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Maintenance and Servicing / Re: What lube for cables?« on: June 18, 2018, 03:11:50 PM »
You might want to check the service manual - because if I remember right honda cables are plastic lined and you could ruin the lining- on this bike I just don't remember -If honda says it's ok than you can by a kit with the applicator and the correct lube cheap- makes it so easy
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Modifications, Accessories, and Appearance / Re: 39 tooth sprocket« on: June 16, 2018, 07:17:52 PM »
A bit late to tell you but the 500x comes with a 15T counter not a 14 T - you could have saved a lot of money and time by going to a 16T counter and not having to touch the chain- your 39T drops RPM's to 4521 at 60 mph the 16 counter would be 4456 at 60 mph-stock is 4753 so it's close 39 rear vrs 16T -but a whole lot more work and money
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Modifications, Accessories, and Appearance / Re: sprocket change on cb500x 2017« on: June 16, 2018, 03:29:34 AM »
It's so easy and so cheap to do-give it a try- should drop rpm's about 350 in top gear
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Maintenance and Servicing / Re: Valve clearance & gaskets« on: June 13, 2018, 03:02:10 PM »
That type of gasket would fail for two reasons age and or heat cycles- with that many miles and that age I would change- it's to much work to find you have a leak later
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Maintenance and Servicing / Re: Bought a 2016 with 6500 miles. What should I do?« on: June 13, 2018, 03:01:09 AM »
If it were mine other than giving it a good look over- I would change oil and filter- clean lube and adjust chain- check tire pressure- check clutch free play-that's all I can think of- would not mess with the air filter
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Suspension / Re: Light Front End......« on: June 11, 2018, 05:11:51 AM »
Being your 235lbs if you haven't done it yet you need to add a few clicks(or more) of rear preload-that should raise the rear and bring the front end in and improve handling-and being the USA bikes do not come with a tool kit go to your dealer and order the rear shock spanner wrench that would come in the tool kit-it's cheap and will work the best
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Maintenance and Servicing / Re: Stripped Oil Drain Plug« on: June 07, 2018, 03:15:22 PM »
If vice grips will not work you need to back off - don't want to do anything that might strip the sump threads- Sears- Craftman tools had a set of over size sockets that would grip the rounded off bolt by cutting into the head- you need to look for something like that- I just Googled it Sears still sells them they are called damaged nut remover set fits both american and metric- that will work
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Suspension / Re: Fork Springs« on: June 06, 2018, 02:49:19 PM »
Because these forks are basic- the oil controls both damping and rebound with no adjustment -lighter oil faster action in both directions and you might feel like it's softer due to the reduced damping-the stock oil is what Honda calls SS8 close to 10w- anything lighter than 5w the action of the fork would be almost none at all pogo stick like- 5w might be worth a try- but remember it will change the speed the forks return- top up-
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