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In WI, lane splitting (i.e. driving in-between lanes in moving traffic) is technically illegal. However on my ride home from work, when traffic is particularly bad, there is a route I can take where it is a 4-lane road (2 in each direction) with parked cars blocking the right lane, and here I...

Nice! I like your orange rim tape, really sharp.

Another day above freezing in WI (up to 39° F today), another ride. Today's mission was to get a new battery for my wife's car. (She took my car to work since hers was dead). This time with photos. The car battery *just* fits in the frunk!

I completely agree. I don't really think it is blunt at all. Maybe I'd phrase it as: If you didn't RTFM, I have no sympathy for when you complain you did it wrong, or broke something expensive.

@670cc - yeah, unfortunately Honda NC750X Stuff on YouTube did a tutorial video where he got the cylinders backwards, and many people seem to follow that as a guide. Esp. on the NC700/750 FB groups, where many do not bother to look at the shop manual, in spite of the fact that links to the PDFs...

Yes, I think "which cylinder is ACTUALLY #1?!" is almost as big a question for the NC as "what oil to use?". I ended up printing out this guide (from the 1st post in this thread) and following that - worked great no confusion or issues. I printed it out before the forum software got updated, so...

First ride of 2021! It was 35° F here in Wisconsin, and the snow has all melted off of the road surface. Also key, there was some rain drizzle overnight that has washed the majority of the salt off of the roads. Remember kids: You don't have to winterize your bike if you never stop riding...

Yes, I failed to mention that you have to add the relay and fuse kit (~$10 on eBay) to enable the 6P accessory connector. You don't need the whole Honda wiring harness. The connector is a Sumitomo HM .090 6-pin, which you should be able to find on eBay or AliExpress. The Eastern Beaver stuff...

It is easy to get switched power from the 6P accessory connector. It's under the plastic covers on the left side (clutch lever side) of the bike.

I've had the fan come on during very hot days in the summer (90°'s F), but never when out riding. It would come on just after turning off the bike when parking it back at home. (The fan can come on with the ignition switched 'off').

Yep. You can see in my photo where it is super scratched up from me trying to bend/depress it with a screwdriver.

You are welcome! I always take lots of pictures when I do things. It's a nice bonus when they are useful to someone else. Happy new years!

Photos! Here is the inner weight that needs to be removed. After you remove the external bar-end weight, put the bolt back in to use as something to grip. Note the EVIL red threadlocker there. (The throttle lock comes with new bolts, and I highly recommend replacing these with hex-key ends and...

1. The bar end was, for me, very easy to remove. Use the "sharpest" Philips head screwdriver that you can find, or a JIS driver if you have one. Place the driver on the end and give it a few taps with a mallet or hammer first to break up the threadlocker. Another tip is that you need to grasp...

My experience is that Seafoam is great for cleaning carbs in the summer if you are too lazy to pull them apart and clean properly B-). Just add to the gas tank (or pour directly into the fuel line), and run it until the smoke and gunk burns off. For other claims as a fuel or oil additive, may...

Alright I'll bite: To address the comment "brake pads are cheaper than transmissions"; when you slow down with brakes, the material of the pad rubs against the rotor, dissipating the energy of motion into heat via friction and wearing down the material in the pad. Once the material is used up...

The white looks fantastic. I wish we had fun colors in freedom land. I think in a few years when I get tired of the silver I'm going to repaint all of my plastics Tafetta White.

Welding a cast engine block looks incredibly hard. I took intro TIG at the local community college for fun. I could barely tack two pieces of carbon steel together. :D

I think that's a pretty fair assumption. I usually replace engine intake filters (and cabin air filters in cars) on any vehicle that is new to me, because it is usually cheap and easy (esp. in Honda cars) and you never know what kind of conditions the previous owner may have driven in. But for...

Yeah, replacing the air filter (cleaner) looks like the worst. I'm at 10k, so thinking I can put it off until the end of next summer, or maybe even the spring after that.