a Sunday trying to fit Convertibars to my '97, per the instructions in this website dated 2014:
https://www.webbikeworld.com/convertibars-review/

I ordered a new set of 54mm Convertibars, but disappointingly despite much fussing around was not able to get them to fit. The OLDER kit in the article linked above appears to have had a "Cyclops clamp" with a wider offset (no longer made, it would appear) that allows more positioning options than the CURRENTLY MADE version. On the new version the Convertibar kit's upright tubes sit very close to the forks, so that the inward end of the bars must be positioned above, in front of, or behind the fork tubes to clear them (not pointing again AGAINST them... there's not enough room for this). Given this positioning limitation, my conclusion is that it just can't be made to work.

At this point, unless you can get your hands on a secondhand OEM set of Helibars, it appears that flipping the stock clipons is now the ONLY option for getting a slightly more upright riding position.

Tom · « **Reply #49 on:** January 17, 2021, 04:57:55 PM »

Bear in mind. The higher the bars go up the possibility of having to get longer cables, wires and brake lines increases.

Turin · « **Reply #50 on:** January 17, 2021, 10:39:55 PM »

also keep in mind that the fairing and instruments can get in the way. These were not intended as touring bikes.

Tusayan · « **Reply #51 on:** January 18, 2021, 09:54:07 AM »

I have Helibars on mine and as I remember when I installed them long ago I liked them considerably better than stock.

Flipping the stock bars is a disaster for cable routing, they hit the instruments badly.

Groover · « **Reply #52 on:** February 01, 2021, 01:35:54 AM »

Just came across this, made me think of your bike:

https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-detomaso-pantera-group-4-tribute-car-is-a-restoration-with-motorsport-flair

Tiki Joe · « **Reply #53 on:** February 01, 2021, 12:09:41 PM »

It's currently tore down....

fotoguzzi · « **Reply #54 on:** February 01, 2021, 12:20:35 PM »

Like your workspace.

amamet · « **Reply #55 on:** February 01, 2021, 12:58:23 PM »

I would go with the Petronas livery of King Carls team ridden by the great Troy Corser

Tiki Joe · « **Reply #56 on:** February 02, 2021, 04:10:34 PM »

Things are changing fast!

Turin · « **Reply #57 on:** February 03, 2021, 05:53:06 PM »

There you go. Painting it solid red?

steven c · « **Reply #58 on:** February 03, 2021, 06:10:22 PM »

Tiki Joe · « **Reply #59 on:** February 04, 2021, 08:51:04 AM »

Quote from: Turin on February 03, 2021, 05:53:06 PM

There you go. Painting it solid red?

Yes...I was trying to do a red, white and green paint scheme but in the end, I decided to keep it simple and went solid red.

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Author Topic: Teal Sport 1100 first impressions (Read 11144 times)

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