What a great looking bike. Always loved yours. Enjoy.
Cooling system o-rings all replaced. Rebuilt carbs re-installed. [IMG] Need to button up the intake system. Next the calipers will get...
MY 83 VIN 2418 was built 1/83 GVWR 910 lbs GAWR F 345 lbs GAWR R 570 lbs lower right on the 83 is MB2-670 lower right on my 84 is MB2-770
Got some shit done before going to dinner last night. Carbs rebuilt, documented and bench synched. Drilled one size up on the pilots and shimmed...
Line bored heads, no semicircles. [IMG]
And here is the 84 1000R, not line bored. [IMG]
Sure looks like a line bored VF1000R to me. [IMG] [IMG]
1986 VF500F
No half moons in 1984 R valve covers should mean it is not line bored and similar dimensions to the 84 VF1000F head.
Not minor. Shock was redesigned and a different length. Additionally another component of the suspension was redesigned as well to compensate...
I will consider myself corrected then. But I remember something about the heads on the 84 being smaller (and therefor easier to use for a swap in...
BiKenG, how far back are you going in the archives? It was 1984 only. Not imported to the U.S. [IMG] Chain driven cams and I don't think the...
Sorry, wasn't trying to be that harsh, just succinct. Actually something had to happen after 87 too. The bike went from 18"/16" wheel combo to...
Don't be surprised. Be corrected. It is so.
And, by the way, the 86 FG and the 87 FH are different shocks. 87 is 10mm longer and has a slightly different design. They did some valving...
ZOMBIE THREAD ALERT!
Everything is looking really good. Except for that rad install obviously. Some people can't even afford to pay attention. Guess they were kinda...
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