That graphic is awesome! I have not contacted them, I literally stumbled across them last night, late. I was looking through some ebay stuff...
I just found another company that might be a good source to contact about valves and springs. It's called Kibblewhite mfg. Website here:...
Bike is running right again. I started with a compression test, and the front 2 cylinders were at 0. I pulled the front valve cover and found I...
I never did hear back from them, and I'm not at a point to commit the $$$ to buying them right now, so I just kinda left that one hanging for now....
That's how I will be handling it. I need to also get the seals for the coolant tubes, the o-rings for the heads, and the irregular shaped seals...
I'd say that if the OE part number is the same that it should be fine.
Latest update on my VF500. I haven't been very motivated until recently, so that bike has been sitting for quite a while. I swapped valves from...
I was looking to buy about $17 in coolant tube o-rings from them, but decided not to go through with it when I saw almost $18 for shipping! AND,...
I use other "non approved" methods to remove the flywheel, but now that I know about the axle trick, I might have to use that now!
I kept wondering what you guys were talking about with the "Y" and all, then I remembered the 86 has 2 inlets on the carbs. I wonder how much of...
For the head gasket set, I went here: https://www.partsnmore.com/motorcycle-gasket_sets.php?make=honda&category=gasket_set For valve springs, I...
Brining this thread back to life with a question. After a few months of piddling, and hesitating, I'm finally putting my 500 back together. A...
Mine chatters a little bit. It concerned me at first, but never got any worse. I'll have to see what it's like after I get the bike back up and...
Once in a while on my Ninja, I'll hit the starter button to have nothing happen, and forget that I hit the kill switch. It won't even crank on...
I think it would be a good idea to look at the valve tips while he's in there. A few on my bike were destroyed, and several were close behind....
It's not NEARLY as bad as one might think! But, I'll back down on the off-topic stuff :D
I'm feelin pretty good about myself then! I pulled mine apart (before I found out about this website) to clean them. In the end, I found that I...
I'm thinking about it, I just don't have the extra $$$ to throw down for it right now. If I KNEW I could turn around the purchase price in parts...
I forgot about this today when I was at work, which is where I have my bike. I'll try to remember to take my camera, or at least use my phone to...
Ugh. I didn't look at this thread until I got home. I can't look until tomorrow, unless I have a reason to go back down to work... Nah,...
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