If my CBX could tell it's story

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Re: If my CBX could tell it's story

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Greetings from Tucson! And welcome to the group, and CBX ownership. You're a nice addition to this forum.

The alternator is a weak spot on the CBX, and we have been doing a lot of work on those this year, refining our solution to that on the bikes we service. We can offer you a set of replacement clutches plus a shim to restore proper function of the drive side of it, or we can service the entire thing for you if you like, including machining the rotor, new brushes, bearings, seal, refinish the housings, etc. Or we'll just show you how to do that yourself. Please be in touch if we can help.
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Nils, how a NSFW warning when you post pics like that.
Gorgeous!

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NobleHops wrote:Greetings from Tucson! And welcome to the group, and CBX ownership. You're a nice addition to this forum.

The alternator is a weak spot on the CBX, and we have been doing a lot of work on those this year, refining our solution to that on the bikes we service. We can offer you a set of replacement clutches plus a shim to restore proper function of the drive side of it, or we can service the entire thing for you if you like, including machining the rotor, new brushes, bearings, seal, refinish the housings, etc. Or we'll just show you how to do that yourself. Please be in touch if we can help.
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Hey Nils... :text-thankyouyellow:
Thanks for the info regarding the alternator. In fact, I've followed some of Your earlier posts documenting the manufacturing issues regarding the clutch interface, and machining required to get a flat working surface. In the process of assessing my own bike, I've ordered the seal, O-rings and brushes. Once the parts arrive, I plan on digging into the unit and see what I've got. If my clutch is too bad to restore, I may need Your help with replacement clutches and shims. Also, I wanted to go ahead and replace bearings and planned on sourcing them locally, but have yet to do so. If I strike out on them, I may need Your help there too.
I plan on being in touch as I can regardless, looking forward to getting to know You all better...and am glad to be a part of this group of enthusiasts.
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Bearings are easy. 6201 and 6203 at your friendly bearing supply source. Seal is a common item too, but I don't recall the dimensions. Last ones I bought were genuine Honda for cheap.
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Everything Rick said. Nice to have you with us and I would be happy to help you with your alternator or anything else if I can.

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Rick Pope wrote:Bearings are easy. 6201 and 6203 at your friendly bearing supply source. Seal is a common item too, but I don't recall the dimensions. Last ones I bought were genuine Honda for cheap.
Thanks, Rick. I do have a local source, and one of the bearings is also available through Deere where I work. The seal was a good price from Honda, so it's coming from there with the rest of the things I need. I appreciate the good help here... :-)
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NobleHops wrote:Everything Rick said. Nice to have you with us and I would be happy to help you with your alternator or anything else if I can.

N.
Thanks again, Nils. I'd like to get out to Your business one of these days and check things out...hope to connect someday. I'll holler if I need clutch disks... :text-thankyouyellow:
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You are most welcome, anytime.
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