of course it fits, it's what I'm running...an 86 engine in an 84 bike. The heads and valve covers are wider so it's a tighter fit, getting the...
That he is but he says he just plans on using the bike for one single race after all that work! He kept the old valve springs and most of the old...
...well, it might possibly be that this won't be the first (nor last) time somebody comes in with big plans and enthusiasm and is never heard from...
Welcome, congrats and condolences... I've earned my opinions both positive and negative because I've had mine since 1984 and I'll be happy to...
Good job Bro getting the bike up and running. At this point most of these are somewhat "Frankensteined" together. I'm running an 86 engine in my...
I agree with Squirrelman, some of your battery issues and subsequent running issues could be a bad voltage regulator. Pick up a used one or...
I was doing about 90 when my valve dropped... so I know, I know. Anyway, we all know this stuff gets super frustrating but have you tried...
Hey Surf, I don't know if you mentioned how many miles are on it but super tight valves could be causing issues for you, i.e. low compression....
That's all solid reasoning/speculation. Probably many more were sold in the US compared to Europe but I don't have any data in that regard. It...
Maybe someday, there'll be a practical, viable electric conversion or something like that. I've only seen a couple of different engines fitted...
With the radiator removed, I actually think the front exhaust are the easiest but that's just me. It'll be something I'll keep an eye on with my...
If nobody else, I thought you might find this a bit interesting. I was looking closely at one of my 86 spare heads from an engine I think had...
Hey VF500F fans (if there are any left). My idea for new VALVE springs for my old, low mileage 84 engine worked well...but for only about 1500...
You'd probably find that any valves showing markings will not slip past the guides if you tried to remove them from the heads, i.e. you'd have to...
Only one valve on your 37k engine looks that way? I guess maybe it just goes to show you, the damage to valve tips starts happening very early...
that sounds pretty bad, did anyone pull both valve covers to see if maybe one or more of your valve adjuster screws came off? It happens....
the lift for the 86 cams is slightly less than the 84/85 and since the exhaust valves are the same for both, I figured it would work ok not...
Yes sir! Indeed confirmed. I have installed ALL brand new vtr250/MC20 SPADA valves in my 86 engine and to top it off I'm running my still new...
A complete set of modern springs with retainers, seats and keepers runs about $800 but what I got didn't fit so I returned them. The guy at RD...
when I rebuilt the 84 engine, I took out the valves that had any marks at all. I just kept the ones with the perfect, new looking tips. I guess...
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