Honda Helix Final Drive Oil Change 

Thank you. Glad it helped out. Can't wait for warmer weather, nothing beats riding the Helix on a hot day.

@@MacrossGarage What's with the name "Macross Garage"? And you only ride when it's warm??? Where's the fun in that? You should at least take it out for a new year's ride, lol. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ispm8sjqlXQ.html&t

Sorry for the late response. Macross is from a childhood show. I ride during cold weather but scooters are more fun in warm weather.

😂🤢

You’re welcome. Glad to help.

Thanks for the tip.

You’re welcome. Yea I wish we didn’t have to take off the drive cover to do this.

Thank you. Yea it's a blast to ride.

Thank you very much!

You basically fill it until it overflows. On my video I probably put too much and need to wait longer than usual. You are good with the oil stops flowing out.

So the manual recommends 10w40 but its perfectly fine to use that heavy weight gear oil instead? @@MacrossGarage

@@nobodyspecialdotorgrichard5971 I got the idea from an old forum years ago. A lot of people do it.

Ride safe.

No problem

Glad it helped.

You are correct the manual does call for 10-40. After a lot of forum and website reading it seems all the weight you mentioned have been used and are ok. I ultimately follow cn250.net. www.ch250.net/techtips/9.htm

Awsome, thanks for the link, thats gonna be a very good and informative link.

@@crego00 You are welcome

Good idea, but if they did I have a feeling you would need to maintain it.

Manual just calls for regular 10-40 engine oil. But I followed this site. www.ch250.net/techtips/9.htm

Manual says every 12k miles or 2 years. With that many miles I would do it. You never know when they did it.

@@MacrossGarage I didn’t mention, but I did it pretty quickly after getting the bike. Figured that would be an important one. I also had a tire to replace, a brake master cylinder to rebuild, leaking valve cover gasket, and bad fuel tank drain plug washer to replace. It’s been a lot for someone with zero prior mechanical experience, but really great to learn, and the bike is so much fun. Hope you are loving your Helix too, and thanks for making Helix videos!!

@@AudreysKitchen Looks like you are in good shape. Glad you were able to change fix everything. The helix is my favorite thing to ride in warm weather. Ride safe.

Just like engine oil it helps the Helix run smooth. So yes it can affect speed especially if you never change it.

Also will this cause any slip like a automatic transmission if it's never been done before? Figure not but figured I'd ask

You are ok with either oil. I've search many forums and either one is ok. If unsure use the manual recommendation. I base mine a cn250.net site like i mentioned in a previous comment. The only real difference i believe is the thickness. the 75-90 is on the thick side like 10w-40. So use that for warmer weather. Hope that helps.

​@@rcman1023 If you feel slipping, it's likely the belt. You can see the belt on my video. Does your feel like it slips?

@@MacrossGarage Somewhat, I haven't inspected the belt as of yet, sometime on acceleration from a stop the bike shutters and or vibrates hard until it gets past 15 miles an hour

@@rcman1023 Try to feel where it comes from. I had vibrations and it turned out to be my front brake pads being worn out.

I am using the Ram mount with the hose clamp. I put it around the plastic cover but used rubber padding so it doesn’t break the plastic when you tighten it.

@@MacrossGarage Thanks a lot. Any specific model of the Ram or is it just the one?

@@arillwiltker it’s been awhile but I bought the base and then then you buy the arm and mount separate. a.co/d/2JcmPTp