Nice bike, sweet helmet, (I miss my Icon) and cool pics. :thumbsup:
No, the engine is seized: Newb Question
I'm going to pull and open the engine this weekend just to see whats what exactly. I know I need a piston, probably a head, probably at least one...
Pics as she looks today- [img] [img] With my Vulcan- [img] Last years 2 project bikes, after all the work, ready to ride- [img] I...
Mine's not at all creative; I just put some reference to what ever bike group I join in front of my real name. (I know-Yawn.)
You want to steer clear of oil with the "energy conserving" symbol on the bottle, which is found on (pretty much) all 10w30 oils, but only some of...
Maybe a recent ride behind something that was leaking? Was the area you mentioned clean when you bought it and then the oil turned up, or did you...
LOL! And thanks for the link TC.
Oh man, I was on the edge of my seat yelling at the TV when he ran out of gas....I can't even imagine how that would have felt.
I like those 07's and wouldn't mind getting one at some point to sit beside this one I just bought. Do you have kids? Maybe you could swing a...
Welcome Jimmy. I just picked up the same bike, but with a wiped out engine so I can only look at mine for now. LOL. Enjoy the bike and the forum. ;)
Anybody? Just asking for future reference, riding, wrenching, info sharing, and so on...
Batterymart.com is another good place to find batt's.
No, that engine won't work. (Thanks Jamie).
I've just been searching exhaust stuff for my 500 as well, though I'd just like to dump the cat converter off of mine.... Mufflers it looks like...
Just picked up an 85 VF500 with a locked engine. (posted my intro but it seems to have been buried pretty quick) Pulled the plugs and looked...
Another in SE Mich. A newb here, jumping in on an old thread. (is this really all the SE MI riders since this thread was started?)
BTW, I have a weird draw to the 80's bikes, and resurrecting them... Here's my current ride-(just wanted to see what all the V-twin talk was...
(I'll apologize in advance; I'm no good at "pith". :rolleyes: ) Name is Doug, live in SE Michigan, have been riding a few years, and am picking...
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