Try to find an alternative second hand shock. The OEM wasn't great in the first place so it's almost certainly past its sell by date by now. In...
Well if you get stuck, there are many good threads on here about this. Making sure the valves clearances are right is really important on the...
Mine is like that too.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-vf500-streetfighter-wbr-rat-bike-/141897433188?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276
You realise you have resurrected a thread from 2009?
The thing is you are not polishing a turd. We are all probably a bit biased on here but the VF500 is a bit of a gem. If you are going to restore a...
If ever a bike needed copious TLC, the VF500 is it. Plenty of high milers in the UK though. They come up on Ebay every so often. They can do high...
Yes my VF500 is in really good condition. It is not my only bike so it doesn't get a huge amount of use. It is my favourite bike by a long way...
I'm impressed. I think when I was considering doing something similar I tried to order a full set of valves and springs from CMSNL. Can't remember...
Thanks for taking the time to write that. I am sure it will be useful to many in the future.
Are you sure CMSNL have the springs? I tried to order some a few years ago and they bounced the order. They did have a few. I went down the spare...
No, pretty sure the rear disc is different.
Zombie thread alert
Don't think they are bullshitting you. Rings for the VF500 are almost certainly unobtainable now (along with many other parts) Your best bet is a...
Those cams are in very good condition. A sign of a well maintained bike. Well done and give yourself a pat on the back. I am guilty of blindly...
Invented in Canada. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives#Robertson You can get them over here still. Quite common really.
I did something similar but I just used chemical metal instead of your steel nut. The way that used to get suggested was the square recess found...
I think there was some overlap in the model years and confusion arsing from how different markets label the model years. If you have the half...
The 84 and 85 are quite different but the 85 and 86 are the same. If your heads are line bored with the rubber half moons then that's an 85/86...
Superficially they might look the same but I suspect they will be quite different in the way they fit. The devil is in the detail with Japanese...
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