Thanks guys for the words of encouragement! I just reinstalled the carbs last night. The original rubber manifolds were cracked and hard as a...
After cleaning the carbs and putting them back together, I tried to remove and clean the carb boots. The rubber however was hard and a few of...
I thought I would start my own restoration and build thread. This will be my first attempt at a VF1000R so i'm very new to a lot of this. I may...
Hopit88, I really like the look of your vf1000r with the single-sided swingarm and the inverted forks. I have most of the parts including a 1993...
Thanks thx1138, I'll definitely try this. I have a small oven that I use to dry parts that I have cleaned so I'll try this with the boots when...
thanks for the tip. I will definitely try the heat gun trick. I have used a propane torch in the past for the CB750's. Currently I am...
Nice resto Captain! I'm hoping to get one of these bikes to that stage. I am taking one apart and using the other for reference. Couldn't wait...
Hi Fellas, This is my first post. I joined because I recently acquired a 1985 and 1986 VF1000R in a trade. For the past 2 years I've been...
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