Carbs are back in. And out again. What eejit put the boot clamps on back to front? You do the hokey kokey and you turn around … that's what...
Tell a lie. I just found the carb boots. That makes life easier. Looking at the local ads, pairs of 17" spoked wheels with tyres go for around...
It's a Yamaha, it's a big single, and it's totally off topic for a forum dedicated to Honda V-fours. But "anything goes", right? The story...
Also, I have a cunning plan for the mouldering remains of the XT550. But that's off topic for here.
So, Carbs are fully cleaned, back together, and bench tested. I was afraid for the float needles, but in the end they hold pressure fine. The...
What about carpal tunnel syndrome?
While the carbs are soaking, I've been doing a little reconstructive surgery on the plastics. Acetone + ABS for the win. Also made up some...
Oh, wow, I've never seen that one. Missed out on a training course for following / leading (pedal) bike races a few months back, but that doesn't...
I don't ride courier any more :)
C50, riding around the park when I was about 15. Too many drops to mention. C90, slightly after passing my test, pulled up at the side of the...
A few police-related "incidents" from when I was riding courier in London. Remember, this was in the days before every squid had cameras mounted...
And certainly don't use oven cleaner or other caustic soda based products. They work even better than acid.
Corsica was OK, we were doing the GR20 so at altitude with a bit of breeze - knackering but tolerable. Flew back into Geneva today, 37°C here at...
Cheers. Yeah, she's going back together as fast as possible, but we've been away for a week in Corsica, so not much work done recently. Yeah, my...
Also, here are a crappy photo of the VF without its plastics (with several bicycles behind it, and the tail of the XT) [ATTACH] Some plastics,...
Yeah, in fact you're right. There's a tiny little cutout, you need to be looking at the carbs from juuuuuuuuust the right angle to see it....
Odd, didn't see a cutout of any sort. I did open the butterflies to see if there was a "clear place", it seemed likely, but didn't see anything....
Hello. After a 15 year (!!!) sleep, my VF is waking up to a little TLC. I'd hoped to avoid doing the carbs (although refurbing them doesn't faze...
Hello all. Been lurking here for a while, thought I'd finally join. Been riding since - umm - 1987 or so, started off on a C90, moved on to a...
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