Put a phillips screwdriver on all 8 clamp bands securing carbs to engine and tighten up any that are loose, since an air leak there can cause your...
that guy's sticker says some nasty, ignorant things and i'm sure he's proud of it!! Makes him a prime candidate to be an a**hole in my book!...
maybe them right-wing survivorist bible-thumping anti-evolutionist racist neo-nazi militias have their own Backward Zone!!
Welcome!! Glad you stopped lurking; now stop lurking by the little girls' loo, ya wanker!!:loco:
tach wire MAY be the BLUE/BLACK wire attached to the #1 cylinder spark coil......?
Just how tall is your darlin'?? Rather than struggle with a bike that's too big (especially for a first time rider!) consider finding her a...
Iceland is a beautiful, clean country and letting that old street-wise crack whore in would be a sad day for all. It's ready for the glue factory!
in that case, hotwire fuel pump using jumper wire, drain carbs, close drain screws and wait for pump clicking to stop.........then try starting again.
So use the idle adjustment screw to boost up idle speed when engine is cold, and use it later to lower idle on a hot engine.....that's normal on...
DAN, those switches were not fitted on VFRs until, i think, 1994
I have learned some useful carb tricks from Bernoulli, Eduardo Weber, and Smokey Yunick and test carb fuel flow patterns and float needles using...
Another case where proper use of Honda service manual would have been advised, with expensive engine disaster narrowly avoided!
Use the idle speed adjustment screw on left side (black knob) to reset idle quickly and easily. Some folks (me) use this screw as a cruise...
ARE you getting fat, healthy blue sparks from the plugs?? Can you hear the fuel pump humming??
Not to sound contrary, JD, but iv'e never seen a set of carbs that cannot be properly cleaned, and iv'e seen the WORST!! New jets are cheap....
remove and inspect your sparkplugs, then try again.......... one or more may not be firing. how many miles on them?? Bad plugs could be...
Check for fuel flow by opening all float bowl drain screws (with petcock ON) and looking for adequate flow rate. IF the tank was rusty before...
How many miles on the '83?? Just about anything is good riding if it's free....but this model is far from the best Honda Honda made.
where's your manual, Dan?? It's easiest to remove the outer pad pin covers (straight screwdriver) and loosen the pad pins (5mm allen) while...
the dealer who repaced the battery could have taken an extra 10 minutes to completely test the stator......too bad he didn't!! IN fact, he...
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