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Spark Plug Change
« on: August 31, 2014, 01:44:22 PM »
Anybody know of a video/blog post on changing these?

What brand is best?

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Re: Spark Plug Change
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2014, 12:25:58 PM »
Speaking of plugs, my bike came with a spare plug, an NGK CR7HSA. The book calls for a Champion P-RZ9 HC. Are those compatible?

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Re: Spark Plug Change
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2014, 12:36:09 PM »
Speaking of plugs, my bike came with a spare plug, an NGK CR7HSA. The book calls for a Champion P-RZ9 HC. Are those compatible?

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The internets says "YES!." Anyone got any practical experience?

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Re: Spark Plug Change
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2014, 02:00:26 PM »
The internets says "YES!." Anyone got any practical experience?
I'd put the NGK back in ...or go to the Iridium NGK ($3 vs $7 for the Iridium)
Most autoparts stores can get you that NGK overnight.
This is the same plug my scoot uses.
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Re: Spark Plug Change
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2014, 04:23:12 PM »
Speaking of plugs, my bike came with a spare plug, an NGK CR7HSA. The book calls for a Champion P-RZ9 HC. Are those compatible?

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NGK all day!!!!! Make sure you start the plug by hand, it's very easy to cross thread the aluminum and of you do its a sh** ton of work to get the head off and helicoil it.
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Re: Spark Plug Change
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2014, 08:51:56 PM »
I'd put the NGK back in ...or go to the Iridium NGK ($3 vs $7 for the Iridium)
Most autoparts stores can get you that NGK overnight.
This is the same plug my scoot uses.
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What Iridium NGK is comparable to the CR7HSA? I don't see it.

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Re: Spark Plug Change
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2014, 10:54:57 PM »

What Iridium NGK is comparable to the CR7HSA? I don't see it.
CR7HIX is the right iridium, they last FOREVER!!!!
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Re: Spark Plug Change
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2014, 10:30:26 AM »
CR7HIX is the right iridium, they last FOREVER!!!!
Yep, that's the one I'm running in my Like200i.
Will likely boost your idle by a few RPMs.....gave me a slightly more reassuring idle while waiting at lights.
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Re: Spark Plug Change
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2014, 01:28:00 AM »
So this weekend after an oil change I replaced the regular NGK with 3k on it with an Iridium.

I'm impressed. I don't know if the improvement came from a fresh plug, the Iridium, or both, but the bike has a little more power. There is more pep on the low end and with the throttle wide open. I'll get a surge of power on long hills where there wasn't any before the change.

Great stuff. Thanks guys. I'm surprised.

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Re: Spark Plug Change
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2014, 07:37:04 PM »
CR7HIX is the right iridium, they last FOREVER!!!!
im going to get this plug for my agility 125 last time I went to advanced auto I asked if they could find iridium to replace the  CR7HSA and he did know how or something. This is the same plug in an iridium though?