Kudos on yet another epic VF500 revival project. So jealous of your full lowers, lusted mightily after the Lockhart full lower set forever, but...
Very infrequent visitor over the years, but knee surgery last week has left me with even more time on my hands and found myself going back down VF...
Bought a set from this place probably 20 years ago Black Widow Sportbike Stands Set of 2 - $79.99 - Kit #2, under $100 shipped for both stands....
If I get a few spare moments I'll dig through my stash of 1980s motorcycle magazines and old Road Racing World stuff, pretty sure I've got a few...
For basic use, many riding friends have had good luck with the Harbor Freight stands and I've used a set from Black Widow Sportbike Stands Set of...
Nice, think I saw that ad...always have to chuckle when I read "rare, limited, it's worth X, etc" very very few people actually were born or even...
Congrats, still trying to track down my original '86 VF-500F....bought her new, shoulda never sold it.... BTW, might want to at least put the...
Guudenteighten.... Quality 1/4" drive ratchet or my trusty Snap-On mini 3/8" drive serve me well for detail work like adjusting valves. The...
Well they are lock nuts after all....just saying! Best advice is to put new ones on there as you probably have no idea how many times they've...
Nice find indeed. Friend of a friend? How'd you hear about it? I've tried many home brews, electrolysis, and commercial brand tank cleaners....
Doubtful I'll ever be in Seattle to see it first hand, but she's a fine example none the less. Kudos again. You are correct, the early HRC...
I would think that a couple major likely to sell items fairly easily would be the Yosh exhaust, rear seat cowl, seats, and maybe some of the...
You running same oil for 5 years straight? You putting 8k miles on before oil changes? You running max RPM from startup? I don't work for HRC...
Grey- the weight issue popped to mind because I remember back in circa 1989 being at a local track and a fellow budget racer had a sweet RZ-350...
Did you get the R1 cans cheap or free? Just seem a bit big overall, but noice job with the rework.
Very nice indeed. Good friend and Honda mechanic from the '70s & 80s has his original '86 VFR-750 still (seldom ridden, all stock) plus another...
Holy custom batman!!!!! SCHWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kudos indeed! You've not only accomplished your goal, but also completed a functional and good looking project too- something that doesn't always...
Shoot, I barely have enough patience to let resin harden after adding 10x the recommended amount of hardener! That's probably the part that I...
That's what I thought too, but it's been so darn long ago that I could say for sure myself. Haven't seen it in person, pic does look clean, but...
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