Just kidding! But read the following....
When I bought my 04 ST 1300 it had 3000 miles on it. The PO had Honda do all the work and had all the receipts. He had them go over the bike and install a new battery before selling it. And on the bill they R and R ed the rear wheel and greased the splines. (remember that!)
I flew out to buy the bike and rode it home 2000 miles on the freeway using my freeway protocol. That would be speed limit + 10 mph indicated or 5 mph faster than traffic whichever is greater. That meant 85 for about a thousand miles. When passing left lane blockers I saw over the ton on the speedo.
At 7500 miles it was time for new tires. I got my 27mm socket and breaker bar, spit on my hands and had at the rear axle nut. There was ZERO torque on the nut! You could loosen the nut with the socket alone thru the interference fit part of the threads! I thought Youre lucky not to be dead but the internals of the rear axle must be toast!
But everything was fine. I torqued the nut and kept an ear peeled for expensive noises but there werent any.
I now make it a point to check ANYTHING I have anyone else do to the bike...
When I bought my 04 ST 1300 it had 3000 miles on it. The PO had Honda do all the work and had all the receipts. He had them go over the bike and install a new battery before selling it. And on the bill they R and R ed the rear wheel and greased the splines. (remember that!)
I flew out to buy the bike and rode it home 2000 miles on the freeway using my freeway protocol. That would be speed limit + 10 mph indicated or 5 mph faster than traffic whichever is greater. That meant 85 for about a thousand miles. When passing left lane blockers I saw over the ton on the speedo.
At 7500 miles it was time for new tires. I got my 27mm socket and breaker bar, spit on my hands and had at the rear axle nut. There was ZERO torque on the nut! You could loosen the nut with the socket alone thru the interference fit part of the threads! I thought Youre lucky not to be dead but the internals of the rear axle must be toast!
But everything was fine. I torqued the nut and kept an ear peeled for expensive noises but there werent any.
I now make it a point to check ANYTHING I have anyone else do to the bike...