"I did notice the red cable on top of the solenoid when pulled off was kinda melted." you sure this isn't shorted out in side the plug. Cuz...
I suspect the switch was smoking because of excess resistance (or melted connectors) somewhere else, not allowing the power to get to the starter....
Yikes
You can run some jumper cables from your car battery (not running) to verify first.
Your battery is possibly bad. 86 VFRs really like fresh batteries to start. They will turn over but not fire on a failing battery. And that...
Sweet! Good job.
Holy shit. The heads look sick. Godamn, that is a fuckin sweet motor.
Thanks man. I'm so beat from painting. Felt so good to do something bike related. Appreciate it.
Been painting the house, so bike projects (and rides!) have been few and far in between. But I did get these done. Before: [ATTACH] After:...
Go at least K&L quality on the kit. Honda OEM is best. Buy the cheap kit and experience our wrath. Good luck!
I wouldn't be pulling apart my clutch pack until I was 100% sure my master was working properly. It sure seems like yours is not. As Terry...
Sounds like your bleed hole (or both small holes) in the Clutch Master might be plugged, or the M/C needs a rebuild. It's the TINY hole under the...
Unplug the ignition and jump the red and red/black wires on the harness side, essentially "hot-wiring" the bike, and eliminating the ignition as a...
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Cool! Looks great.
It is a breather hose, not a fuel line. The fuel line is right below going to the side of the carbs. You may be able to replace that with...
Do you know approx miles? Interested in: Water pump Starter
A little project that I've been wanting to do, but putting it off: Eliminating the passenger pegs. I bought a couple off of eBay to hack. Here's...
"2200 MN" In the listing title
Any "VF" should have a shock in it's future. Plus, your shop door needs a stop.
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