Does your bike--you neglected to state which year and model--start noticeably easier hot or cold ??
Look for the clattering on the wonky cam lobes and/or excessive valve clearances. Also, bad camchain tensioners cause rattles, ands VFs are...
You own a Honda ?? You need a multimeter. And a battery charger.
Bernoulli is responsible !! Read "Weber Carburetors: Tuning and Maintenance" by John Passini. All the wisdom applies to bikes too. There are...
Heck, how you gonna get everything seated properly just by pushing ?? How much pressure can you exert ?? Only your own weight. Once i tried...
I ordered them bitches through my local Honda dealer.
Easiest way to do it is by angling rear boots UP by keeping them half-on /half-off (photo) and starting with getting the left front carb started...
I think you're still going to need an additional connection to + battery post in order to power grips through the relay; they draw lots of current...
With zero clearance there is a chance that valves could have kissed the piston tops while you turned the engine by hand. Not good. Something...
Too much use of starter fluid spray is bad for the engine cuz it strips away lubricating film from cylinder walls, causing scored pistons and...
Get the springs from Honda only !! I was surprized when i needed some for a VTR 250 project that they were easily available and CHEAP ! Make...
If you've bent the forks, you've damaged the headset bearings too, so replace them with OEM, not allballs.
Inspect the rollers for dents and replace the small springs. Be sure to use a dab of blue locktite on the 3 bolts cuz i've seen cases where they...
Might be good to wire them directly from battery + through a fuse, of course, and a switch.
OK, OK, OK Tinki. I now tink you're correct. I've often been accused of being an idiot and admitted to it once in court, but it's never been...
:behindsofa: No problem finding VF 500 parts in junkyards: thousands are resting there. If you can find an real, old school motorcycle shop,...
Most respectfully, i disagree. With a very long needle, for example, you'd need to adjust the float tab to close inlet later at a given float...
i don't believe the very slight difference in fuel inflow would require any change from stock float height setting; however, if the needle is even...
That pretty much summarizes the practical approach to your question. The steel-braided lines make a tremendous improvement and would be the first...
Clarification: Original (1986) size is 2.6 and REPLACEMENTS are 2.4 Set all the floats the same, and ride the bike. If any running problems,...
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