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If you are buying a Honda you won't need to know anything about maintenance :)
The Haynes are pretty good. I've always had one for any bike I've owned. These days You Tube videos are a great resource.
A lot depends on how you are going to have to learn. If you have a garage or place off the street it's way more relaxed but no one happens along and tells you about how they would fix it.
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If you are buying a Honda you won't need to know anything about maintenance :)
Yeah right ;)
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Thanks! I've ordered the Haynes generic basics and maintenance techbooks for now.
YouTube videos have me wondering whether its worth finding a cheap and/or dead engine just to take apart and play around with...@lynx - their workhorse status is definitely a huge selling point, and i just think the shaft-drive, boxy frame, and single-sided swing arm are very cool from an engineering perspective. They seem to have been much more popular over in Germany in particular than in the UK for some reason.
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Any recommendations for books on basics of bike mechanics/maintenance? Haynes manuals worth a shot?
Did a CBT and had a Honda XL125V for a while a few years ago, but never got round to the full test.
Recently found myself being charmed by the mid-nineties NTV650, but I've next to nothing in the way of technical know-how.