1 comments about Honda VT750 Shadow Chain Drive 1998-2006 (Clymer Motorcycle Repair) (Clymer Motorcycle Repair).

1. After buying a 2003 Honda motorcycle, I wanted to be sure it was in safe, working order. The repair manual for this bike is about $70 from helm inc, the company that actually prints all the shop manuals for several motorcycle and car makers. The Clymer manual was less than half that price, and is just as good as the "official" manual for the shadetree mechanic. The directions are clear and easy to understand, and the photos are, for the most part, accurate and functional. The only complaint I might have would be that the photos could use more color. I would certainly recommend this book, and all clymer books, to anyone that owns a vehicle for which Clymer makes a repair manual.
   Rich

1 comments about Clymer Honda Cr250R & Cr500R, 1988-1991/Cat No M432.

1. Well this manual is great! I used it in rebuilding my motor and the clymer manual gave me the biggest pictures and best instructions on helping me tearing it down, fixxing it and putting it all back together with out the help of a professional. I saved big bucks by just purchaseing this manual and i have a greater knolwlege for the bike now. Also it helps in doing regular maintence like oil change, air filter cleaning, installing every part or taking off parts. I hope you can use this as well as i am and save some money by purchasing this manual.

1 comments about Clymer Honda Outboard Shop Manual: 2-130 Hp Four-Stroke : 1976-1999 (Includes Jet Drives) (Clymer Marine Repair).

1. As a medium/medium high skilled engine mechanic the book has answered all questions I've had concerning my Honda Outboard. Pics could be better.

5 comments about Honda Vt500, 1983 1988.

1. This is an outstanding manual. Clear photos show every step for every maintenance and repair task the home mechanic is likely to undertake. Tells you in a few instances when you are better off taking your bike to the shop for repairs. Has helpful hints on how to accomplish difficult or tricky tasks.

   It really makes working on my old Shadow fun.




2. A very good manual. Not as detailed as the rare and much more expensive Honda factory service manual. Very easy to understand and covers all the basics as well as some of the more advanced repairs. A must have if you own one of these vintage Honda motorcycles.



3. detailed description of the parts and the method to dismantel and reassemble the motorcycle.



4. Not as detailed as the factory manual but more than good enough for DIY. Compare the price to the factory manual, It's definite a good buy.



5. I purchased a 1983 VT500C and was having difficulty with it. When I bought it engine performance was poor. Thinking it was just a matter of cleaning carbs as a result of long periods of storage, I cleaned the carbs, but the matter was still not resolved. Because I enjoy problem solving I bought the book to work out the problem myself. The book is an excellent resource and led me to the solution. It's a different bike, and I'm enjoying it very much thanks to Clymer's manual.

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5 comments about The Nanjing Massacre: A Japanese Journalist Confronts Japan's National Shame (Studies of the Pacific Basin Institute).

1. This is one of several books detailing the atrocities Japan committed in China during WWII, atrocities the Japanese and their government have yet to face up to in a mature and honest manner. I suppose, for Japan, it's a matter of losing face, and if that's so, Japan has a lot face to lose. Those who deny the Nanjing butchery are so blinded by their hate of communism that any truth exposed by anyone who even minutely appears to support China's view is instantly shrugged off as a lie(s). The bottom line is, the Nanjing Massacre and other Japanese atrocities are about as untrue as the existence of the Comfort Women (Chinese and Korean women kidnapped by Japanese soldiers so as to whore themelves among the Japanese military), and the Bataan Death March where so many American and British military and civilians were murdered along the long walk to Japanese POW camps, none of which Japan has yet to come to terms with either. In fact, the Japanese government even refuses to discuss the Comfort Women.
   Those who deny Japan's responsibilty are the same kind we in the west refer to as revisionists when they say the Holocaust never happened. They're not revisionsists; they're liars. A few of the reviews of this book are so full of philosophical and political claptrap that it reminds one of a cheap hamburger loaded with filler. Unfortunatley, the burger is so full of God-knows-what that instead of pleasing the customer with its juicy full rounded appearance, one distasteful bite and you instantly realize you're about to throw up.



2. I have to tell you that I am Korean and as people know we hate Japanese! Japan still state that the Japanese have not killed any Korean and Chinese and 99.99% of the population does not know anything about the horrible torture they did on Korea and China! Also, the Japanese states that Dokdo is their land when it has been owned by Korea for more than 6 centuries! So stop pretending to be apologizing Japan! You guys did that 5 times already! We won't get fooled agaiN!



3. In response to the reviewer below, I must say that it isn't true that 99.9% of the Japanese do not know about the "rape of Nanjing," or that Japan has not apologized at all. We do know it and it's in our history textbooks as well, granted that we are not taught that part of history as much in detail as those in China or Korea. The Japanese government has also apologized on numerous occasions, the question of their sincerity aside. Partly abetted by the nationalist trend that is currently on the rise in Japan, a handful of historians are attempting to rewrite the history; however, it is absolutely wrong that the whole nation is completely ignorant of the matter. Any attempt to appeal to sensationalism or fervent patriotism just adds fuel to the fire.
   As for the book in question, this is a pretty good traversal of the matter, though some call into question the impartiality of the evidence employed.



4. Japan has committed some of the world's worst atrocities in history (nanking massacre, unit 731, batton death march, comfort women, pearl harbor, ect..) and they still refuse to apologize, compensate, or make an accurate history in there textbooks. Why is Japan so cowardly and instead try to make their amends to their victims of the horrible crimes against humanity. No wonder people call Japan a "devil" race.



5. In Japan Honda Katsuichi has been revered as among his country's finest journalists in print media. But sadly, his excellent journalism pertaining to the horrific acts committed by Imperial Japanese military forces against helpless Chinese prisoners of war and civilians during the three month-long campaign in late 1937 and early 1938 that led to the fall of Nanking (Nanjing) - then the Republic of China's capital - has been ignored or harshly criticized (or both) by his fellow Japanese, who still cling stubbornly to the historical fiction that they too, were victims, because of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (I have a question for those Japanese - including several previous Amazon.com reviewers who've demonstrated that they are delusional - who still deny the great, wanton crimes against humanity inflicted upon Asians, Americans and Europeans by the Empire of Japan in its ruthless attempt to create a "Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" in the 1930s and 1940s. Why do you think the United States felt compelled to use the atom bomb against Japan? Could one of the reasons be the savage, genocidal war which Japan's military forces waged against the Chinese from 1937 to 1945? In stark contrast, Germany, Austria, and Italy have atoned for their crimes against humanity. When will Japan's elected government make the same admission?).
   
   Honda Katsuichi's "The Nanjing Massacre" isn't an easy book to read, since it is replete with many eyewitness accounts, by Chinese survivors whom Honda interviewed personally in the 1970s and 1980s, that provide clear, compelling evidence of countless acts of genocide by Japanese military forces against the Chinese, and especially, brutal treatment of civilians, including, most infamously, raping adult women and girls, and sexual molestation such as stabbing them in their vaginas with bayonets and swords. It is a better, far more accurate, book than Iris Chang's justly celebrated "The Rape of Nanking", since it shows that Japanese acts of genocidal brutality did not begin with the fall of Nanking in mid December, 1937, but instead, started as soon as Japanese troops waded ashore at Hangzhou Bay, more than a month before. This American edition also includes excerpts from previous and more recent books written by Honda on Japanese military atrocities during the campaign to take Nanking, as well as revealing excerpts from the diaries of Japanese soldiers who were guilty of committing these crimes. If nothing else, Honda's books ought to be required reading in Japanese classrooms, and the English translation of this book may one day compel the Japanese government to atone for the genocidal actions of its military forces - most notably the Imperial Japanese Army - in the 1930s and 1940s.

3 comments about Acura-Honda NSX Performance Portfolio 1989-1999.

1. Lots of professional writeups on the Supercar from Japan. Not a fast read as the information is from many different perspectives. Very intersting for the NSX owner or fan.



2. As a recently new Acura NSX owner the more knowledge generated about this exclusive and unique automobile the better. The Acura-Honda NSX Performance Portfolio has been invaluable in better understanding every aspect of the car, its history, concept development, operation, performance, technical aspects, and much more. For every NSX owner or anyone considering the purchase of this one of a kind supercars, this book is a MUST and also great reading for non-NSX owner automobile enthusiasts as well. Truly a 5 Star book of information.



3. I would recommend everyone to buy this book, regarding if you are a "Hondafan" or not.

4 comments about Honda 100-350Cc Ohc Singles, 1969-1982 (M315) (M315).

1. I have a CB100's and I need more information about it. I think that I use this facility I can find something. My CB100 have a problem in its engine. The OHC (OHC chain) can't work well. That chain frict pistone block and make a hole on it. I try to fix it, but its useless. That chain still frict the block. What can I do?

   And about the brake. My motorcycle front brake is not originaly CB100 have. My friend said that its Yamaha's have. But he didn't know what type is it. Its look like old type brake. Its use a cable not a hydrolic which using fluid on it.

   So if you have any information or opinion please send to me. Thanks for your attention.




2. I'm just a poor college kid who found an old 1972 CB100 at a salvage yard for about a hundred bucks. A guy at the local bike shop let me skim through this book when i had a few questions for him, and I decided I had to own it. I haven't seen a better book about these bikes, in fact, I haven't seen too many books on these bikes period. The brake work went smoothly thanks to this book, and so did the recent carb. rebuild. Though you should have general knowledge before hand, this book is pretty easy to follow. If you own an old CB100 you should definately own this book, and get it quickly before it goes out of print. Besides, if I can figure it out, I'm sure most everyone else can also.



3. Quick shipping and a great product...met and/or exceeded my expectations!



4. Good overview for basic rebuild. Trouble shooting when the rebuild does not work as planned could be improved upon. Some of the pictures do not clearly show the details of areas worked on.

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