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Nurse Julie:
400/4 circlips are very prone to falling off for some reason, even new circlips. A lot of us drill a small hole through the shaft and put a wire through in front of the circlip for extra peace of mind. I was going round a tight bend much too fast on Hettie, went to change down and the gear lever wasn't where it should have been, it was dragging along the tarmac...scary moment indeed  ;D ;D ;D

Mikep328:
Thanks NJ!  I'll drill/add wire.  I've used plenty of safety wire on my Norton Commando(s) but never realized I would need something similar on a Honda!  I would have thought Honda would have used a washer and cotter pin in that application, rather than a washer/circlip. 


Old Brittbike Q/A:

Q Do I need to use safety wire?

A Only on the items you don't want to lose!

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Could you not put wire through the ends of the circlip and twist them up?

Mikep328:
I thought of that but was a bit concerned that it might cause some abnormal wear because the wire would protrude a tiny bit where the washer bears against the circlip and cause the washer to not be "square" against the circlip and/or the gear lever.  Though I guess it would, at worst, just wear a groove in the washer at that point.

I might try it because I'm not comfortable using a hand drill at the bike to drill the hole in the shaft.  If the shaft was out and I could use my small drill press, I wouldn't hesitate to drill it.

Other issue is that I don't have any safety wire and I don't care to buy as spool of it for the 25mm (or less) of wire needed to do the job!  ;)

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
A blob of Silicone Sealant on the outside,
a smear of Honda bond?

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