Please let me know if you need any info or advice fixing your carb setup. One thing i've noticed is that the Keyster needles seem just a...
PHOTOS please !
It would be real easy to come up with a set of great-looking pipes that don't work well on your engine, bad scavanging, low gas speeds, flat...
Right !! Best thing is the toggle switch as the temp sensors are just as unreliable as the R/R, maybe more.
That's alot of cash--even in Canadian money-- but i have a Telefix fork brace on one of my '86VFRs, and it does make a difference. Must be...
You have admirable pipe bending and welding skills, Don, but any set of pipes is a compromise between tweeking low or high end power, and with a...
OH, Yeah, valve checks are "easy" after you partially drain the cooling system, unplug the fan and slip off the radiator to get to the front valve...
Busted fairings can almost always be fixed-----if you have ALL the bits and pieces. Plastic welding the proppa way or with a soldering iron or...
Dragone omitted to mention that MEK is a VERY dangerous chemical, rated as highly carcinogenic, so forget about using it unless your health...
This problem can be minimized by angling both the rear mounts slightly so there is a gap at the bottom where the screwdriver points. Start with...
Sure will !! Thanks to all the folks here who will tell the ugly truth about Honda's mistakes and save me from the flack attacks.
:welcome: Steering bearings need replacement at 35,000 mile intervals, so check yours. you'll need to flush and replace all fluids, but plug...
Dija know the mainjet holders are different front/rear ?? Slightly different heights of lowest holes.
A compression test is a necessity, but that model has too many potential problem areas to be a reliable ride. Find something newer. People all...
Float drop is not adjustable on streetbike carbs. In your case, since you did all that unnecessary work to split carb set, you now need to...
IF folks checked in here b4 spending on VFs, lots of money and frustration and time could be saved.
I haven't read all this thread, but have two ideas. First, it's VERY easy to install seals upside-down if you're not careful. Second, if...
Sorry, Don, but i've seen an oil/water mix come out of engines in two ways. First way has oil with green cooloant floating on top, obviously not...
HOW did i know b4 clicking on that this thread concerned a VF 500 ??? The crank bearings are likely damaged and maybe the crank itself,...
What were you thinkin buying such an old bike ?? Find something newer on CL, cuz there are lots of other problems that could ruin your VF...
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