I found one on Bike Bandit but after shipping it would be the same price. With luck someone will come along that did a tail conversion and has...
Parts n More still lists the gasket set for the VF500. -Jake
Then don't buy a 1st gen unless your prepared to deal with the consequences. -Jake
If you're looking for something you don't want to have to work on or source hard to find parts don't buy a 500 (the '86 you posted). That's a...
New Enough has a pretty good assortment of hard and soft tank bags. I have a Nelson-Rigg (highly recommend this brand) tail bag and plan on...
I would buy the one from Wire My Bike as they have a pretty good reputation around here. While you're there you might as well get the VFRness too....
I have a pretty low opinion of PB Blaster. I'd try partially filling the cylinders with Kroil, leave the plugs out and then try spinning it over...
I was looking at these last year too but I talked to a guy I know that had these on his GS1000 and he hated them. Said they cupped in <1000 miles....
Eh, I don't know about the whole TC sucking. Any man (person) that goes out of their way (50 miles is out of the way) to go look at a bike for...
Sorry, no. That was a mistake on my part. As far as I know they are all still bias-ply. Changed my post to reflect that. -Jake
Stability. The thing felt like it was going to fall over when I turned in to a corner. The other problem you'll have is that the tire won't wear...
Stock sizes brother! I've had noting but problems by going to a different (not recommended) size. -Jake
'78 CX500 then an '84 VF500F and now a '98 VFR800. The CX I'm keeping as a project and the VF500 I'm going to sell once I get the carbs sorted...
I know one is good 'cause it's in the motor that I was using last summer before it started floating valves. They other two would be crap shoots as...
Before you buy one off ebay send me a PM. I've got a spare (or three) kicking around in my parts boxes that I'll sell you. -Jake
6th gen and the adjustment nuts for the throttle cables should be at the end of the metal tubes that come out of the housing on your handle bar....
That's pretty typical for the 1st gen VF's but it does sound like you may be a bit lower at idle than you should be. Re: oil pan gaskets. I got...
What about drilling a hole through the end of the pull cable and then using some kind of small clevis you could hook the chain to? Using the same...
Is the cruise control cable long enough that you could solder the two together? -Jake
Idle spec is 1300 +/- 200 RPM. -Jake
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