unless you're a pro wrestler, "pulling" the carbs off their mounts is unlikely. you're right, them bitches stick tight so u need leverage...
check it out!! quite possibly a failure of the starter system DIODE. not sure where it's located on your bike.....read shop manual!...
paint? the black looks shite! but i've seen all red '86s that looked terrific.
starter in an emergency you can always just short across the 2 solenoid terminals, to get it cranking...................using a screwdriver or...
valves...... if they only checked but didn't change any clearances u should have been able to get a way lower price for the operation!
something may be wrong with one of the many F.I. sensors....barometric perhaps. or maybe icing up of the throttle bodies???
Dija?? did u consider that a worn out chain can cause vibrations like ur describing??
burning question can a bad battery ruin a good voltage regulator???????????????????????
other things can contribute to poor fuel mileage, like bad chain, dragging brake pads, low cylinder compression, underinflated tyres, bad quality...
R/r it really has curious minds wondering.......................what the F is causing all this electrical crazyness with R/Rs???
stepping off your '01 onto that O.P.S (figure what that means) you'll feel that you went back about 40 years in technology, and that's NOT a good...
carb problem?? what do your sparkplugs look like?? dark or light black?? check for dirty air filter (you surely have lots of dusty roads there),...
uneven where?? try lubricating the "slider pins" ( i call them) which allow the caliper to move sideways a small amount, thus bringing both pads...
choke cable if it moves too easily (without any drag), you most likely have a broken cable. this is an unusual problem, likely caused by...
charging monitor harbor freight sells a cheap led meter (about $4) which can be easily connected to bike's battery and will indicate rate of...
how many miles on those plugs?? anything over 10,000 might be too much. if it's flooded, waiting an hour should help, and try re-charging your...
don't think you'll EVER match the factory original...might come close, but never a match with that exact brown/gold wrinkle finish, unless someone...
rotor try dennis kirk catalog.....they sell aftermarket rotors for '86-'87 VFR, half the honda price....
pulse generator?? sounds like it to me; i had same problem once. try buying from junkyard....units from Honda sabre/ magna should work too...
yaaaaah, folks, it's me, SQUIRRELMAN, new to this group but VFR enthusiast since 1990, when i started with my first of about 8 '86 R/W/B VFRs!!!...
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