Jamie's advice worked for my '84 VF500F beautifully -- but it got even better after the fuel valve mod here: Daugherty Motorsports - Tank Valve...
These are notoriously cold-blooded machines. I too put my VF on a battery charger after a cold ride, because I know how much cranking it took to...
Valve noise is a great point. Instaggib, is the hot engine making a metallic slapping noise at idle? If so, why not take a look at the valves?...
I listened but couldn't hear anything troubling, except she's idling slightly slow for a hot engine. That adjustment I'd made by hand with the...
Because the VF is wicked awesome, squirrelman. And it sounds amazing. But seriously, thanks for the advice on the GSXR fork/frame. It felt and...
I love my pretty-well-sorted '84 VF500 w/ 28k miles (converted to gravity feed and J Daugherty's fuel valve mod, which helped a lot). But I have a...
Nice ride! There's a great vintage rally on Vashon Island not too far from you in late summer -- maybe I'll see her there!
Removing the fuel valve diaphragms did wonders today: Daugherty Motorsports - Tank Valve Petcock Modification
You know what helped even more? Removing the old fuel pump/filter and about a foot of tubing. Put in a regular cheapo fuel filter. Seems much...
Update: the more I ride it with Sea Foam, the smoother it gets. It's night and day from the 5900 rpm highway stumble/lurch from when I first...
Always lusted after a 1st gen Interceptor. This was a garage find from Rainier via Estacada, Oregon. 28,000 miles, fresh valve adjust, carb...
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