New Bundle of Joy... and hi!!!

Hi all. I'm new around here, but i've been lurking around for a few weeks to do a little research. So the time has come to unveil my new bundle of joy. Picked her up 2 days ago.

1984 Honda VF500F.... (sorry she is wet, I was riding out in the shitty weather we've been having.)










And YES, the bike really does 3,506 miles. The bike sat in a warehouse for 18 years until the second owner bought it and restored the thing. A slight paint chip on the bottom fairing and crack on the side fairing (can be seen in the engine photo), but other than that the plastics are perfect. The clutch is buttery smooth, and the transmission is good. Only thing that will need adjusted is the carbs i think. I think the thing is running a little lean. When the choke is fully disengaged it wants to putter and die, without a little coaxing from the throttle. But for a bike that is older than me it is in fantastic condition.

What do you guys think about the fueling? Running lean or something else???

 

WOW that's a fantastic find!

Check the idle - could it be too low? How's it run once it's up to speed? Any hunting/surging at steady throttle?

Best to rule out the easy stuff first before you go tearing into the carbs (which will likely need to be cleaned after sitting for that long anyway)

 

Not true... one of the pictures of my VTX clearly shows the VFR in the background which means I did see it through the camera at least once recently!!

I'd also suggest Seafoam - it's not going to hurt anything.

 

I concur with tinkerinWstuff...

 

I've only got about 12 miles on her, too much rain this weekend. As far as I can tell there is no surging Elway. He also rode the thing for almost a year, so its not like its straight out of the warehouse.

The guy told me that he replaced the carbs, the original had a stuck float. But he did also say that he cleaned the new carbs about 6 days ago. I can't imagine that things could be gunked up. I will try a can of seafoam. If that doesnt work, what would you suggest? Just an adjustment of the screws??

As far as the cans go.... I don't think so. Do they look it?

 

Nice find and welcome to the nuts house

 

Assuming the guy isn't pulling your leg about the cleaning, and he did a good job, then no they shouldn't be gunked up. But seafoam is cheap and quick... or there are several other products out there... Startron, Techron, etc... all designed to do pretty much the same thing. Don't go too overboard with the seafoam - I believe a third of the can is good for the tank. I don't know a whole lot about adjusting multiple carbs (like Tink said I ride a cruiser, vtwin only 1 carb :wink: ) and my 6th gen has FI. If the carbs were taken off the bike then they might need to be slightly adjusted or sync-ed maybe?

It probably is something you already have set, but what is the idle at? I'm just wondering if it's too low it isn't going to hold at idle...

 

I don't think he was bs-ing me, the bike was immaculate when I got there. He even gave me the old carb just incase I ever needed it. I can't say for certain if he set it correctly. I havn't been able to touch it yet. I will have to test that out soon. I was having too much fun. haha

 

Porkchop it sounds like you've found yourself a tip top machine... always good to have the extra carb for parts, just in case! It just might take a touch of adjustment to dial it in but that thing looks immaculate.

 

And all for $1200.... :whoo:

 

Nice grab!

 

Welcome aboard.
She looks great for her age.

 

Welcome aboard! That is one schweet five hunnert.

 

Those engines have a serious top end oiling problem. You will see threads about that in the gen 1 section. Since your engine is so young ( low miles ) you might want to do one of the top end oil mods to your bile to prevent it ever becoming a problem. ( my first interceptor was a gen 1 and I spent alot of time reading about the engines and also some of the problems that can happen.

Here is 1 post ( of many on here ) that you might find useful.

http://vfrworld.com/forums/mechanics-garage/18371-cam-oiling-1985-vf700f.html

Anyways, welcome aboard, sweet lookin bike!

 

Where in Ohio are you? I'm in Johnstown, just east of Columbus. Have you joined Ohio-riders yet? Someone sent me a PM over there about the same situation on a 500 for a friend.

Enjoy this site, there is a HUGE amount of information specific to our bikes on here!

 

If you need someone to take that bike off your hands, I'm calling dibs!