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Here you are.. I'm indebted to Alan Sykes (Sykospain) for the full wording of the procedure for the early bikes.. Document title: "Honda Double Clutch Transmission system reboot – different to ECU reset" document text:- - Get aboard the bike and start the motor. - With the transmission key in N for neutral, switch-off the ignition to stop the motor. - With the ignition off, press AND HOLD the switch into ‘D’. - Switch the ignition on but DON’T START THE MOTOR. - Wait until you see in the dashboard display the yellow symbol for the motor disap

It must be fully hot, if it is not up to temp it will display a lower or upper case "L" in the gear display to advise, and it won't do the procedure. If for some reason the procedure doesn't complete, just switch off and start from the beginning again. Do you have the full description of the procedure, you must follow it to the letter (pun intended)?

In basic terms it's the DCT control system learning where the clutches just take up the drive. This allows the clutch slip/drive control to then work as intended. It's there principally for the initial build with new clutch packs, or if the ECU is changed and needs to learn for the first time, but I find it does help after you've done an oil change for example or near the end of the service interval where things have gradually changed. I can't see any downsides to doing it whenever you feel the clutch take up isn't quite as smooth as you'd expect. First time I tried it, the progres

You could probably have it re-furbished at a radiator specialist. Most towns have a place that can do this and they come out as good as new. Well for cars, but the construction is the same...

Fair comment - I have deleted it.

I think it needs to be a bit more specific and unambiguous Simon. I don't have the 2016 procedure written in front of me so resisted the temptation to make any comment. I believe it does involve holding the throttle wide open at certain times, but we must be very specific about these instructions.

What a very nice offer....I do love this site and it's followers... Lyn.

When I had my NC700X I had it lowered. To avoid cutting the original sidestand I bought a second hand sidestand for a NC700S and the switch came with it. The second hand one wasn't used since the original worked fine. I've checked in the garage and it is still there so you can have it if you want it. I'm assuming it works ok.

My commute is approx 21 miles each way, 55% motorway the rest is a real mixture of country back lanes, town, a bit of dual carriageway. Torquey engines seem to suit my riding style, I do use the throttle, but it isn't a switch and goes both ways! I don't tend to thrash it and use D mode most of the time, it's more than adequate for many situations and only use S mode when a spot more punch is required, have hardly ever used Manual mode but do sometimes shift up or more often down when appropriate. It works for me 😁.