JJP XX

My experience with mismatched tires. Avon 45 in front and Michelin 90x in the rear while at the Hoot and Gap. Wore the tires edge to edge with no problems. Now have 45/46 combo...me like! :grin:

Hi All, After spending time with the gang at the racetrack, my headlights don't work! The only thing that I can thing of is when I did a wheelie at the track and left off....hard...as the front end came crashing back down. I was at the Walmart for 2 hours chasing this thing down. I bought a multimeter and tested the continuity of the bulbs...good. I hooked the bulbs directly to the battery...they worked! I am not getting voltage to the connecters for the bulbs. I had to buy tools, wires, tape, and a switch to hook the wires directly to the battery so that I could have lights for the ride back home. Any suggestions? Joe pulled the 20 amp fuse and it looked good. Also tested well. What are the 3 black "boxes" by the battery? Do any of them have to do with the lights? Thanks for your time, John

I would bring the bike to the dealer. After all, if the bike falls over, will the $20 savings fix it? Just a thought. Great Day! John

Hi All, About rear tire wear, the Michelin 100x was the best...13,000 miles. A 90x last only 11,000 miles. Both had an odd wear pattern...more tread on one side and down to the wear bars 180 degrees from the best part of the tire. I run 40 pounds of air front and rear. Currently have the Avon 45/46 combo. Just installed the 46 on Monday. I plan on having an additional 10,000 miles on the bike before the season is over. I'll keep you posted. Great Day! John

After reading this thread, I went out to my bike, removed the seat and rear cowl to look at my r/r. First, I measured the voltage at the battery, which was good. I started the bike up and the voltage went up to 14 and change volts. Good. I disconnected the battery and the plug at the r/r. The plug was an off white color...no burning, fattened, or charcoal wires. If you looked at the r/r in the attachment, mine was the color of the right side of the burned unit. Just an off white color. Years ago, I had an 83 V65 Magna which left me stranded on the highway. I called a friend, took the battery out, went back to my place to charge it, put it back on the bike, and rode the bike back home. All the while, it was losing power. I check the r/r and it was burnt. $200 for the r/r and $60 for a new battery, I was riding again. At the time, the Magna only had 18,000 miles on it. My 97 XX has just under 61,000 on it and the r/r and battery, (yes...original) still look good. Great Day! John P.S. I wonder if the r/r from the Magna will work? It has cooling fins on it, the same 5 wire connector, but an extra connector w/3 wires.

Tim, I would replace the front sprocket as it spins approximately 2.5 times more than the rear sprocket. I've done my chain and sprockets twice. First time at 39k miles and the second time at 57k miles. The aftermarket sprocket was hooked way worse than the OEM one. I simply loosened the left fairing...no need to take it off, unbolted the "slave cylinder"...the thing that pushes the clutch rod, unbolted the front sprocket cover, replace sprockets and chain. Installation is reverse. I hope that you get an OEM sprocket as they last way longer than aftermarket. Great Day! John

I just had my chain and sprockets delivered from Ron Ayers for $265. My original set lasted 39k miles. My second...not Honda stuff, lasted 18k miles. I'm sticking w/OEM from now on. Great Day! John :treadmill:

My original chain and sprockets were replaced at 39k miles and was lubed w/ WD 40 every 200 miles. They were replaced with a PBI fornt, Vortec rear, and an RK chain. The rear sprocket was shot at 54k miles and I put back on the original rear. Currently the front sprocket is hooked and you can rock it on the shaft! The chain is missing a few o-rings. This setup was lubed with chain wax every 500 miles. I went to Ron Ayers and they have a chain and sprocket set made specifically for the XX. $265 delivered. I'm sticking with OEM from now on. Great Day! John