found it. it's a spacer used in the gearshift mechanism, sits on a 6mm stud and when i flipped the cases over it slid off. main bearings look...
split the cases to check main bearing and replace clutch rod seal. Now I have a part I am trying to hunt location for. when I had cases in...
are the rod part numbers specific to the 250 or did they use vf500 parts like with the valve components? Have you tracked down anyone that has any...
looking through all your parts pics and barely a mention of your shop "mascot". hmmm.... any testosterone left in us old farts or has it come to...
Oil pickup and pump coming out today. Next stop , case bolts. So I have done plenty of single cylinder two stroke rebuilds for my race bikes,...
UPS got here early so it feels like Christmas in August. Here is what a cam and follower look like after weld/regrind. Cases are ready to split,...
curious to know if people on here watch the activity over on FB(sorry for mentioning the devil) I recognize a few people from here over there but...
did Honda use one of those nuts with 4 notches cut out? Just pulled my VF500 clutch and a normal socket was enough. CL125s used one of those nuts...
My 500 is on the bench now . cams out, followers next. If it turns out to be a bearing i'll be curious if you find a source. My head gasket...
the cams do not need to be knackered for the failure to occur on the followers. You will not see the wear divot while the cam is in place. Try...
be ready for an oil bath if you do that
Unfortunately you chose a bike which most parts are unavailable. Likely the oil pump was fine but these bikes suffered cam/follower failures due...
thanks for the detailed pics with measurements. I'm going to go ahead and mod the set I have just cause I have access to mill and got a piece of...
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