maintenance

Thought I'd make a place for people to easily share any recent activities they've enjoyed (or not) with their Honda 650. Most other owner forums have a similar thread, and now we have one too. It doesn't have to be a special accomplishment. In fact, the mundane aspects of enjoying your bike tend...

Did a coolant flush today. I drained coolant from rad and reservoir. Filled rad with distilled water. I did not start the bike. Let sit and shook the bike. Then I drained. Filled rad and reservoir with coolant. Ran the bike. Then topped up rad. My question is, should I have ran the bike with the...

Just had chain adjusted by dealer and tried to check how much slack was allowed when I got home , but chain touches swingarm , with bike on sidestand or Abba stand ,so it isn't possible to check full slackness. How is it possible to check slack is between 25 and 35mm ,as it says in handbook, in...

I have a 2014 CBR650F can I use synthetic oil and if so which one would be the best? I’m getting ready to get a service done. Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere.

Hi, I was doing maintenance to the clutch cable today, removed the cable from the lever and used an appropriate cable spray with cable lube tool. The lever was ok but now its improved and it is smooth and easy. After connecting everything back adjusting the free play and doing a test ride, I...

Did the final oil change of the season before the bike goes on the stands this weekend for a few months. While picking it up, the bike mechanic mentioned I should consider changing the chain in the spring considering the shape it's in. My CBR650F (2014) has about 29,000 KMs on it and after doing...

What do you use to clean your chain? I see so many different suggestions but there's always someone that says "oh no, you should never use that". So what do you use? S100, WD40, diesel, petroleum, kerosine?

Here is a link to my Honda CB/CBR650F/A Service Manual, have fun: (admin edit) link was dead. File now attached to this post.

Request: Can we have a sticky How To thread? Just a thread that only has a list of links to a how to guide for the CBR and CB, for all parts. Mod reply (Brammers): Sure, here you go! Please add links as replies to the thread - they will be merged into a post and deleted as required. How-To...