Recent content by Mika

Hello, the swash plate angle motor is on the left side. I believe you'll have to remove the left step to remove the plastic cover and access the motor. removing the motor is not hard, just 3 bolts and the black 2 pin connector, after removing you can inspect if the gear inside is moving or not...

Hey Freddy, thanks for the tip. Actually, I had it done this spring, but only the front brakes along with new brake pads. Also had the front forks rebuilt with a new OEM seal as it was leaking when I bought it last year. Got new tires too, but that was a challenge on its own. I end up having to...

Thank you so much, Freddy. You gave me the confidence I needed. Because even after doing some maintenance (changing the cracked windshield, flushing the coolant fixing the stuck HFT issue) this seemed to be the ultimate challenge that I needed some motivation to get on with. I plan to make a...

Hey Freddy, long time no texting. :) Since October I got pretty familiar with the service manual, had an HFT issue, and was able to fix it and now I feel ready to pull the trigger and attempt to change the CCT myself. And I want to do that as Honda has quoted me 2500$ for that fix, which is...

SUCCESS!!! So here is what I did. When I initially took off the swash plate control motor, I tried to move the gear and it seemed stuck. I kept reading the service manual and found out that the reduction gear should move freely and the procedure was to remove the swash angle sensor and the...

SUCCESS!!! So here is what I did. When I initially took off the swash plate control motor, I tried to move the gear and it seemed stuck. I kept reading the service manual and found out that the reduction gear should move freely and the procedure was to remove the swash angle sensor and the...

Took my DN to a self-serve wash. It was packed and I was forced to begin washing almost immediately. BIG mistake! It all went well and the 35-minute ride back was as good as always. When I arrived, I saw that the shifter started blinking "-", but since there was no issue, I just left it there as...

Took my DN to a self-serve wash. It was packed and I was forced to begin washing almost immediately. BIG mistake! It all went well and the 35-minute ride back was as good as always. When I arrived, I saw that the shifter started blinking "-", but since there was no issue, I just left it there as...

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Hello, how dangerous is riding with the broken tensioner noise, how difficult is fixing this? Honda dealership estimated 12 hours of labor to repair the cam chain/tensioner, is that true?