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Following Craig's recommendation, I popped over to the Honda centre and bought some FS365. That's now slapped all over the vulnerable parts. Got a pair of gloves from the bargain bin too.

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Remember to give it a quick mist over after every ride (once the engine's cooled off a bit), it'll keep everything looking good.

As mentioned before, when you come to wash the bike, give it a quick pre-misting of the FS and it makes cleaning really easy.

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That was my plan. I think I dismissed FS365 in the past because it washes off whereas AC50 is more resilient but does leave a residue. Kevin Jones , who started this site, used to spray WD40 on his SV which did stop the corrosion but it turned hard on his engine casings and was hard to remove.

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After just about ten years of procrastination I finally took out the rear brake torque arm, cleaned it up, and shimmed it to remove the small amount of lateral play at the base end. Looking at it, I can see that, despite me bushing it, the hole in the torque arm is a bit elongated now, so I think it's actually time for a new one.

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I remember replacing all the bolts on the torque arm with stainless steel items. Not a great place to put a rear disc caliper

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I shall probably do the same when I get a new torque arm.

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That's one improvement the Gen 2 / Gen 3 bikes have, the rear caliper is above the disk and held on a alloy casting that slots onto a tongue on the swingarm, so no torque arm needed and it attracts a lot less crud (not that I ever use the rear brake anyway)

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I actually prefer the torque arm arrangement. Refitting the rear wheel axle whilst persuading the caliper/alloy carrier assembly to not drop out of position and let the the pads fall off the shelf they sit on, is a pain. I take the silencer off and it's still a pain. There will be blood and curses, many curses.


I use the back brake all the time, a habit left over from drum brake era perhaps and mediocre SV front brake (on mine at least).

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Did this routine yesterday and I can confirm it works a treat.

I noticed the silencer was a bit loose whilst cleaning. The clamp needed a good tighten. I have complained to Honda and the factory worker concerned has committed Hari-Kari.

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Dug out one of my bicycles from the temporary pallet shed where it's been stored for the last year. Gave it a clean and a bit of a service ready for a ride with a friend in Dyfnant forest tomorrow. I need to have a tinker with the gears sometime today.