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Sloppy throttle response is a great way to ruin your riding experience, and that’s what you’ll end up with if the cush drive in your rear hub is worn. Oddly, inspecting the cush drive isn’t in most bikes’ service manuals, but we’re here to tell you that it should be, and we’ll show you how to do it.

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