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  1. Just because it can and because I like to learn from the building. Just modified the cartridges from a Honda Pan European ST1300 to fit the forks of the post 1994 EX-500 (and my European GPZ 500). This cartridge makes tuning of the compression and rebound dampening separately from each other...
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  2. Hi everyone, I've just started my ER5 and it's leaking from where the exhaust manifold is attached to the engine. Is it just the worn seal that should be replaced? Or the problem may be more complex. Also the fumes come out that way. Below I attach the video of the issue. Also the amount of...
      1 reply   89 views
  3. Hello all! I joined this forum many years ago and lurked it pretty heavily. My first 2009 EX500 was in good shape when I got it, so I never posted (or if I did, the thread is long gone) but I did use the forum as a resource to figure out what I needed to do to keep her running happily. Broke my...
      3 replies   138 views
  4. Hi Folks Just wanted to say hello - after many years of wanting things finally fell into place and I picked up my first motorcycle, a 2006 ex-500R! Matthew
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