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Owners Manual for the manual says 10W30 as well, same as almost all Hondas since 2008ish.

thanks for that mate i should have put its manual so is that 10/40 semi syn please

Only if it's a DCT, if manual it's 10/40

so 10/30 semi syn is the right oil for my 2019 nC750x thanks in advance

wheel travel = shock travel multiplied by 3

I just put the bike against something i can mark, put somthing like a handlebar or indicator and mark with bike inloaded then sit on the bike and let it settle. I'd park next to a wall so i have something to prop my elbow against if i'm on my own but better with two people. Tape some card to the wall, mark and measure the difference, since this is just for comparison you can use it to see what difference changes make. It doesnt have to be uber accurate as its not being set up for a track day. I will say if the measurement is under 40mm the ride must be quite erhm 'firm'. At the

There are loads of guides online but the cable tie method is as good as any. I would just put cable ties on front and rear and go for a ride. Assuming you don’t slam the anchors on you need some wriggle room left. If you are using all the travel of the shock and fork when you are riding normally you need to either increase the preload or if that doesn’t work, a stiffer springs.

I use a zip tie, zip it around the shaft of the shock and slide it all the way up to rest against the body of the shock with only the weight of the bike on the wheels, ie not on a stand. It helps to have a helper. Sit on the bike, letting it take your weight gently with no stands down, one foot gently on the floor for balance is all you’ll need. Get off the bike and while still resting on its wheels and not on a stand (although I’ve always found on the side stand after I’ve centred it first is ok) them measure the distance between the shock body and the zip tie, that’s your sag at th

Stupid question but here goes - how do you measure the sag? on your own - as unfortunately I am now, widowed and avoiding people in general. 29" inside leg, both feet flat on the ground with knees slightly bent, probably means that I do need a heavy duty shock, especially when I load up the panniers and top box - another 20=30kg. Good job I don't take a pillion really.

Umm……….. I “encouraged” a little flexibility out of my right hand side panel, in order to get access to the top shock nut when I changed mine. Mine is the earlier 2017 model though. 🤗

See the later posts from Viator. Once the side panels are removed as he shows, the rear shock job is easy. No need to faff around like I did. I'm possibly the only guy on the planet who's done it in situ without removing the panels! We live and learn!

Thanks again to Viator for demonstrating how the side panels are attached. I removed mine this morning in about 10 minutes! The rear shock job will now be a doddle. I mistakenly thought that more panels would have to come off. Knowing where the seven hefty rubber grommet fixings are located is a huge help, since they always need a brave tug. I've treated mine with rubber grease ready for re-installing. Forum help at its best old(wiser)dude

I know this comes up all the time but upping the preload will just raise the bike at the rear, and for someone of your weight that will definitely help, but I'd be thinking about a new shock with much stiffer spring. Measuring the sag will confirm this. If you end up with the preload on maximum you will get back some ride height but your static sag will disappear which might compromise the comfort a bit.

Access to the nearside less direct, I used a 3/8 drive swivel joint just to hold the bolt while undoing from the other side...

With the panel removed access to the offside of the upper shock bolt is straight in and simple...

Cheers guys, was genuinely going to take the bike to a local bike mechanic to adjust the rear shock as there’s not a hope in hell of me getting my orangutang sized hands in there. Hoping that stiffening the rear helps with cornering at speed as gently weaving is common. Bearing in mind that I am roughly 20st (130 kg?) kitted and the shock is as it left the factory, so set for someone considerably lighter.

I'm so glad, after hearing what a faff removing the rear shock is, that somebody else did mine.🙂

Thanks for this. I’ll have another look at removing the same sections. My 2023 should be the same. I thought it might need everything from the headlights back to be removed, which is quite a faff. The section you showed before looks much more manageable and will make the job much easier than the way I did it.

Mines a 2022 model, although the panel pictured previously looks like three sections it is in fact just one piece, what looks like chrome nuts are just welded plastic rivets. Picture of the bike attached with just the seat and this single panel removed👍

I totally agree that reaching the rear shock is MUCH easier with the side panels off. It looks like you managed to detach the lower and rear side panels without removing the blue tank plastics. What year is your bike?

Computer sez no. The paddle is a request device. If the measured RPM's, faults, temperatures etc. are in the allowed range the gearbox ECU will grant the request. If anything is off the scale it will prioritise saving the hardware from perceived likely damage. With the final drive ratio wrong it doesn't know if it's New Year or New York so will decline to shift. Andy

Wrong rear sprocket - been there done that. Will try to get into 5th gear at 30 mph and will make creeping in heavy traffic a pain. Gently take her up to top speed and everything is fine, nail it and you will hit the rev limiter in 5th, again and again and again, back off to 85mph and be gentle and she will reach her top speed - 110?. Using paddle-shift won't work either, don't know why it just won't.

NC Gurus Grumpy old man and Jeremyr62 Thanks for your replies I think I'll replace all three at the same time.. for a few quid it seems silly not to Sorry for the delay in getting back to you ..I've been away for a while. Thanks again all advice gratefully received

Well done for sorting it. Another solution to a weird problem identified and logged in collective wisdom.👍👍