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I would also check and make sure you didn't put in the Honda HP oil with moly. If there's moly in it, chances are yer clutch'll slip.

What kind of mileage are you talking Pete? BTW, how are things?

Thanks for your input guys. I was hoping they'd last a little more than 10k, but I guess that's not so bad...

I've got a line on a set of Bridgestone 020's for a reasonable price. Anyone have a good reason not to get them? TIA Dave

Kinky.

I use Simple Green all the time on the aluminum and I've experienced no etching. I believe the key is to make sure the surface is wet before applying SG and DO NOT let it dry on. I also use it on the tires. I've found that if you spray SG on the tires it will blacken them up a bit by removing that brown dead rubber that accumulates. My $0.02. Dave

What's the difference between running the Iridiums and the stock Platinums?

That's about it. But thankfully the US dollar has been sucking just a little bit lately...if it keeps up, I'll be able to afford at least 87 octane neXXt month.

Fiddlesticks. It turns out that the bearings were still mint (19000km). Nevertheless, I have to replace it anyway now that I've got it out. I had to take it out of course to see what the noise inside the hub was all about....are you ready? It was a little fragment of cast aluminum that broke off due to the casting process. Anyone heard of that before?? On the plus side though I was able to find the identical bearings from my local bearing supplier for $10 CAD a side. Thanks for everyone's input...the other thing is judging by everyone's comments on their mileage, I can expect them to last quite a long time. Thank you, Dave

I took my wheels off today to put new rubber on. Upon removing the rear wheel, I noticed that there is a noise from the hub of the wheel. What happens is, when I roll the wheel there sounds like there is a bearing flopping around inside the hub. According to the service manual once I remove the bearings, I have to replace them with new bearings. So a couple of questions... a) has anyone removed the bearings before and if so did you have to use the Honda tool? can you match up the bearing number with a local bearing supplier or do you have to purchase the bearing from Honda? c) *shrug* d) Should I say fuck it and get some hookers Thanks, Dave