Today is Wednesday, March 10, 2021, and I'm taking my new Rebel 1100 DCT for my work commute. Viewers have asked for more bike sounds, so I edited this video with minimal audio processing and not much time-compression to give you more "seat time" on the Rebel! Skip to the end of this description for clickable time indexes.
Time indexes:
0:00 Raw sounds of the 1100 starting up
1:04 Operating the parking brake lever, shifting the DCT into "D"
2:35 The LED headlight is very good
4:32 Another look at the LED headlight and the high beams
8:30 Check out that sunrise coming up!
11:15 Welcome to my office... what a view!
12:45 The bike's ergonomics are good, but my reach is too far forward
14:47 A brief run in "sport" mode, only about 1/3 throttle
16:25 Getting bounced out of the saddle on Holmes Rd
21:15 Arriving at work, side stand kills the motor, locking the steering column
22:23 Resuming with my afternoon commute back to Katy
27:20 No Honda accessories are available yet
31:10 The Honda saddlebags aren't symmetric, right side is smaller
33:21 Low fuel indicator just started flashing
52:55 The wonderful smell of fresh motorcycle, stopping for my first refuel
57:35 Recording fuel mileage as 38.63 MPG for the first tank, riding to Cycle Gear
59:10 Low-speed maneuvering is very good, but 3rd to 2nd gear downshifts can be abrupt while cornering
1:03:45 Still cautious about leaning into corners, where are the pegs?
1:07:15 Arriving at Cycle Gear in Katy, TX
1:15:42 Leaving Cycle Gear and heading to Wild West Motoplex
1:20:40 Arriving at Wild West Motoplex
1:24:10 The new Honda Rebel accessories have been ordered!
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