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has anyone tired using the aftermarket exhaust from Mac seen here ... http://www.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/productlist~section_dept_id~11702 ...
Ryan
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May 10, 2005
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... Ryan, I couldn't follow that link. What brand and style was the exhaust? Way back when the CB450T came out I think there was a Jardine 2 into 1 pipe that...
Dan Libby
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May 10, 2005
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Dan, Try this link . You have to cut/paste the web address into a single line. -James Bai Dan Libby <libbyd22@...> wrote: Ryan wrote: has anyone tired...
Wobbly Cat
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May 10, 2005
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... Thanks Wobbly Cat, I guess I had a pretty good brain fart there. I could at least have noticed the manufacturer name in the first sentence! Those 2 into 1 ...
Dan Libby
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May 11, 2005
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I read through the file on the recall for the poor drivability problem and the culprit being the needle in the carb... I have looked all over the web but cant...
Ryan
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May 12, 2005
12:29 am
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... Ryan, I bought mine new. (i am not as old as dirt! Close though *G*) it had a bog in power delivery about the RPM you mentioned.. 3-4 K. It didn't konk out...
Dan Libby
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May 12, 2005
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Someone said that I should be using a "lead" additive to the unleaded gas. I am interested if this is true. Also what is the recommended octane level as well...
gcrowder65
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Jun 4, 2005
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... We have an owners manual in the "Files" section. It's in zip format for easier downloading. Page 25 states "any automotive gasoline with a pump octane...
Dan Libby
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Jun 4, 2005
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Hi everyone i just jot my first bike and you can probley guess what it is. the bike works perfect except for the tach, it moves verry slowley. I checked the...
v684camaro
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Jun 9, 2005
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Welcome. I also got mine a few months ago. It's my first motorbike, and so far, it runs great! I'm sure you'll get a reply from Dan Libby - he's great at...
Isabelle Legault
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Jun 9, 2005
12:28 pm
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... Thanks for the compliment! I thought all night about the problem and the only thing I came up with is that it's normal if the tach doesn't quite keep up...
Dan Libby
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Jun 9, 2005
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Thanks Dan, I tried all of that stuff with the cable and it seems to be working fine, so i think it might be the guage. I've been looking for the guage for...
v684camaro
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Jun 10, 2005
12:53 am
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... I always try my Honda dealer first. You'd be surprised how often they can get a new part. I prefer new parts if I can get them 'cause I've had my bike...
Dan Libby
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Jun 10, 2005
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Unlike Dan... I've had really poor luck dealing with my local Honda dealers. If the bike is more than 10 years old... they want you to buy a new one from them...
Steven Wind
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Jun 10, 2005
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You also may want to check in the back of some of the major motorcycle magazines such as Motorcyclist, Sportrider, and Cycle World. There are a lot of Honda ...
James Kaminski
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Jun 11, 2005
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My dealer has to be nice to me. I bought the bike new from them!I also have 3 other Hondas. One BMW. ;-)...
Dan Libby
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Jun 13, 2005
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Hello All, I've been trying to learn how to lube various parts of my Hawk (talking to the previous owner leads me to suspect that most routine maintenance...
Kevin Rose
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Jun 13, 2005
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... Kevin, According to our owners manual, ( pages 47-48. I put a copy of the manual in zip format in our CB450T group's "Files" section) Greasing the bearings...
Dan Libby
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Jun 14, 2005
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I am thinking of simply buying a newer bike. just because technology has gottent better. but i might have to sell my beloved hawk to make this a reality. I...
digitalante
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Jun 19, 2005
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pics??...
ronnie boy
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Jun 23, 2005
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sorry about not replying i was on vacation. thanks for all of your help, i did find it at my honda dealer but it was $180 so i am going to try a salvage yard....
v684camaro
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Jun 27, 2005
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(Well, technically, my girlfriend is a new hawk basketcase owner. But close enough.) Just picked up a 82 CB450T rolling chassis/engine which turns freely. Not...
norman_hamer
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Jul 25, 2005
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... Welcome Norman! I've gotta go to work so my answers will be short! :) 1 Choke cable shouldn't be notchy. Check routing, lube with dry slide or graphite...
Dan Libby
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Jul 25, 2005
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... Oops! I already posted the wiring diagram in the "Photo" section under Elec-Diag. You could alo look for answers by going to our "messages" section and ...
Dan Libby
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Jul 25, 2005
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... Hrm. Could you please upload a copy of it to "files"? The one in photos, there's no way to get the full-size diagram downloaded, and the one at screen...
norman_hamer
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Jul 25, 2005
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... Well, no, that's the thing. The airbox is still there. Just the boots which go between the airbox and the carbs. I think they just got taken off by a PO...
Norman Hamer
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Jul 25, 2005
7:43 pm
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... The best resolution is to view the P1 and P2 prints, (Click on the thumbnail), then when you see the picture that is obviously too small to read click on...
Dan Libby
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Jul 26, 2005
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... I don't see a "full size" which is clickable, or the words "view screen size". At the bottom of the page, there's the thumbnail/screen/full size, but...
Norman Hamer
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Jul 26, 2005
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... Oh, OK. I lubed it tonight. There's actual drilled detents in the rod at those positions. So I guess I have a non-stock cable. ... Grf. OK, looked at it...
Norman Hamer
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Jul 27, 2005
4:42 am
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... Green is ground if I remember rightly....
Dan Libby
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