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Old 04-10-2008, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JiM P 2001 View Post
a known issue with that bike is that from coming down hard on wheelies, the weld on the tank splits open, dripping gas on the coil and causing a firey explosion! Yay Honda!!!
not just wheelies...the recall states that vibrations are causing the gas tank to crack at the welds because they did not penetrate far enough, which yes in turn is dripping right onto the ignition coil
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