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Factory Honda service manual for a 1997 Blackbird. Used VERY little. Not abused. A little oily around the fork tube pages and that's it. $30.00 firm plus shipping to the 48 states. Pics on request. Email response to: RPROCTOR@LL.MIT.EDU

I've always changed mine just before storing so it has fresh oil sitting in it thru the winter.

I'm with squareman357. If you just work on the front tire, just put a jack under the oil pan and lift it a bit. Front comes right up and back stays on the floor. It's not REAL solid, but good enough to work on.

Left hand thread or right hand? Thanks in advance....

Other than having 26,000 miles on my current chain, what other symptoms are there? I'm right at the end of the adjustment range at the adjusters. I just ran 700 miles on a trip that included a few hours of rain. So it's really dry, dirty and needs lubing, obviously. I noticed on the way home from the trip that there was an inconsistant sounding "clunking/clattering" from the chain area during acceleration. It ran flawlessly otherwise. When I pulled the clutch in and reved it a bit, I heard nothing so I "think" it's the chain. I'll clean/lube/tighten it and give it another run to see if I still hear it. Any thoughts?

That sounds JUST like it, DeaconXX. And the same year & milage bike. That's what I'm going with right now. Thanks. I'll let you know the results....

Yes, it's always there. I popped off the left side fairing and the fan seems clear. But it's LOUD man, like too loud to be coming from inside the engine. If something's caught in the fan, it's a BOLT....not a leaf. It's that loud. It starts and runs fine but sounds horrible. I'll do more investigation for sure but there's no rush, I guess. It's snowing today and tomorrow.

So there I was, out for my last ride of the season today. Actually going to the bike shop to pick up some gasoline stabilizer, change the oil & put it away today. Ten miles from home, sitting at a red light in neutral and all of a sudden, a loud mechanical "whirring" noise coming from the engine. At first I thought it was a truck's engine brake pulling up behind me. Scared the shit out of me as I looked in the mirrors. But it was me. It increases frequency slightly as the engine revs, also. I got it home and it ran just fine, although I never reved it up beyond the minimum to get it home. It's a '97 with 25,000 miles. I haven't changed the cam chain tensioner yet. Being non mechanically inclined (bike wise) that's the only thing I can think of. Any suggestions????

175lbs bare-assed.

If I order the correct stiffness springs from Racetech, will I need to increase the stock spacer length? What spacer length did you guys use versus your weight to achieve the 1.5" sag? That will help us that haven't tackled this yet. I'm thinking that if I order the stiffer springs, I won't need to play around with spacer length. Also, if someone with a manual could post a picture of a couple scanned pictures from the manual of what I'll see when I pop the caps off, I would be indebted. Thanks

I'll be there, Pete, and will look you up. I bought my Givi shield there several years ago and love it. Givi even shipped my stock shield back home for me so I didn't have to load it on the bike for the return trip (which is also 4 hours away, but 4 hours East instead of South like Dave).

Dave, Are you going to Americade up in Lake George next month? They usually have all that stuff there.

HERBXX What have you done with your front suspension? And do the springs come out WITH the top caps? What's the cartridge consist of that is attached to the caps?

I have 23,000 miles .