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Hello to All! I would like to introduce myself. I am a long time motorcycle rider, car & motorcycle mechanic, and Engineer. I see motorcycles and the sport from many perspectives. Street rider, dirt rider, ex-racer, and life-long enthusiast. I try to deal in facts, avoiding opinion where...

Use the Bike I use the bike. No special tools, just the weights. Let me explain the generic process.... Put bike on center stand; or jack it up so wheel is off the ground. Make sure the wheel is vertical (perpendicular to the horizon); you may have to shim the center stand or jack. Remove...

Went to the Selling and Servicing dealer, Fun Bike Center in San Diego. Service Adviser looked up the Instrument Campaign letter, and the service order to replace the Instrument meter. Yep, they installed the wrong unit. They should replace it with the correct unit. Request was forwarded up for...

I did my seat today. Thanks to the OP for his guidance. Thanks to all those that provided variations on OP's mod. I went with the hat shaped bracket to avoid drilling holes (lazy I guess); used thin stainless steel so I could use the stock bolts. Got the chair rubber tips at Walmart ($2 for...

Will do. Thanks to all for the assistance!

Ok, I think I am making progress with your help. A call to American Honda resulted in confirmation the instrument cluster was replaced. Also, the starter relay was replaced a little later. The selling dealer performed these two mods. The next move is a friendly visit to the dealer for some...

WOW! Thanks to all for your thoughts. I will need to digest all the input and determine further questions. I did check Instrument part numbers, and they are different for the XD model. Any idea how to verify which one I have?

Greetings, Just bought a clean, low miles, manual transmission (NOT DCT) NC. The ABS light is on when running. It does not blink. This seems very unusual as this bike does not have abs. I did a Google search and Forum search, but no mention of this issue in the non-ABS bike. Any ideas...