87 vfr 700fg rc26

hey all im new too this site but iv had my bike for 4 months now....the guy i got it off of was...well a goober...they took the carbs off and split em apart and broke the gas lines all up....does anyone know were i can find them? i found em on at my local motorsprts shop for 35 a piece?? wow thats crazy and the guy he got it off of had it parked on a encline and it fell over....so i need a left side fairing other then that i traded a ps3 for it?? so i think i made out pretty good didnt have a penny in the ps3 but anyways would love some feed back thanks all ​

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welcome to the world first...... Second Third...what you are looking at replacing is gold, you know what they say about gold... anyway, your probably not gonna find them laying around, they are plastic and REALLY old.. bit the bullet and get them at your shop a 70 dollar investment into what you have is not a bad thing.. body parts are the same way..... you'll just have to keep an eye out on flea bay or order a whole set from a few different sources....one site you will get them rather quickly but you have to do some cutting, the other one you will be waiting for a long time , but all the holes come cut drilled Etc..... check the 1st gen /2nd gen section. there is a sticky on the body panel replacements

 

hmmm very true and i dont know how to post pics on threads if i did i would and thanks for the advice i think ima go get them very soon!!

 

That is negative bueno on the carbs, they are tricky if you are not used to messing with them. Post a pic of what you have when you can.

 

ok will do but iv worked on bikes my hole life but def. will do if dont know whats going on

 

there is a trick to putting these bastards back on as well as taking them off...none involve a big hammer or any kind of hitting...... new insulators will make it a ton easier to put the carbs back on when you are finished with them....
Post up pictures of your way through it anyway , someone might see something different that will help them of visa versa

 

take a pic.. email it to yourself.. save on your computer.. upload it to photobucket.
PB will give you 4 codes for the pic.
click on IMG code. and it will copy the code..
then paste the code on your thread.. and presto.. the pic will show up when you hit post.
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Busted fairings can almost always be fixed-----if you have ALL the bits and pieces.

Plastic welding the proppa way or with a soldering iron or ABS glue..............or duct tape.

You'll need the Honda service manual, no matter how long you've been fiddling with bikes.

 

make sure you read the email i sent you.

 

thanks all and squirrelman thats the thing the guy i got it off of didnt even have the pieces so i got to get a hole left side witch aint no biggie great things take time and gll429 got the email nd sent yu the two pics i had i have to take more tho lol but i have another prob. befor the lines started leakin cuz of the goons riggin i had it runnin cuz when i got it he didnt start it for me but gave me the old "i know it runs" but at any rate my fan didnt kick on....i know it works cuz i hooked the battery charger too it and it kicked right on but i think its the heat sensor in the radiator? im going to take pics today and post em none of my fairings are on tho

 

haha there yu go its got pics now

 

I've got a complete set of carbs for parts only (one of the carb bodies is cracked) and missing the float bowl gaskets. The rest is all good (jets neddles, diaphrams and all tubes) if you're interested. CHEAP.

 

no thanks my carbs are good just got to buy the plastic lines they are such a nusents

 

OMG, I know you're carbs are good..... get the parts you need off mine (ie the plastic lines).

 

ahhh well yu didnt specify there bud how much?

 

Sweet baby jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the PO should be kicked in the sack......

 

indeed. Ya have some winter fixing to do for sure. Good luck on the project.

 

it could be the sensor, the one on my 85 500 was bad and the previous owner just rigged up a toggle switch because the sensors aren't too cheap

 

Right !!

Best thing is the toggle switch as the temp sensors are just as unreliable as the R/R, maybe more.

 

yea no dout they are 50 doller for a little old piece of metal!? thats outragious lol but yes dragon i have a little bit of winter work to do but it will be worth it nd toggle switch huh? hmmm sounds like a good idea i thought og it befor but didnt know if i wanted to try it but yes crusty he needs it repeditly in the sack one right after another