After a few months doing other stuff I am back working on this 84/85 500F bike. The original engine is out and a very low mileage UK spec 86...
It's the obvious question, but is the rest of the bike OK? Before you put time and effort into it. The engine runs?
The VF500 will boil its coolant with no trouble at all even with a working fan if you let it idle for too long. A simple wire to short the fan...
A much better bet would be a early VFR700/750 engine. Must have been tried before.
OK, that looks terminal. Before you start spending money on this please be aware getting parts for these bikes is very difficult and expensive....
Your picture hosting site isn't working for me. Maybe others too are affected. You can upload pictures I think.
Not in California. Might be a good idea to start a new thread if you are going to ask about your bike. Your carbs are going to need attention....
If I were you I would just try to get a VF1000RG that came in that livery. Probably end up costing you less. Although if you are in it for the...
Californian model with the carbon canister. Never seen that before.
You will have to be lucky. VF500 petrol tanks in good condition are extremely hard to find. This time last year I stupidly bashed my tank badly,...
I have a second hand version of the LASER but my end can is chromed steel. It's a very unimpressive exhaust. I never fitted it as it was so badly...
I have bought one of the cheap Chinese fan switches. It is supposed to come on at 65degC. We will see...
Look at this thread. https://vfrworld.com/threads/vf500f-vs-vf500c-fan-switch.32601/ If you ever try it, please post back the results. Here is...
Yes, that is about normal. The engine is known to run hot. Not much you can do about it. There are some coolants that claim to reduce engine temps...
Just as a final concluding update on my noisy 84 VF500F engine. I finally managed to get some time to work on it. I used the big end bearing...
Don't think you can get the white stripe. I bashed my tank and got it repaired (at huge expense as they are so rare). The guy that did it told me...
A picture is worth a thousand etc etc etc https://goo.gl/photos/aB9cyHRqtLpNDPaQ9
I think that was asked before and somebody worked it out. I expect it's a number in the low five figures but that is just a guess. It only had a...
And another unmolested example pops out of a wardrobe. One wonders just how many there are. Good luck with it. The VF500 is a very fine motorcycle.
Yes. I think this was covered before(what hasn't been?) and the consensus was swapping the petcocks is not worth the trouble. So you will need to...
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