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Sweet! Did you trade in your 900SS for it?

Welcome Aboard! Nice looking ride, I’m sure you’ll find loads of useful information here on the site. Congratulations!

Welcome Aboard! Definitely do the drill, as the Stator will eventually give up the ghost at some point, some seem to go forever but others can leave you stranded! Mine gave up around 45k miles but fortunately I was within a few miles from home and a friend who came to my rescue. Thanks Recalcitrance, your presence is surely missed here.

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No problems here. BTW, recommend front is 36 PSI, maybe back off a couple of pounds. Check the wheel to see if it’s still balanced and check the front wheel bearings as well as steering stem, just for good measure.

I bought some of their safety wire bolts, these are bolts with predrilled holes for safety wire. They also have a “dual drive” bolt, it’ll take an Allen head or a traditional socket/wrench, which are really cool too.

Welcome Aboard! The temps on a 5&6 Gen can be up in the 200F range in most situations but I do not know if those temps are normal on the 8 Gen. Yesterday coming home the outdoor temp was 94F and I was moving at highway speeds (70-80MPH) and my gauge, when I toggled over to engine temp read 205F. I know if I’m at the track and pushing it, the temps stay in the 210-220F range, even in 70-80F ambient temperature range.

I have a Knox Contour back protector that you strap on your back that I would be willing to sell, if you're interested. Also I just listed in the classifieds an Alpinestars jacket with separate Bionic Air back protector that fits into a jacket pocket. The Knox one is the non-race version in this video

Nice! When you say sponsors, did they actually give you product or money? In exchange for...?

I can’t post it at the moment, not near my computer, but I have pics of how I did my Denali Sound Bomb mini that I can post tomorrow. Although this is on my 6 Gen so may not be the same for your 8 Gen but may give you an idea. EDIT: I have added pictures to show where I put mine on my 6 Gen. Hopefully you can find similar space on your 8 Gen.

I did send them an email about the ones I was missing and never heard back from them. This was around the Christmas holiday season, so that might be a factor and to be honest I just never followed up afterward. It's low on my priority list at the moment but if I can remember and it's early morning here (late afternoon for them), I might give them a call instead. At least talking with a live person, they cannot say they never got the message. The only concern I have is that the hoses in question (wax unit) are no longer available from Honda. If they need samples to pattern from, I would imagine they would need someone to provide them. Since the only ones I have available are on my bike, not really eager to remove them and send them their way. Not only is time a concern but what if they get lost in shipping?

The only hoses my AS3 kit was missing was for the wax unit (98-99 models don't have this) even though the kit said it was for 2000-2001, never did follow up with them...Hmm

Pilot RS is an awesome tire! I have been using them at the track on my 5 Gen and put on 1100+ miles (purely track time) and they just about done both front and rear. I prefer these over the PP3s I ran previously. Going to invest in another set soon.

You should post what you did in the rear set adapter thread. I ended up using a piece of stainless steel block, drilled it through the center and then tapped the ends with a 10mm tap. Then put this in place where the original MC sat and tied a short line from there to the new MC position. Pic is posted in the thread. I’m interested in seeing what you did.

So best I can give you is weight via a bathroom scale. Looks like a little over 8.5 lbs. without bearings, seals and spacer. Since I had those loose, I popped those onto the scale and it’s just a little over 9.5 lbs. Note the space I have is the steel one not the aluminum one but would think only a matter of a few ounce difference. Negligible IMO. Hope this helps. Weight with bearings, seals and spacer Without bearings, seals and spacer.

One cool benefit of the PCV is that you can load two maps into it and using a contact closure, provided you’re not running the auto tune module, you can switch between them. This is great for anyone who wants to try out a different map and do a quick A/B comparison or two have different profiles loaded for different performance levels, without having to break out a computer.

With or without bearings and seals? I have the one that came off of my 5 Gen but I believe the bearings and seals have been removed. I won’t be home until tomorrow morning so I couldn’t weigh it until then.

The 8125 is the correct one but if you can find the 8125L, not LL, the nipple is just a tad longer than the standard 8125. The longer nipple allows the bleed hose to stay put better than with the non L version. Note the the LL is meant for the PCV bleeder that is under the seat, so you would still need at least one of those. Two are only required for ABS model bikes.

Well, finally made some progress! I was able to get the rear set adapters and a set of generic aftermarket rear sets I got off of eBay installed. How I ended up doing the swap was rather easy. I was able to get a used swingarm pivot bolt (less than $20 delivered) and used that to push the original through the other side. I also used the ceiling strap I put in a while ago to lift/support the back end to help keep weight off of the swingarm and it worked like a charm. I haven't quite finished up, as I have a few other minor things I want to look at, as well as make the lever adjustments. I have to look into the brake a little more. The rear sets came with a bolt that is supposed to replace the plunger bolt of the rear MC but I couldn't figure out how the plunger comes out. I even looked at the CBR900 MC I had and could not figure out how to remove the plunger. So for now the plunger is threaded into the rear set where there replacement bolt goes. As far as tightening the swingarm pivot bolt nut, I was able to use a 27mm impact socket I picked up at Harbor Freight, the 6 point socket had a much better bite close to the edge of the socket than my Craftsman socket did. I was able to apply enough sideways pressure on the wrench while applying tightening force. It tired to pop off the nut on my first attempt but I was able to finally get the pressure and leverage just right. BTW, the rear sets came with a pressure type brake light switch. I also went with traditional shift pattern but I did toy with the idea of going GP shift pattern. All that being said, here are a couple of pics for you.

MC rebuild kit is a good idea and lines are always up for debate, depending on the year and condition of the rubber. Personally I went with new stainless steel lines when I got my 5 Gen a few years ago. I actually flushed/filled all the fluids after I took possession of it, mostly because I had no idea of if/when the fluids were ever changed. For the record, the clutch/brake fluid looked like a strong cup of coffee! As for me, I did a caliper rebuild on all 3 calipers but felt the MCs were still in decent condition, can’t say the same for the calipers, hence the rebuild kits. Two of the rear pistons were pretty bad, had huge nicks in them and these were starting to tear up the seals. Gummed up the pistons so badly, the rear brake was pretty much useless.

I’d check the MC and make sure the fluid looks clean and that the hole at the bottom of the MC isn’t blocked.

There was a member over at VFRW, might be here too, he made a rig similar to the ABBA Skylift stand. The talent and ingenuity on these forums is awesome! Although spell check isn’t one of the strong suits, wasn’t sure what “grey pie” was... 😉

K&N actually issued a recall on them but not sure if they changed the design to prevent the failure(s) they were experiencing or just recalled a bad batch. The latter would mean it was one HUGE batch, as this has been an issue for several years...

Good find and a great price too. Thanks for sharing.

With squared off tires, that is what one should expect. Even if I have plenty of tread left on the side, usually it isn't too bad, as I try and get in a some twisty miles if/when I can, I will change out the tire for fresh rubber. Although this means I did not get a full life from the tire, I feel better about having new and more rounded rubber.