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You need to take them all the way apart to clean them properly. Bite the bullet and remove the caliper. The pistons will come out with a little air. No nightmare at all. Just do it right the first time.

If a motor is working (climbing) it will run. For peace off mind pull apart the water pump. Depends on the year of Rev 3, but you could have a corrosion issue.

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You have tennis elbow, which totally sucks. I have had it in both arms badly for the last five years. Many so called fixes. If it just started, get it checked out and take a little rest.

Most bikes you have to measure to get the right oil height any way. A drain is actually obsolete with modern forks.

Your bars look fine, but I agree you always look forward on the bike. You might try shortening the bars, say 12mm on each end. Would give you some arm length back a little.

Glad it`s almost fixed. But I`d bet the shaft is slightly bent. Good luck.

You are back at the beginning. I highly doubt the new cover is a problem. You never took the bike apart. The part you left out on this thread is the bike did only shift in the first four gears. Do not knock a product publicly when it is your bike that is broke!

Depending on fuel type and elevation. (We do not know your location) You could try a 48 pilot.

Yes.

You will have to break down and do the adjustment on the other shifter on the clutch side. You have actually tried riding it? Not just sitting on the workbench?

The gasser takes a certain kick to start. In fact some people never get the hang of it. It takes a short quick kick. You need to slowly kick it to top dead center, bring the kicker back to the top. Make sure the lever is engaged and kick a fast kick. It will never start with a slow lazy kick. Some riders can start it first kick every time, some give up and buy another brand. That`s how I got my boys bike, the previous owner hated to `try` to start it.

Frequently Asked Questions Warranty Information What does my warranty cover? Your warranty covers the repair or replacement, at American Honda's option, any part which is defective in material or factory workmanship under normal use for the applicable warranty period. For further details please see your warranty booklet. (Competition models are excluded from warranty coverage.) From the USA Honda site. Competition models have no warranty.

No trick is cooler than this.

Is it chrome or black? I`ve fixed some pretty bad forks. It just takes time and needs to be smooth as the rest of the fork. Simple things can be fixed with super glue and the worst with jb weld. Fingernail polish can hide it. Good luck and be slow and patient.

Hate to tell you .but the colors do not match up well on these bikes.

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I would be concerned on the shift shaft being bent. Did it all go together easily?

That`s why I love vintage trials. I carry a well stocked fanny pack for that purpose. I never could get away with that riding modern.

Oh another unsolved mystery, Could be all the above. Lowbrow if you turn the gas off any bike, it should quit running?

Actually Dan, I think torx works better in an allen than in a torx. Try it if you have not.

I`d go back to the speedo drive as I seem to have done that in the past.

Take off the skid plate. Use a small chisel and knock it loose. From now on use the right size torx as it grabs better. I have seen quite a few minders carrying torx instead of allen. The torx gets a better bite the first try. PS the oil filler plug can be used until you get the proper parts.

Not too worry. There will be many a spares bike too be had!

Did you not say you moved up a class?