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RE: 20k miles on a 929 - 9/28/2006 7:52:32 PM

sixs929

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80 GRAND!!!!

Man is THAT a great advertisement for Honda. It still does OK on oil consumtion? I mean I had heard there were guys out there even with a hundred K, but it never sunk in...
Congrats, man. Keep it rockin.

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RE: 20k miles on a 929 - 9/28/2006 8:27:54 PM

jakeb

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It doesnt use any oil at all. Used name brand gas-76 (until I found out that they are anti-gun) and Chevron and Golden Spectro synthetic oil.

A word of advice- hard wire your stator in.

jake

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RE: 20k miles on a 929 - 9/28/2006 10:28:28 PM

sixs929

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How do you mean? I've already had to change mine, but what do you mean by hard wiring it in?

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RE: 20k miles on a 929 - 9/29/2006 11:43:27 AM

jakeb

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I mean solder the connection between the stator and the rectifier and the rectifier and the wiring harness. Both connections are found under the seat.

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RE: 20k miles on a 929 - 9/29/2006 12:16:06 PM

sixs929

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Gotcha. Based on some of the posts I've read, it's not a bad idea.

I was lucky - when I checked the connections you're referring to I found them to be clean, shiny and tight (there's gotta be a sex joke in there somewhere....