I'll weigh in again. I bought my 500 for $1K, as seen in the pic, spent another $225 for tires, a carb gasket kit and a clutch slave kit and it...
That Nighthawk is NIIICE! The Nighthawk I believe is just about the best example of the UJM. About the VF..........My personal opinion is that a...
All this explains perfectly why the wife says I act 30 years younger after a weekend dirt bike outing.
I've had pretty good luck with left hand drill bits. Most of the time, at some point during the drilling, the screw will back out. If it doesn't,...
Four of the original screws that attach the windscreen to the cowl on my VF500F have been lost and replaced with standard machine screws. Does...
4800 mile round trip. With 3 buddys on American made bikes, from home to Indianapolis, St. Joseph MO, Salina KS, Dodge City, Durango, up the MDH,...
Good advice! I procured a factory manual on EBay, it is far superior to the Clymer manual.
Hi Sean, welcome to the forum. Check in on the 1st gen forum, the regulars there have a ton of info on the VF500F, they have helped me a great...
I certainly don't plan on dropping my VF500F, but in case it does happen, I would like to have frame sliders installed. Anyone know a source for them?
Remove the R & L side covers. Unlock the helmet holder. There are two lock levers located a little past halfway back from the front of the seat...
Got all the way up to 28F here this aft. Thoughts of riding vaporized after about 30 minutes in the garage with spanners and screwdrivers slipping...
The hair dryer method worked great to remove the crapload of stickers that the PO had put on my VF. Terrycloth works pretty good with the WD 40 on...
Here's a link to the page 1985 Honda VF500F INTERCEPTOR OEM Parts, 1985 Honda VF500F INTERCEPTOR OEM Motorcycle Parts - BikeBandit.com
I searched my Honda service manual covering '84 thrugh '86 models and found nothing referring to the size or torque value for the oil pan bolts....
OOPS.......... My newbness is showing. :ohwell:
Quickie load test, have the battery charged up. Connect a voltmeter to the battery terminals, move the run switch to off and hit the starter...
Thank you for the addition to my lexicon of technical terms.
Kudos to you sir. Good friends are among the greatest treasures in life.
I've been following these threads that refer to top end oiling issues. Has anyone actually run a VF500F engine with the valve covers off to...
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