It is way easier to use and, since few (none that i know of) other bikes have had it, it used to be one of those details that made Hondas...
IT'S a '97 Jaim, not like your bike, no collar......it has a more sophisticated means of preload adjustment by hydraulic pressure, which Honda...
Joey, please show due respect to your elders. You're being unfair to a brother. NCB is a reasonable gent and usually helps moderate flame...
You're right about those farm roads, especially down in the hill country around Austin--well maintained and uncrowded !! There is a small hole...
MIKE, it's a classic sign: your chain is WORN OUT and needs replacement with a quality 530 O-ring chain, along with 2 new sprockets.....
STARTER clutch plays the role of hero when it works properly, tranferring power through gears from starter motor to crankshaft....but plays evil...
Batterys can test fine for voltage and still fail a "load test." If you hear the starter whinning and lights gradually fade, you have a bad...
GLAD to hear nothing is broken on you....sorry about the bike. It's a good lesson to the rest of us: "don't leave your driveway !!"
WELL, i was way wrong on that one !! Sorry. i definitely learned somethin' there, Stosh. They changed a whole bunch of stuff from the gen 2s...
There are small passages in the head to let fluid out from the sparkplug well, so if you see dripping it may mean that the cylinder has taken all...
HOW can i use my VFR to wash my clothes while baking a potato on my exhaust pipes ???
Look more carefully at your service manual, Stosh. The red arrow points to timing disc on end of crankshaft; the starter clutch is the large...
NOW that's the PROPPA way to do it : build up oil pressure b4 starting .......it protects the main and conrod bearings from scuffing by pumping in...
Lube helps alot....i use brake fluid cuz it's slippery and won't degrade rubber. slip the boots half-on/ half-off the cylinder heads, and angle...
After years of driving, working on, and passion about imported sportscars (Italian and British mostly) i started riding on a 100cc 2-stroke...
FIND a grotty old sweatshirt or sweatpants--the ones you spilled paint on-- and cut as shown..... start long and custom fit so it slips on tight....
HEY, they're not just interchangable, they're identical !
I DENY ever stating that i damaged the pilot jets and challenge jamie to find any post or Pm stating that. It's fiction ! It's illogical to...
Thanks for the kind words, Matt, and thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt. What you call truth is only your opinion, very much...
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