No comments about Honda GL1000 Gold Wing Owners Workshop Manual, No. M309: 1975-1979 (Owners Workshop Manual).

3 comments about Honda 250-350cc, 1964-1974: Service, Repair, Performance.

1. This book is very cursory in coverage. It's too bad that honda will not release their shop book and parts manuals directly to the public. I rebuilt a 1969 CB 350 using this book and I was always going to the local dealer for help. Look elsewhere.



2. I have both the new book and the old one - the new one is better, but I agree with the other reviewer above that it misses the mark. It lacks full specifications, forcing you to go to the dealer or surf the web. I do recommend it (its cheap), but buy it as a thin reference guide only.



3. Having recently purchased my first motorcycle (a 1972 Honda CL 350), I needed a guide to show me around the bike and provide detailed instructions on how to work on it. There ARE original Honda shop manuals available, but they're difficult to find and seem geared toward mechanics who just need the specs. The only alternative that i've found is this manual by Clymer.
   
   The Clymer manual does somewhat get the job done as far as orienting you around the varioius systems on the bike. And it does provide enough essential specs and mechanical information to make it truly indispensable.
   But only because it's our only option.
   
   As indispensable as it is, I find it to be too unspecific at times. Unlike many other auto manuals I've dealt with before, this manual never tells me what size wrench I might need for the task at hand. It also, provides too many generalities for a book so specific to a particular model and time period. For instance, it offers advice on choosing a spark plug with the appropriate rating for my engine and driving conditions, but doesn't offer a single suggestion as to what that rating might be for THIS engine under NORMAL driving conditions! Furhermore, I'm used to manuals that offer a bit more in terms of practical advice for non-mechanics. This book often leads you through various steps of taking apart a certain component, but some are specific steps and others are totally vague. And once your done tearing it down, the manual will simply say to reassemble by following the instructions in reverse. Great...but is it a good idea for me to lubricate any of these parts before i return them to the bike? Are there recommended torque values for any of these bolts I'm tightening? are there any detailed photos of how this part fit into place if i don't remember? no. most of the time you just have to figure that stuff out. Which of course is doable in this day and age, but shouldn't be necessary with a $30 book in your hand.
   
   At this point I'm pretty far into the task of rebuilding this bike I've acquired and have learned alot about it in the process. But I've done so by referencing a few sources simultaneously for each job:
   1. the clymer manual
   2. the original honda service manual and shop manual (pdf versions i luckily found online)
   3. the original honda parts & assembly diagrams (viewable when you search for oem parts on bikebandit[...])
   4. internet discussion board searches
   
   This approach has served me fairly well at this point, but it's definitely time consuming. I would prefer to have most of what i need packaged in one detailed book. But so far Clymer's all we got.

No comments about Honda: Cr60-125R Pro-Link, 1981-1988 : Service, Repair, Maintenance (Clymer motorcycle repair series) (Clymer motorcycle repair series).

1 comments about Honda CBR900RR Service and Repair Manual (Haynes Manuals).

1. THE BEST THING ON EARTH IF U OWN AN MOTORCYCLE.
   ITS LIKE ALWAYS KEEPING A THING WHICH HAS AN ORNAMENTAL VALUE.
   THANKS TO HAYNES.
   VERY VERY HAPPY KEEPING ONE WITH ME AND VERY VERY HELPFUL TO CUT DOWN THE REPAIRING BILLS.
   THANKS ONCE AGAIN.

1 comments about Honda VTR1000F FireStorm (Super Hawk) and XL1000V Varadero Service and Repair Manual (Haynes Manuals).

1. The British-English in Haynes is entertaining, but sometimes unclear. Unfortunately the XL1000 Varadero instructions are often included in the same column with the VTR instructions, so you must be careful not to lose your place while working. This book is a good addition to the Honda manual, which recommends replacing almost everything (which is not cheap.) The Haynes book more realistically lets you know when it's okay to simply clean a bolt and apply fresh threadlock whereas the Honda manual demands the purchase of a new bolt with the threadlock preapplied.

1 comments about Honda: Cr25or 1997-2001 (Clymer Motorcycle Repair) (Clymer Motorcycle Repair).

1. Give you all the information you could need for amateur repair and maint. of you CR250.

No comments about Honda Rune: intensity rules. (WIP).(motorcycle): An article from: Automotive Design & Production.

No comments about Honda XL600/650V Transalp, XRV750 Africa Twin '87 to '02 (Haynes Service & Repair Manual).

2 comments about Honda 500Cc V-Fours, 1984-1986: Service Repair Maintenance.

1. This book gets the job done efficiently. The book has lots of pictures and diagrams, including wiring diagrams in the back. The wiring diagrams are complete with wire colors and destinations. I have used the book to pull the engine on my 1984 VF500F several times. The manual led me thru the process with ease. I reccomend this book to the begginer as well as the expert.



2. I have this book open nearly every time I work on my bike. It's given me a lot of confidence in many of my own maintenance activities. However, there are errors in it that if not spotted would possibly cause problems and some of the pictures suffer from horrid resolution and lack of proper light or contrast which make it a little guesswork in finding the parts in question.
   
   The index is relatively useless, leaving out a TON of shortcuts. It relies on indexing only the major sections and not usually the parts you might be looking for info on.
   
   Even so, if you have a baby 'ceptor, and aren't already inclined as a bike mechanic, this is a must have.

No comments about Clymer Honda: Cbr600 F2 and F3 1991-1998.