restoring & adding a modern touch to a 86 vf500

yes its a true rear wheel hp very low indeed

 

50+

Hmm, this is a head scratcher. You are about 20 ponies shy of where a stock '86 should be - at least from what I've read.

 

never done a compression test to never felt like it was needed i might do one when i pull the motor out of the bike this winter

 

compression test

Sounds like a good plan :thumbsup:

 

got a update for ya'll my revalved forks from jamie came in today and the 85 carbs the forks look awesome jamie you've done a great job if the bike was running i would slap those bad boys on there and take up the mountain!, the forks are no longer damping rods its has 900RR internals with ohlins valves and i forget who makes the springs but they where custom lenght springs! cant wait!!

 

Nice!

Did you have the Fork Tubes painted before you brought them to Jamie for the rebuild....they look new.

 

while jamie had them he powder coated them for me i picked them up off ebay as a spare set knowning i was going to do a more aggressive fork valving

 

nah i've waited a long time for these puppies, that road looks awesome no doubt!

 

I also grabbed a spare set knowing I was going to get some fork work done.

I've been thinking about sending them to Jamie to get him to work on them (Not as crazy as he did on yours)

I've been debating whether I should have them painted before or after the work....but powdercoating...that's always good too.

 

for me i like powder coating i would do it before the for is done while the fork legs are apart

 

yes'm that right the seals and dust covers would get cooked

 

The springs were made to my custom specifications by Sonic. Great guys over there. The need for custom springs was one of the hurdles that I wasn't expecting with this project, but in the end it was all worth it!

 

i dont know if this right to say but you out did your self on these forks jamie so far i am very impressed!


another thing i need from you guys is a cbr f2 front wheel (white)

 

I was actually just wondering when you were gonna get a white wheel for the front.....

 

Thanks man!

Just make sure this one doesn't get lost in the mail this time.

 

I was looking for an F2 Front for my bike but everyone around here wants around $200 for them. :frown:

What's the other wheel option for front wheel conversion?