I put some fresh 93 in there and it runs good now. Looks like I need a front brake switch, then adjust the valves.
86 500 been parked for almost 8 years...hope to get back on the road in a month or two. Be safe everyone.
I'm going to pull the carbs again next week, re-clean them, and see if she fires. Be safe everyone.
Creaky, I may need a rear caliper bracket...
Try siriusconinc.com, they have just recently packed a kit for the 500s.
Wow that is looking good.
How is the fuel tank?
They look like earlier than '86...my '86 rims are all black.
Sweet for sure...Good Ol' Days, no doubt.
Many thanks...I will try it this weekend, and let you know. Take care.
Rollin, I'll check the tank & filter. '86, no pump. Spark at all 4. I also checked for vacuum leaks. Bike was running fine one day, sat for a week...
Well, with the weather cooling off, I have decided not to tag the bike until Spring. In the meanwhile, first thing to do is a valve service....
Beautiful!
Thanks for the reminder, invisible. Poor maintenance is precisely why I am on my second engine, so I learned the hard way. As a favor, would you...
Oh yeah, totally stock. For a 500, that little bike is a wheelie monster...the balance point is kind of high, really stands up tall. Not a power...
Well, it was no serious jumping, just this one bridge on the way to work that had a nasty way of icing up early, as bridges do. But if you hit it...
Hello everyone, this a thread I am starting about my old '86 VF500F. This bike I bought when it was new, and I have somehow managed to hold on...
Yeah brother, I think that's what did her in. PS: Long straight road, PLUS it was about 12 degrees Fahrenheit, and that bike always loved the...
Honda looked at the other valve stems, and as I recall there was some "mushrooming" on at least one other, which showed the fact that I had not...
I will have to check but I did the same thing, and was not happy with the change. Going back to a smaller one next year. EDIT: I checked the...
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