UPDATE: Today was a good day. We know for sure we got a runner now. I knew it would start since it caught yesterday, but it didn’t run long. Today...
84 vf500 2200 miles 85 vf500 13k miles
FYI from the seller: Portsmouth, New Hampshire. interstate 95 exit 3.... land marks? there's a lot. but Prescott park. the north church in down town.
Your riding season is about over anyhow, right? Now I don't feel bad for having you break out the car for a short ride!
Hurry? There's no hurry at all. If it gets here by next spring, I'm happy. Let me get you the details and let you decide from there, how's that?
I've got a guy who has a used seat to sell, but won't ship it. Only wants cash in hand for some reason. Anyone near portsmouth, NH that wants to...
Man, I'd pay your VFRWorld.com yearly subscription fee if I could get a few good fotos of that rack mounted with the grab handles too.
Only $95 for the Five Star to the States? You order it right from their site? That might be the best I'm gonna do...
Uh oh. Under the Givi 166FZ, it states: "It is not compatible with the factory sidecase holder", which I take to mean "not compatible with OEM...
I checked out the 5 Stars Rack, and downloaded the PDF mounting instructions, and it looks like it mounts in the holes for the grab handles just...
Correct. It does not have any caustic or bad chemicals in it. It's oil-based. You can pour it into the crankcase (and they suggest that as well...
Also today: New clutch fluid (old stuff was...not good. It was low in quantity and had solidified around the cap). New front and rear brake fluid...
Just got off the phone with the folks @ Seafoam. So far, I am right on course. Rep told story of a customer with an old Ducati with the same story...
Get it running (basically only carb work), add it to the stable, and ride the shite out of it, of course!
Yeah, if I was in a hurry I'd go that route for sure. Right now I'm doing it as a kind of test mule to see if it works. Any harm in starting it...
Yeah, I took it all apart and did not see anything at all that would clog it, or the vertical inside-the-tank filter. Thanks for the tip on the...
Yep. Did it with Seafoam earlier. Gonna let it sit for a couple days. I swapped coolant, replaced some rubber lines that were no longer rubber,...
OK. I get it now. I thought by pushing the seafoam thru the fuel line attached to the carbs it would fill the carb, but I'm guessing it won't get...
None that I can see with a flashlight and a dental mirror. And like I said, none in the aux. gas tank I used to drain the old gas yet, though...
Removed the tank yesterday and started draining it. Gas looks like black coffee. The fuel tap on the bottom of the tank now for sure has issues....
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