I heard the bike's voice. It was very sickly sounding, lots of coughing and squeaky grinding, but at the last effort I heard a glimpse of its...
One question comes to mind; which one is the vacuum hose? Obviously it comes from the petcock, but is it the one which hangs open clamped down the...
wow, that was fast, thank you!
OK, first off I want to thank you all for helping me along the way. I received a "hand-me-down" 1986 vf500f that was just sitting in someone's...
Well, that's in a bit better condition and is a better price than what I've found, but it's not the same as what I have now (there's no screen...
Hi everyone, I've found online some "good" 1986 vf500f side covers (right side and left side) for $35 each. Is this a good price, or does anyone...
I meant Honda doesn't make the part anymore. I'm pretty sure the '86 still is supposed to have this part, as it is pictured in the diagram in the...
Well for what it's worth, I went to Honda direct line's website and found that this 'missing piece' is discontinued for an '86, but they do have...
HAAAAAHAHAHAHAhahahaha! I think I laughed for a full couple minutes afer reading that, Randy!
That, sir, is genious! Thank you very much for the ideas guys!
Ok, that makes sense. Does it have to be the fuel tank? My fuel tank is out of commission for now... Can I use a container hooked up to a tube...
Hi all, I've got my carbs all cleaned out, and put back together, but want to know if they'll hold fuel before I put them back onto the boots &...
DONE! I got it all apart, all cleaned, and all back together. I used one of the better screws for the awkward spot, and re-used the satan screw in...
Squirrelman: Thank you for the advice on removing the little plastic inserts to get access to those screws, I would NEVER have figured that out!...
Good grief, what did I start?!! LOL Thanks everyone, I appreciate the links and advice!
I went to Ace Hardware to get a spark plug removing socket for my 86 vf500f, and was baffled when they asked me "what size spark plug is it?" I...
Now I'm wondering the same as Tinkering... I do have the inspection hole on the clutch side cover, but I thought that was used for aligning...
Hey bro, the lift works real good! Thanks again
my carb cleaning work continues - updated Hello all, I wanted to post an update on my progress; I've run into a few 'speed bumps' or 'brick...
I must say that the description of my cleaning process isn't very accurate; I was very painstakingly detailed in getting ALL the crud out, I...
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