I am about to change the plugs in my bike. I am look at this and not looking foward to it. If anyone here has changed their own and has some tips or tricks to do this and make it a lil bit easier let me know. also i was wondering what size the plugs are as far as a socket my old kawasaki was like a 18 i think i have 5/8 and 13/16 cause i am a car tech and was wondering what i need for those i have not even got the plugs yet as you can tell. Also what is an average price from honda i have heard some crazy things like 120 to 150 is this right. What are they made out of if the freaking electrode a diamond or what

 

I got my plugs at o-reilly's for around $6 a peice. I'm pretty sure they are 5/8. I took off my tank, and took off the airbox. Unplug the wires from the coil, and pull the coil off the plug. I used a deep 5/8 socket along with a 3inch and 1inch extension (a 6 inch was too long for me). Use the wrech to break the plug loose, then use the extenstions to unscrew it. I used a long magnet to pull the old plug out, then just drop a new (gapped) plug in, and repeat. You'll have to fish the coil and socket/extension in and out, but its manageable, I've only had my bike for a few weeks and already had all four plugs out twice, hehe. Once to clean them, cause the bike wouldn't start and once to put new ones in. I can pull it all of in 30-40 minutes not hurrying anything.

Hope this helps!
Logan

 

I did it how the manual says by taking of the fairings and unmounting the radiator and accessing it through there. Takes me about 1 1/2 hours

 

cool deal i was kind of thinking about the radiator route but i was looking at going through the air box also so i dont know what the hell iam going to do ill figure it out no big deal there just plugs thanks ill get her done proablly this coming weekend. and do you drain the radiator or just unbolt and let it hang by the hoses