is the choke working ??
one or two tubes are vents from the float bowls and must not be capped.
It's OK then.
look in your manual for the fuel pump relay BYPASS procedure. pump relays fail more often than pumps themselves.
Very, very hard to find. Someday, i intend to reproduce them in fiberglass, yes ! :rolleyes:
for the sake of appearance and cooling you need to get a small knife blade or similar tool and straighten the bent fins on the oil cooler. takes...
Alot of those places are really hard to pronounce, eh, mate ? and spell !!
Found this site today: https://www.highpowermedia.com/RET-Monitor/tag/bearings alot to learn and very scientific !
trying to resurrect a worn out engine may be more expensive than finding another bike. lots of parts would need replacing, most NLA. IF your...
headlight problem is most likely within the START pushbutton contacts as power goes through there. have you removed valve covers and inspected...
the box cover the on my bike has all fuses labeled . on the small cover underside.
WELCOME ! :Bravo: nice one :Music: let us know how you like it.
jumping tach suggests a bad electrical connection to the coil that drives it or a bad ground. check the battery voltage and charging system...
fuses on gen4 bikes are located just in front of and to the side of the rh fork lower triple clamp. remove one screw holding the cover cover,...
"Zippy, post: 587021, member: 36275"]I should of had a mechanic check the bike out before i bought. surely you don't need a mechanic to spot blue...
might be time for a compression test. you're sure the oil isn't over-filled ? no FI codes ?
go ahead and be our testpilot, but that looks like cheap Chinese crap. failure-critical part replacements should not be lower than OEM standards.
recent local CL : https://buffalo.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1984-honda-vf1000f-interceptor/6606837268.html asking...
Stay off the freeways, slow can be dangerous ! :(
how many miles on the bike ?? you need to check for engine case stampings that tell the bearing color codes for that engine--if you have them. if...
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