3 questions w/pictures
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Superstock
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 458
From: Rome, GA
1) Sometimes tanks are used on multiple bikes and the hawk tank may have been adapted from another tank (or they could have planned to use it on another bike). You can make bikes cheaper if some parts like fuel tanks, fuel pumps, ect. are interchangeable. Those two holes are actually mounting points like the two holes on top of the tank
2) what size tire is on your bike? stock is 180/55/17, it looks like you probably have a 190 on there
3) I have no idea
2) what size tire is on your bike? stock is 180/55/17, it looks like you probably have a 190 on there
3) I have no idea
Rex Kramer-Thrill Seeker
SuperBike
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,312
From: Brookfield, WI
#1) I have no idea. Kind of curious myself now.
#2) With a 190 tire, you have to notch the chain guard, like has been done.
#3) Yes, the guard is stock. If you get a tire hugger, you can remove the ugly guard.
#2) With a 190 tire, you have to notch the chain guard, like has been done.
#3) Yes, the guard is stock. If you get a tire hugger, you can remove the ugly guard.
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SuperSport
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 807
From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1. The holes in the back of the tank have no function on a VTR1000F.
2. The chain guard is held on by two bolts and is kept in the correct position by a small protrusion on the swingarm that fits into a corresponding recess near the front of the chain guard. The chain guard can rub against a 180/55 tire if the protrusion is not in the recess. That's how mine got notched.
3. The mud guard is a stock part that protects the rear shock from road debris. It's just another example of Honda showing us how much they care.
2. The chain guard is held on by two bolts and is kept in the correct position by a small protrusion on the swingarm that fits into a corresponding recess near the front of the chain guard. The chain guard can rub against a 180/55 tire if the protrusion is not in the recess. That's how mine got notched.
3. The mud guard is a stock part that protects the rear shock from road debris. It's just another example of Honda showing us how much they care.
Junior Member
Squid
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 25
From: Fort Collins, Colorado
my chain guard was notched too and I have a stock size rear tire. I couldnt tell if it was cut that way or if it was rubbed down by the tire. I took it off to change the chain yesterday and was wondering why the hell it was. Maybe the PO had a larger tire on at one point? who knows....
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SuperSport
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 987
From: Asheville, North Carolina
#1 the holes in the tank, are for alignment- in the jing in the press, while production.
#2 I realize that the 190 tires is the typical reason for the worn place in the chain guard. Yet check the front of the chain guard- there is a notch that sets on a block of the swingarm.. If it moves off the notch..
#3 you got the answer for..
Honda Parts #80115-MBB-010 -Splash guard B, $6.81 in Honda Parts Direct(REAR FENDER) section.
#2 I realize that the 190 tires is the typical reason for the worn place in the chain guard. Yet check the front of the chain guard- there is a notch that sets on a block of the swingarm.. If it moves off the notch..
#3 you got the answer for..
Honda Parts #80115-MBB-010 -Splash guard B, $6.81 in Honda Parts Direct(REAR FENDER) section.
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