If the engine isn't turning and the rear wheel isn't turning, often gear engagement dogs don't line up, so you can't get a gear, and it's normal....
Get another problematical engine ??? Any engine you might get is also failure-prone. Just get a different bike, Bunkie, or face recurrent...
K&L Supply makes a set of 4 gaskets part # 18-2675 for about $30.
How many miles ?? May not be a problem with clutch; it's time to replace clutch only when it starts to slip. Most clutch noises (rattles)...
Test battery, starter motor and starter switch by jumping the 2 large terminals on top of the starter switch. Results ??
There are at least 2 ground connections you need to check/clean: where large black negative wire from battery attaches to chassis and where...
Your bike does not need more than 2-3 minutes warmup time, and in a cool climate may never reach even 1/2 way unless riding in stop-and-go...
how about a photo ?? i'm not aware of ANY allen heads on the brake caliper except the pad pins.
I go with clutch problem. Try pushing bike in any gear while you're squeezing clutch lever. How much resistance do you feel ??? A dragging...
Shock is no good. No damping, jus wo out.
Useful reply, Aux !! WELCOME to the madhouse. :welcome:
Salvage yards have more VF500s than there are running about on urban roads or country lanes, so look there.
Nothing you stated suggests that your brake master cylinder needs rebuilding, but air trapped in the lines will do what you say, and MAY only need...
CLarification: Unplug the one wire going to thermoswitch on radiator, and touch that wire to a ground point to check if your fan motor gets...
wouldn't make much sense to replace with stock shock from any other bike since stock shoks are not the best......especially with loads of miles.
Try using the throttle or idle speed screw on warmup and try to dial back the choke as much as you can as soon as you can. Too much choke for...
No, Matt. I'd advize going to the plug connector on the pump relay and using a u-shaped bit of paperclip wire forced in to connect black and...
The turn signal filament is noticably much brighter than lower wattage (not lower voltage !!) running light.
Some jetkits use their own propriatary jets which can match the number on the stock jets but have different hole sizes. Dynojet is one.
Spark timing is built into the CDI box and cannot go wrong. Could there be a fault with the VTEC cam timing ??
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