Class 2 Stories — NC750X Accessories & Maintenance

Ever since I traded in my CB150R for NC750XA (2021), I wanted to do more maintenance work and install accessories on the NC750X myself. It took me a lot of courage, research and time to figure out what needs to be done.

The only hands-on maintenance I ever did personally was for my first bike YBR125 — and that was when the clutch cable snapped. Other than that, most of the engine oil changes were done at the shop or by my friend. Three bikes after, I still had not done anything else on my own other than filling up petrol. Oops!

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My Style

I’m not really a custom kind of person, as I primarily depend on rationality to add stuff. So a lot of the accessories below are not really elaborate. I try to spend more where I think is necessary for my use case!

Bike Accessories

As of 9 August 2023 (side note: happy 58th national day, Singapore!), I have added these to my bike, in no particular order:

These are the accessories that I am planning to get in the near future, in no particular order:

  • Ohlins rear suspension from Racewerks
  • Foglight from SteadyMoto or Carousell
  • Quadlock wireless charger and motorcycle mount from Quadlock (but purchased and installed from MotoWorld)
  • Chain (type to be confirmed)
  • Scottoiler from MotoWorld
  • Windshield and Riser from Tok Kong Motors (ground clearance for NC750X is very low, and even lower whenever I pillion, so the riser is quite necessary due to some humps like the one at JB customs on Tuas side)

Maintenance

In general, I try to keep to what is recommended in the manual provided by Honda. NC750X is undoubtedly a reliable workhorse, so not much needs to be done. For engine oil changes, I will change the oil and oil filter around 4000km to 6000km, depending on how “sluggish” I feel when changing gears or before any long trips to Malacca/Kuala Lumpur and beyond.

Below are the items I use during maintenance:

  • PTT Challenger Synthetic 4T 15W-50 (1L) from Lim Ah Boy/Regina Specialties (note: I used to be able to get them at $10/btl on Shopee, but now, it’s only possible if you directly purchase from the shop in bulk. It’s $11/btl on Shopee!)
  • Oil filter from Lim Ah Boy/Regina Specialties (buy directly from shop), buy a carton (10 pieces) for $60
  • Clutch cable from FJT (FJT is the authorised agent for Honda, so most of their products are original)
  • Chain from FJT
  • Bike wash — usually it varies or I wash it by myself, but I was really impressed with Pika Pika Bike Wash (now it is called WashBros.sg)
  • Chain Lubricant — I swear by Muc’Off! I got mine from LittleBike.sg, but you can get them from any other shop that distributes them.
  • Toolkit — I got my set mostly from LittleBike.sg, and some, like the oil filter wrench was purchased by my friend. Some tools were already existing in my house.
  • Lots… and lots of newspapers.

Workshop

Generally I do not stick to 1 particular workshop, as I have had bad experiences sticking to just 1. Being a female rider also sets me at a disadvantage sometimes. Recently, I visited Bubblehead Motorparts for some of the items above and also for a pre-ride check, and I found that the experience was pretty nice and friendly. Even though they mainly focus on customisation and bigger cruiser/touring bikes like Harley Davidson, they were able to accommodate the NC750X.

I’ll explore other workshops when I have to. Generally, the well known ones are located in Ubi and Kaki Bukit. They are quite far for me, as I stay around Jurong area. There are some up and rising workshops in newer areas like Taman Jurong. One fellow ex-NTU rider just opened up his workshop called Dr. Moto. Someday I’ll visit!

So yup, hope that the information above will help you riders out there! Ride safe!

23 August 2023 Add Comment

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