(01-10-2018 12:50 AM)Cormanus Wrote: I’m with you, Nortoon. But the REALLY irritating bit was how easy it is once you finally figure out how.
After I had removed it, I complained on the CB500 Forum. It didn't take long before the easy way was posted. I left the gear indicator on the CB500 when I traded it in, so the next owner will not have that problem.
The CB500s do not come with a center stand, and they are an expensive accessory. So when I got frustrated trying to install the spring I requested help on the forum. Got lots of silly answers like sticking pennies between the coils of the spring to lengthen it. I tried that and quickly realized that person had not actually done that. But finally someone suggested using the greased shaft of a Phillips screwdriver as a lever to install it. It slipped right on.
We are so lucky now having all these sources of help on the Internet. In my neighbourhood many people paid dearly to replace their toilets because they got hard to flush. I went on-line and a video showed how fix the problem in less than 5 minutes by replacing a $3 rubber seal that gets sticky because of the chlorine in the water supply.