My 1986 VF500F revival

wheel balancer, how does that work ?

 

Roll the fork tube in the bearings to check for straightness. You can also mount a magnetic indicator gage to check run-out if needed/wanted.

 

check

 

I don't have a wheel balancer, but we have an industrial CNC router/milling machine at work. Pretty sure that table is Flat.

if it's not obvious to the eye when the forks are removed/disassembled.


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Upgrade is here!

Now if I can find the time for the install..

Aaaaaaand the pic doesn't show.

It's the YSS rear shock

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Does that work?

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Shock installed.

I think it was harder to get the muffler off than to do the rest of the swap

Electrical panel I took the bolt out and let it dangle.
Angled, moved battery box to access top mounting nut.
Remove LH muffler, chain guard and rearset just to get a grip on that muffler to shake it loose.

I gotta say, nice to have the wheel off the ground when on the center stand.

First ride was a big improvement. Thankfully, since this being the most expensive part Yet including the entire bike

Made me realize now I need to do the front suspension

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Installed a better condition tail fairing panel and adjusted chain slack.

New clutch lever and bushing.. man you could really tell the old ones were wore the Eff Out

Seems the cush drive rubbers in the rear wheel are worn out/shrunken. I've got about 5mm of slop in the sprocket carrier when the rear wheel is held stationary. Might shim em, might order new rubbers

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The rear wheel I removed from one of my RC24's had these little rubber "slips" next to the regular rubber cushes. I'd never seen those before. They really kept everything tight!

Sorry I didn't take a pic but they were thin slips of the same kind of rubber the cushes were and laid up right against each cush side.

 

I would replace them. It will feel so much better and the cost is fairly min. I had to do the Hawk and it was night and day in about 1/2 worth of work and $45.

 

Yeah I was researching and saw people using old innertube material or plastic margarine tubs cut to fit to shim the rubbers.

I'll go ahead and buy new ones. They are still available, and not too expensive. Hopefully bring a better feel to the transmission. There's definitely a rough feeling at the end of clutch engagement

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