After reading a little about the brakes on these bikes looking for pad recommendations, I decided to make sure that the floating pin thingies were...
Thanks for the tip, it took me a second to figure out how it would work but I get it now. Just one question, what keeps the barrel from turning if...
Since we're on the subject, does anyone have photos of the lock for a vf500f solo cowl? I have the cowl but no hardware of any kind. I'm trying to...
Thanks guys, I'm really pleased with how it's turning out. I've ridden it a few miles now and burnt most of the oil off. It still wants to stall...
Rode the bike to the garage where I work today. Literally ran out of fuel rolling into the driveway. Classic. Anyway, I seem to have lost my...
Rode the bike around the neighborhood for a few minutes yesterday. The handling feels great, doesn't seem like I did anything wrong putting the...
I think I have some of these but they are very small, not sure if that's good or bad. I'll try them next time. For now the next problem is that...
The second cable took 3 minutes when I attacked it today. I appreciate the advice, but I put my iron will to it and made it happen :) Some tricks...
Mine has the drain bolt, seems like some don't. Thanks for the tip. It's taken me an hour to get one of these two throttle cables in the correct...
Today I: Changed the oil and filter Cleaned and lubed the throttle/grip Adjusted the chain tension, lubed the chain and torqued the rear axle...
Couple of updates: I drilled the seats for the sprocket lugs in the cush drive. No need to tap the holes further, they were threaded all the way....
Thanks Cap, I'll give that a try. I'm not sure I'll even need to tap the holes further, I'd forgotten that the original holes had a seat for the...
Hey guys, here's a small update since it's been a while. I've been super busy at home and spending as much time surfing on the weekends so things...
Wow, they look awesome. You did a great job getting them clean. Lots of good info here on bench syncing them too, check out Colddevil's thread...
Thanks Cap. The 160 is a Bridgestone Battlax S21 and their website lists the actual width at 164mm, while the new 150 is listed actual width at...
I reckon I will do that. I bet it was taken off by some idiot besides myself and never put back on. I'm glad it stayed in place though! I...
Alright, some progress was made today. Kind of. This is a wordy one. The rear brake situation is good. The original caliper mounted up to the...
Today I got the cush drive chucked up in a friend's small lathe and turned both the sprocket shoulder down to a nice slip fit and the OD down to...
I was going to ask what those were. I can't imagine what the advantage is besides maybe dust control? Anyway, I look forward to seeing this bike...
Wow, that bike looks amazing. What a difference painting the exhaust made. How many hours did it take you to get it off and back on? Did you take...
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