84 vf500 f2

Alright guys I'm new to this site. I've just bought my first bike project a 84 vf 500 f2 in a bit of a mess it's been off the road since 2007 and I'm thinking what to do to it if I should make in it to a street fighter or restore it to original state any ideas would be great

 

Don't do/spend anything until you have taken off the cam covers and had a good look at the valve gear.

 

I agree with Jeremy and would add that even if the valve gear passes inspection I would also do a compression test before proceeding. If it has good compression on all 4 cylinders it will probably run OK after a carb disasembly and cleaning. Get a Factory Service Manual and search here for tons of info on getting non running 500s back on the road. I bought a non-running 500 that was "running fine when I parked it" and had to do a lot to get it going, but they are fun bikes to ride so it was worth it. Good Luck!

 

The engine is sound it's only done 18k it's just body work needs sorting not sure what to do with it

 

The person I bought off it was his mates dad who sadly passed away and it was left in his barn for years it starts first time seems to run fine are the parts cheap for it or not I got to get new plastics and a new tyre

 

Sounds good then.
IMO VFs (and water cooled bikes in general) don't make good street fighter candidates. Too many hoses/thermostat housings/radiators etc etc.
There are still plenty of VF500s about in the UK, and parts and whole bikes often come up on Ebay. New parts are a different story and there isn't too much avaialble these days. It is a great bike to own and ride though.

 

Ok cheers I will keep it original then

 

Don't flog it, mate. 500s don't like too many of revs up top.

 

I'm not going to flog it just want to restore it for my self I'm into classic bikes

 

Gap, I'm a VF nut in Birkenhead. Let's meet up and swap notes. I have a 400, a couple of 500s and a 750. All 1980s. Of course!

 

Sorry Gaz. Auto correct!!!

 

Flog in the UK and Ireland means to sell by the way. But I think we get your drift.

 

Sure Paul bikes all stripped down I'm in the middle of getting rid of the rust on the frame ready for painting

 

get creative with it and put rc30 fairings on it

 

Rc30 fairings won't I have to chane the light where can I get a twin lamp from

 

get creative. maybe a yamaha warrior 4 wheeler or fzr? ebay is your friend

 

Will look into it

 

Would the rc30 fairing fit or will I need to modify it

 

This is kinda the ideas I have for the bike but not sure what one to go with