Does anyone know how part 13 fits around the rest of the shift mechanism? I found out the hard way it won't shift without it! I looked in my FSM and the clymers and it doesn't show clearly how it assembled with the rest of the parts. 1984 Honda Motorcycle Parts for VF500F INTERCEPTOR, Control & Brake - GEARSHIFT - DRUM
That shift drum is a bastard to work with. It's been a while since I did this, I'll have to look at one of my spare engines to see if I can tell. I'll let you know if I find anything.
One of the guys from the yahoo group fixed me up. I'm back up and running! The shift mechanism is one of the dumbest most needlessly complicated device I've ever seen. They even have a special section dedicated to the "technology" in the back of the FSM!