I am not shy about calling out the nonsense on powersports user forums. Nor am I exaggerating when I characterize them as pissing away their obligation as extremely powerful social influencers by evidencing virtual drunkenness in being absorbed in the vacuous, the sensational and titillating, while ignoring the practical, proven, best practice, historical facets of vintage Honda motorcycle ownership. Generations ago the saying was, "Arranging the chairs on the Titanic", meaning stupidly ignoring the serious issue while obsessed with the relatively trivial. That describes forums very well.

This is supremely observable. On any one of a number of forums you can find countless threads stretching into months of discussion on things that not one of the posters has any knowledge about at all. It's intellectual Doritos. Mindless posturing, pissing up a rope. Of course, being that these are communities, one should not be surprised at this, though it is discouraging. And what makes it discouraging is that all of this ethereal content takes the place of real issues, the real everyday concerns of the owners of fifty year old Hondas. You must understand this about forums.

Forums "major in the minors". That's another saying similar to the Titanic one, and what we often called this in a previous generation. Obsessing on the trivial while overlookng the critical. Like when YouTube videos and forum discussions insist that you clock (stagger) the piston rings (their gaps) equally around the piston. Whatever anyone says, no professional mechanic ever does this. In fact, because some engines assemble easier when you don't clock the rings, and because all rings rotate in use, most of us deliberately avoid clocking. There are many things the DIY-er does not do that he should instead of staggering the ring gaps. Like geasing o-rings. Like using moly grease at critical points such as cam bearings. Like lubing and adjusting his drive chain properly. Or keeping the steering bearings adjusted, the tires aired up and the clutch correctly adjusted. If you are a regular visitor to powersports user forums looking for advice, you're getting nonsense and trivia instead.