« Reply #27 on: September 06, 2020, 05:40:08 AM »
Okay, I didn't know the 750 ones had flaws that made them easy to lose or break. That's unfortunate.
I wouldn't call them flawed, exactly. The old plastic is brittle and can crack easily, even when you're being careful. As others have said, using fresh grommets and daubing a bit of grease on them helps.
I totally agree. It's not a design flaw or change. The old ABS plastic is brittle now. All it takes is leaning against the left cover to crack it. I cracked one a couple years ago myself that way. You can use the old covers if you are very careful.
And yes you have to get new grommets every few years and a dab of silicon grease or spray help prolong the tabs going in without damaging the grommets so they hold the tabs in place.
As to tank liners... I'm not a fan of them because of people not getting all the rust out before they do the sealer. I would pass on a tank with sealer.
Order the new Yamymia set.
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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner
Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A
