Carbs and aluminum plate come off as a unit, do not separate carbs from plate. After disconnecting choke and throttle cable, loosen ALL the bands...
Answer to your riddle, there is no "off" hole, you have normal "On" pipe hole (which picks up gas to a higher level), a "Reserve" pipe hole (which...
Found some good pictures, be careful pushing wires through, could damage screens: [IMG][IMG]
I wouldn't power wash the bike, at best use plain water only at a distance. High pressure soap will be driven into places you never find. A...
Inside your tank are two convoluted pipes that feed the fuel tap that could be clogged. I have drained gas by gravity and it should be more than a...
I have put just under 10K miles on mine and can't think of another bike I would rather have. A lot of guys on here are always looking for more...
Don't think so, engines look to be at totally different angles, front two cylinders are almost horizontal on the sabre/magna engine.
I don't know about your year, but I needed an assortment of extensions and swivel adapters to get a good angle on the rear nuts on my '83....
The exhaust gaskets are designed to crush and conform to the angles between the headers and the heads. If the headers have been rattling around,...
Only mystery is that the '83 SM doesn't show orientation, just like the manual doesn't identify the fork tubes for left and right (sliders are...
One of Honda's little mysteries: [IMG] Picture is worth a 1000 words. Uncovered hole is inlet, covered (but not blocked) is return.
According to 8th gen manual, the ABS system starts it's diagnostics at 4 mph, checking the pump motor, then at 10 mph turns off the indicator...
Excellant article in this month's Motorcyclist on the records set by the 86 VFR750: [IMG] [IMG]
Get some heat shrink tubing to insulate your solder joints (remember to slip it over wires first!), don't rely on electrical tape, adhesive get...
Saw a sign once at a construction site: "How come there is never enough time to do the job right, but always enough time to do it over" So is...
Partzilla has OEM seals (and most other rubber parts).
Back in '85 I switched to DOT 5 in my VF750 when I put braded lines on. Fast foward to 2015 when I restored the 83 after sitting for 25 years (...
Where is yours showing heat damage? At the connectors or the wires? I believe the heavier wire just has thicker insulation because it goes through...
Anytime there are signs of heat, it is due to resistance in the connection. Burnish the connectors in the fuse holder and the pins on the fuse....
Try holding camera 180 degrees
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