I had tried lubricants but it finally gave up and seized for good (lock wafers wore out)
Asian-motoparts had much better prices for the lock set than anywhere in the uk (ign. Fuel. Seat. 2 keys). Delivery came within a week by DHL.
You’ll need to register the keys to the ecu which needs a...
New ignition installed and HISS all fine and sorted.
The thought of screwing up the HISS process was a bit unnerving but in carefully following the Honda guide (and the various online sources) and 2 new keys registered just fine.
All done in time for a stinking hot weekend.
Risky, but I know what you mean.
On this occasion I cannot fault Asian motoparts for speed of delivery to the UK and how well packaged the box was. The parts were all in a Honda packaging box and I’ll see if they are the correct fit, soon.
For the price and speed, I would use them again...
Having spent some time reading up on these lock types, the Honda decision to use split wafers seems to have its down sides and some consider they are more likely to fail vs whole wafer. Anyway, this situation was well overdue, see the scoring on the barrel!!
Vantrue f1 is good, quite a faff to install (3 hours inc lunch). I’ll report back when I’ve had it a while and chance to check differing road conditions.
Having replaced the coolant, I have noticed a lot of fins eroded or damaged through road debris. Looking ahead, replacement Honda radiator is £700~. Recore is £250~. Has anyone successfully had their radiator recorded and are the particular uk based companies who are best for bikes?
Thank you.
I had loads of trouble getting the key to turn when leaving work and eventually opted for recovery. Of course, having arranged recovery, it starts to work. Cancelled recovery and went home where I tried my spare key, no issues. The keys wear out and the barrel is of bad design which gets...
I've had all the above tyres on my old hornet. They were the best tyres in my opinion but you will find yourself changing them sooner if riding like I did.
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