History/Chronology of the VF/VFR Series

+1 on the above. Well noted Tink.

 

If you decide to go ahead with this project. Then like Tink says the carbs will need going over. Not only keep the plenum on but be aware that there are springs between each carb and also their throttle arms. They are easily lost when removing or replacing carbs.

If you want your carbs rebuilt properly you can contact myself or Squirrelman to do them. I've had my 83 since 84 and have rebuilt,from original crash at 4k miles, and know pretty much what it needs for regular maintenance and repair.

Don't be scared yet about doing this as far as cost. You'll need a lot of little things like brake caliper boots and seals. They are still available and not bad in price. A lot of other stuff most likely can be found on ebay/craigslist.

 

Thanks for the assist guys, I appreciate it. Funny, I turned up that cam picture and read that post doing a search late last nite. I've been doing a few searches and have gotten a pretty good idea of the gen 1's shortcomings, so I know what I'm getting myself into. Tink, I do have reasonable skills and experience to handle this one, I'm especially hard headed and looooong on patience (ask my wife) and nothing intimidates me so far... My last 2 projects were an 88 Hawk GT and a 78 Yamaha Triple, both neglected non-runners. Neither were quite this rough, but I was able to resurrect them, ride 'em for a season or two and sell them each for double the money. What I don't have is a really deep wallet, so I CANNOT get carried away spending money on non-essential stuff - so your point is well taken, thanks! I'm not looking to perform a 100 point restoration (yet), I just want something cool and unique to ride. If the bike proves to be mechanically stout enough I may consider putting the bucks into cosmetics further down the road.
So, thanks again for all the advice. If you don't mind putting up with some noob questions for the next couple of weeks, I hope to eventually become a contributor here, and not just another pain in the ass that nobody wants to hear from. The passion most of y'all have for these bikes is evident, and it's the biggest reason I signed up for membership a couple of weeks ago. I've been to plenty of forums in my life where I had to wear my Nomex full time to survive all the flame wars. VFRW is definately not that kind of place.
So I guess I'll start a thread in the Gen 1 and 2 section and document the resurrection. And yes, I'll make sure to include lots of pics!!!

Butch

 

Agreed.

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