carbs!

Does anyone have a line on a set of carbs for 86 vf500f?
my carbs are shot after I let a friend work on mine.

 

There's always fleabay:

HONDA VF500F INTERCEPTOR 500 CARB CARBURETOR SET OEM: eBay Motors (item 200460854947 end time Jul-11-10 16:07:44 PDT)

What did he do to wreck them so bad that nobody can rebuild them?

 

the linkage was wrecked and is missing 2 connecting screws and a spring; the mechanic who looked at it was surprised the bike ran after it was "worked" on.
The carbs were taken completely apart and not put back together properly
It was also missing 2 o-rings and the throttle cables were loose.
This is my 1st bike and it ran well for me, I just can't wait to see its full potential

 

I'm gonna get ahold of them monday. my new mechanic was tellin me that this bike is gonna move alot quicker than before( since the carbs were all messed up), he was surprised the bike even ran at all.

 

does anyone know for certain if an 84 or 85 carb will mount and fit on an 86 so my bike will run?
my 86 vf500f is in dire need of help and all I can find are 84 and 85s

 

I'm feelin pretty good about myself then! I pulled mine apart (before I found out about this website) to clean them. In the end, I found that I had to anyway, since they had been apart before, and some of the connector tubes weren't put back right anyway. It was a chore getting it all right again, but I did it! I do have to admit that I know a thing or 2 about this sort of stuff, I work on cars for a living, and part of that is rebuilding automatic transmissions.

 

I made the same mistake. I removed the base before the carbs. Lucky I only lost two springs and didn't crack a tube. Smith and Edwards, north of Ogden, had springs that I made work. Whoever messed with the carbs before me lost the fuel inlet tube. The winner had the fuel hose connected to the balance tube. Again, lucky Honda still carried it.
Bike has been a BIG learning experience!

 

It's not NEARLY as bad as one might think! But, I'll back down on the off-topic stuff

 

I still can't find a set of 86 carbs, anyone out there know if an 84 or an 85 will work? It seems I can find plenty of those.

 

You would probably need the 84-85 insulators (carb boots) due to the larger size. The carbs are hard enough to get on without undersized insulators!

Yes, they will work. In fact, it is probably the most popular hop-up for an 86. The larger size increases performance in the upper mid to top end. Lot's of people have done it, including members here.

My 84-85-86 hybrid has 86 carbs on it. I have a couple of 84-85 carbs that I am going to rebuild and swap, but that won't be until later in the summer. It looks like there will be a market for my 86 carbs when I am done with them!

Good luck

 

Do not throw away those carbs!!! They CAN be put together properly!!

REPEAT DO NOT THROW THEM AWAY.