Wed, 8 Jul 1998 21:53:48 +0200
- Message No. 3546
From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Thomas_M=FCller?="
Subject: 'Reparaturanleitung' published by bucheli
Hi everybody out there.
I just read in the ATIC Database about books
related to the Africa Twin. The author tells about
two books, which seemed to be god to him: The
original workshop handbook by Honda and the
'Reparaturanleitung' by bucheli.
I've got some experiences with both books, which
might be of interest for some other.
First I got the 'Reparaturanleitung' which is
declared on the title as for the @ since 1990.
That's wrong. The book is only dedicated to the
RD07 or newer ones. I got some smaller problems
(owning a RD04 '92) because of the technical
differences between the models. That didn't
matter.
A big problem was adjusting the chain with the
data given in the book. That caused a broken chain
kit, because I adjusted too hard. May be Honda
changed the adjustment from the RD04 to the RD07.
In my opinion the data in the book is simply
wrong.
Afterwards I went to my Honda dealer, who had seen
me till then only for some questions or small
parts for an XL 500 S. I ask him to lent me the
original handbook and he gave it to me. I copied
the whole book and got a better
'Reparaturanleitung'. I only had to give 50,00 DM
as a deposit.
Nice dealer.
Have a nice bike
Thomas
Thomas Müller Africa Twin RD04 '92
Lüdenscheid
Germany
ATIC #225
www@atic.org