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    CB650R Overtightened bolt

    Looking for some thoughts. Was doing some work on the bike earlier and taking off the really old engine bars. When doing so, all the bolts I removed were rusted etc etc - not a huge issue as gave them a bit of a clean but when tightening everything back up, I think I overnighted the number 9...
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    Forks question

    So today after getting home a ride I noticed I have quite a leaky front left fork. I was going to try a seal mate but I think with the amount of oil on there it’s a replacement job regardless. I’ve attached a pic from earlier and I suspect any replies will be along the lines of that’s well...
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    Accessing rear brake light cable

    Before I start buying random sized bits, does anyone know the size of the heads needed to remove the plate to access the wiring to adjust the rear brake light? I’m having an issue where either it’s always on, on too late, or flickers. I’ve seen the nut that I need to adjust for when it comes...
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    CB650R Task list / shopping list

    Sorry if this has been covered, I seem to be pretty rubbish at searching.. I bought my CB650R 2019 used back in May and have slowly been doing things to it to bring it up to a better standard. It was an ex school bike but for the price when comparing to similar age / mileage it seemed like a...
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    CB650R Limited speed?

    Had an opportunity to take the bike on a long straight ish run to get the speed up. For info it’s a cb650r 2019. Granted being a cb650r this is rare and it’s not like for general road riding and commuting will be the case. When I got into 6th gear, at 116mph and 6k rpm it just stopped pulling...
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    CB650R New here

    Hello I’ve been a lurker here for a while trying to read all sorts. From the U.K. and got my full A back in March after a cold winter of DAS around January and February. First bike is the CB650R 2019 model. Bought it used with 25k miles on the clock in May 2025. As we approach October I’ve...
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