rippin209
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Has anyone replaced the cush drive rubbers on their NC700X? And if so what with?
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I probably will, mostly because what little aftermarket I'm finding is the same or close to the same price. Some times there are alternatives that perform better or last longer or at least cost less, thought I would ask and see if someone found something else they were happy withWhy wouldn't you just replace worn rubbers with new Honda parts designed for the NC?
What would be the result of using urethane rather than rubber in the cush drive? Would it be too stiff probably? Not that anyone makes them, but wondering.
That looks to be the case unfortunately. At $80 dollars I should have replaced mine 5-10k miles ago. So I've got slop that I at first thought was a bearing going bad, it's just my cush rubbers are that worn down.Sometimes, looking for non-factory parts as an improvement can be a futile exercise. :-(
Thanks everywhere I looked they are sold individually for $13-$14 X 5 =$70 or so. Didn't seam to matter what brand or where from so thanksAn OEM set is under $40 on line (without shipping).
FWIW, unless I was doing something very out of the ordinary with the bike, I would get the OEM ones.
I did mine about a month ago. This sounds like a joke, but don't drop the sprocket carrier. My sprocket carrier very loose when I removed the tire. I dont know why the rubber was so bad. They were fine when i put the new tire on 10,000 miles earlier. With the carrier removed you can check all three bearings.Resurrecting this thread as I’m going to install new Cush drive (OEM parts) in the next week or so. Like a dumb*** I didn’t do it when I changed the sprockets and chain a few weeks ago.
Any magic in swapping the rubber out? This is my first time doing this so wanted to see if there was anything non-obvious I should be aware of (FYI - I’m fine with removal of wheel, caliper, etc.).
Thanks.
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Should be easy for you then.Resurrecting this thread as I’m going to install new Cush drive (OEM parts) in the next week or so. Like a dumb*** I didn’t do it when I changed the sprockets and chain a few weeks ago.
Any magic in swapping the rubber out? This is my first time doing this so wanted to see if there was anything non-obvious I should be aware of (FYI - I’m fine with removal of wheel, caliper, etc.).
Thanks.
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Well that was simple. Installed the Cush drive today - very straightforward as everyone said
Did, however, find that what I believe is the radiator overflow tube not connected (item 22 on the Babbitt’s diagram). After my dealer-performed 16K service I noticed some “slosh” on the engine and crash bars. Initially I thought maybe just a bit of slop after the service - annoyed me at $75 per hour labor.
Today I notice the “slop” again and got out the flashlight and started looking around and noticed the unconnected hose. Took 20 minutes to finegal the hose onto metal nipple, and the get the spring clamp on.
That’ll be my last trip to the dealer - absent some major issue I can’t figure out. $75/hr for that level of quality.
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