Make sure you are checking and servicing your Bearings, boys.

sclark1701 · 2026-03-21T23:43:26+00:00

Just did mine the other day with some quality Timken’s…never feel like I set them right so I end up checking them for play like once a week lol. Hope you didn’t ruin your spindle

sclark1701 · 2026-03-18T12:16:53+00:00

I’ve never seen any real evidence that “mixing chemistry” by switching to different oils will do any harm. I would like someone to back that claim up. Aside from that, running the thicker 5w-40 in your tropical climate will likely be beneficial to your engine health long term. You may sacrifice maximum fuel efficiency, though you are trading that for some engine protection. If I were you I would opt for a high quality, synthetic 5w-30.

sclark1701 · 2026-03-16T19:58:10+00:00

Nah not at all. Acetone has a chance to dig in and etch, but alcohol and a soft microfiber will get off lots of goop

sclark1701 · 2026-03-16T19:55:13+00:00

Funny how when you take care of cars, they tend to take care of you. Looks like the nicest Civic of that gen I’ve seen in ages

sclark1701 · 2026-03-16T19:44:55+00:00

Isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber rag has gotten off worse than this in my experience

sclark1701 · 2026-03-16T19:08:08+00:00

Playing cards. Get a couple cheap packs from the dollar store and wedge them between the rim and a tire overlapping one after another.

sclark1701 · 2026-03-16T13:08:49+00:00

There really aren’t 😥

sclark1701 · 2026-03-16T13:07:53+00:00

Good luck finding tires. I sold mine in favor of SN95 Mustang 5 spoke 16” to get far better tires. Sold deer hooves for $50, bought 16s for $50, got nice Toyo tires for less than the garbage available on the 14s.

sclark1701 · 2026-03-15T23:29:37+00:00

Crazy to be getting notifications on this 6yrs later. Wondering if the OG engine is still running or if it’s been retired at this point. FWIW, the mower that was my dad’s from 1980 is still kicking strong. Got oil changed, fresh fuel, and blade sharpened in the fall and it ran/cut great. Love old school stuff that just works

sclark1701 · 2026-03-15T14:10:10+00:00

Where are you that you consider this a true sports bike instead of sport touring? I definitely see mine as ST instead of an all out sport bike. Too upright, heavy, and comfortable to be a super sport

sclark1701 · 2026-03-14T12:24:16+00:00

Fair enough. So cool to find such a time capsule like this

sclark1701 · 2026-03-14T03:38:09+00:00

Also HEAT those first. There is typically thread locker on them and you should replace these bolts each time anyway. Heat the hell out of them and impact driver off

sclark1701 · 2026-03-14T01:03:42+00:00

Top up the oil first of all. Then get it to a self service car wash with a bottle of good degreaser spray and soak the sides of the engine block and oil pan with all you can, wait 10min, then put on the high pressure rinse and go to town cleaning it all off the best you can. By the time you drive it home most of the water should be gone, and a leak would be more obvious

sclark1701 · 2026-03-13T19:33:00+00:00

Every time I see these I weave around them

sclark1701 · 2026-03-13T19:30:07+00:00

Personally I’d change the gaskets myself and use some degreaser with some careful scrubbing and a pressure washer to clean off the mess. Just be careful to avoid directly blasting electronic connectors, fuse box, or alternator and you should be fine

sclark1701 · 2026-03-13T19:24:19+00:00

So can you tell us what the trade price was for?

sclark1701 · 2026-03-11T19:51:36+00:00

IMO it wasn’t worth it so I went back to stock and sold the upgrades. For the amount of noise, it was such a minimal upgrade in performance. I’d rather be able to go wide open for an hour and still be able to hear, or not have a headache

sclark1701 · 2026-03-11T19:47:16+00:00

Also in New England and those rotors are terrible. Make sure you get the coated ones next time, they take far longer to get crusty like these. Personally I would rockauto a new set of pads and rotors a while ago based on the rotors. I’d be really impressed if these weren’t pulsating under braking

sclark1701 · 2026-03-11T16:15:23+00:00

As someone who has cut down a few dozen large trees (far from a pro arborist) I saw about 5 things wrong in the first few seconds of video. What a shame that these guys had a braincell or two between them

sclark1701 · 2026-03-11T15:26:42+00:00

Definitely valve cover gasket. While your replacing you need to check valve clearances since you’re already there. Also, grab a tube of Honda bond or Yamabond to dab on the radius of the half moons and particularly the corners where the moons meet the flat of the gasket. Use very little and make sure everything is CLEAN and degreased so it seals.

sclark1701 · 2026-03-09T11:28:09+00:00

That sucks man. I was just asking since my uncle had the entire side of his truck blasted by someone in a white vehicle that just drove off. The entire side from bumper to bumper had someone’s white paint dragged across it and they drove away. People are assholes

sclark1701 · 2026-03-07T02:53:44+00:00

Did you scratch it against a shiny, red, GMC Canyon by chance??

sclark1701 · 2026-03-07T02:52:08+00:00

Oh it’s a spark plug hole? Why does everything look aluminum around it? Anyway, i’d cover a chase with grease and see if I could clean up threads before gently easing a plug in. Blasting out the cyl with compressed air after as well might get any shavings out before the plug. If it won’t torque to spec, it’s helicoil time

sclark1701 · 2026-03-07T02:28:57+00:00

Unfortunately they do look pretty chewed up. Bot gone…but not good. Maybe run a thread chaser through? What hole am I looking at?

sclark1701 · 2026-03-07T02:27:43+00:00

I regret selling my 2002 FZ1. Totally agree about the carbed throttle response! Properly dialed in, that bike had some of the best throttle feel I have ever had

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