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Replacing side emblems

June 9, 2018June 10, 2018 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

Despite the fact that I haven’t even ridden the bike just once, I’ve just replaced the aluminum side emblems. While working on it in the shed, it was located on a table right in front of a big window, causing the emblems to fade quite a bit. Armed with goo remover, some dental floss and […]

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Full throttle all the way

June 6, 2018 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

I showed you in a previous post how the throttle cable is connected to the carburetor. Nothing wrong with that guide, it’s still valid – but there is one minor detail though. I wasn’t able to move the throttle more than just a tiny bit with the spring installed, making me think that the cable was simply […]

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Over Racing exhaust installed

June 2, 2018 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

Finally got around to install the Over Racing exhaust, GP Performance Titanium. Surely I could have settled with less, but I simply couldn’t get my eyes off this thing. The craftsmanship of this piece is stunning. The gasket goes on with the flat side facing the exhaust port, and the bolts are torqued “reasonably tight” […]

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Engine head – helicoil madness part 2

May 22, 2018 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

Once again I was in for a little surprise. As you can see in the post about helicoil madness, I thought that I had finally managed to tighten the intake manifold. Well, I actually had, it just didn’t last that long. It took me only one day to realize that the good bolt hole wasn’t […]

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Carburetor and throttle cable

March 16, 2018May 21, 2018 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

A few pictures showing how the throttle cable is connected to the carburetor.

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New battery – for the second time

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

Apparently I needed to learn yet another lesson. Please see this older post regarding the first battery that I installed, and the little struggle that I had to begin with: Let there be light The old battery drained however faster and faster as the days went by, and after a while I couldn’t even charge it. […]

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Gear shifter

February 18, 2018October 6, 2019 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

Jackpot – new gear shifter found and installed.

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Engine head – helicoil madness

February 17, 2018May 20, 2018 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

These old engine heads are sadly quite often in a rough condition. A bit of petroleum paired with a copper brush, followed with a WD-40 coating, made it look pretty decent. It couldn’t however hide the fact, that the restriction had been poorly removed. Furthermore the threads in both bolt holes had been stripped. One […]

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Cam timing

January 21, 2018February 18, 2018 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

Managed to clean up the cylinder head a bit, so that it was ready to be re-installed. A few pictures to show how to set the correct cam timing. The “T” mark on the stator rotor should be positioned at twelve o’clock, in order to be sure that piston is at the top center. The […]

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RestoMod completion deadline: TBD

October 12, 2017June 3, 2018 Thomas H. Leave a comment Honda Dax

A picture to show the current state of my little RestoMod, which will need the following in order to be 100% done: Carburetor needs to be reinstalled, the top was loose and could not be fastened properly, so had to order a new one, for which I’m currently waiting – not so patiently. Cylinder head […]

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