How dealers lose the sale

[Nortoon_imp]

Yea, like I know what a DLC plug is.

That is comedy gold right there. I'n tellin' ya, gold!

In my case, DLC would probably equate to Doesn't Link Conveniently.

That is comedy gold right there. I'n tellin' ya, gold!

In my case, DLC would probably equate to Doesn't Link Conveniently.
Diagnostic Link Connector

Hardest part of the gear indicator installation was getting the cap off the CB500XA DLC.

 

[adventureAF_imp]

Huh, that looks exactly like what I wired my heated grips into on my CB1100. Only difference is the cap color.

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[Cormanus]

Yea, like I know what a DLC plug is.

That is comedy gold right there. I'n tellin' ya, gold!

In my case, DLC would probably equate to Doesn't Link Conveniently.

That is comedy gold right there. I'n tellin' ya, gold!

In my case, DLC would probably equate to Doesn't Link Conveniently.
Diagnostic Link Connector

Hardest part of the gear indicator installation was getting the cap off the CB500XA DLC.

I’m with you, Nortoon. But the REALLY irritating bit was how easy it is once you finally figure out how.

 

[Nortoon_imp]

Yea, like I know what a DLC plug is.

That is comedy gold right there. I'n tellin' ya, gold!

In my case, DLC would probably equate to Doesn't Link Conveniently.

That is comedy gold right there. I'n tellin' ya, gold!

In my case, DLC would probably equate to Doesn't Link Conveniently.
Diagnostic Link Connector

Hardest part of the gear indicator installation was getting the cap off the CB500XA DLC.

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.

 

[LongRanger_imp]

The "pennies trick" actually works pretty well, but I learned that if you install the spring first, and then install the mounting bolts on the spring side, and then use the center stand as a lever to locate and install the bolts on the other side, it'll go on fairly easily. At least on a BMW F800ST. Makes you wonder how they do it at the factory.

 

[redbirds_imp]

A homemade spring puller works easily. Use a 6" hardened steel wire (a bit larger than coat hanger wire) and put a small hook on one end with the aid of a vise. Mount a hardwood T handle on it and voila. Have used this simple device dozens of times to remove and replace stand springs.

 

[rboe]

I use a Snap-On tool for working on drum brakes. A nasty looking double bend hook thing. Works pretty darn good on pulling springs.