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Squid
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 18
From: Scotland , U.K
The latest version of the CCT looks like it will hold up better than the previous version. The end of the tensioner is now rubber. I imagine that will translate into a lot less abrupt shock to the "teeth" on the tensioner itself, reducing failures. The CCT's that came out of my 2005 still had the steel end on them, so I'm not quite sure when they came out with this new & improved version.
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Most people on the uk forum believe the problem is when you buy a new cct from Honda ,you can see in the pic that it is in a retracted state , ie the spring is under tension and may have been for many many months ,possibly weakening it ??
There has been a LOT
of cct failures over here ,it got to the stage i was always waiting on it happening,and never really at ease when out on it,so had to do something 
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Squid
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 42
From: New Jersey
I just bought my first SH. Its a 98' with 9,031 miles on it. I just noticed a knock noise serveral times, always between 2500 and 3000 RPM. It also ussually makes the power delivery very uneven in that range. If I get it above the 3k mark, its smooth as a button, but I don't always have that luxary living in Hoboken, NJ. I was wondering if you guys had any other riding tips, or if I should replace this CCT part, to keep the engine healthy.
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