i have 87 vf500 can someone recommend what brand to use for tune up. like what oil(synthetic or not), spark plugs and wires, any and all fluid the bike takes. like hydralic clutch and radiator. any help would be appreciated i will be doing a service on the bike soon.:thumbsup:
You'll get all kinds of recommendations. There are various mfg's that make a quality product you can use. Most of those are personal preference of the bike owner. That being said. How much do you want to spend and do you want high zoot, med or just get by with everyday parts. For sparkplugs go here: Spark plug, Spark plug wire, spark plug gap, spark plug cross reference and ignition wires at Sparkplugs.com Here's a link to a very good plug for your bike. Sparkplugs.com - Application Search Results I've used the platinum in my 750 for over 20yrs without one bad incident. Used them in our endurance race bikes. Nice plugs for the Honda's. Site is great for learning anything about plugs. Poke around it. Oil a good top grade MOTORCYCLE oil. NO automotive oils. Been using Golden Spectral blend since new. Any good motorcycle syn or blend will do. Again how much do you want to spend? Wires are easy. Make your own. Your plug wire ends screw off and can be reused. Buy some 7mm wire about 4' and make one at a time. You might want to add or take off a little wire for a better fit. So do them on the bike vs copying the old ones. You don't need strippers just a straight cut end. Brake MC, clutch MC and slave cylinder use DOT4 brake fluid. Do not use DOT5 fluid. Syphon the MCs and pour in new fluid. Then bleed until you get clean fluid at the bleeder valve. Inspect and grease brakes. Yes that's right grease the pins that the calipers slide on. They do seize up then no brakes. Fork oil. Depends on how you ride. Just cruising around to out right racing. Find out what weight your bike came stock with. That's a good start. Depending on parts in the fork legs. Stock vs modified will help in your choice. Nothing over 15w and less than 10w work good on most street bikes. A good fork oil for motorcycles. Just do a drain & pump then refill, unless the seals are leaking. Then it's a take apart time. Chain. NO WD40!! WTF I've read guys using this.?? There's chain wax (I've never used) and good penetrating spray grease like Suzuki chain lub with S-Moly works very good. Cooling system. Most will tell you distilled water (a must) and 50/50 glycol anti-freeze is standard. BUT there are other considerations if your picky. There's only two reasons for glycol, 1. it raises the boiling point some and 2. it doesn't freeze in the winter like plain water does. It also holds more heat in the cooling system. Plain water with added rust inhibitors(for alum) and you should run a little cooler. There are products like Water Wetter which makes the heat transference to the water more MAY run a little cooler yet. NEVER use a WW type aditive with glycol anti-freeze. The extra heat that is drawn out by the WW is held in the glycol. Catch 22 scenario. A good stock Honda paper filter. No K&N unless you want to rejet the carbs and adjust and syn and dick around more.....but that's fun too. Battery use distilled water only. That's about all I can think off for now. Enjoy.
I take under the chainwax Hey I have used the chain wax on my dirt bike as my street bike and it is great no dirt sticking to the chain Best regards Gunnar
hey man thanks for takin the time to write all that. very very helpful. thanks again a million.:biggrin:
