Good points...these bikes gave most owners really good service. I've seen mint and original examples of certain gen one bikes (VF500F and V65...
Doesn't sound like you did anything wrong. Sometimes air gets in the brake system when you manipulate it, specially if the parts are being pushed...
Being a factory trained tech who's old enough to have worked on the 1st generation models back in their 'hayday'. I've replaced enough bent shift...
I agree they're great bikes. The one I bought a few years ago was cosmetically almost perfect. Once I replaced the valve (carb work also of...
Subsequent posts have made me suspect this type of starter clutch (sprague) was not used until 98...sounds like you got the old style centrifugal...
Sounds like the starter clutch, but it's not like the one you described on the VW. Instead of a spring and worm gear, most motorcycles, including...
That looks exactly like the valve I found on my 85 several years ago. Don't grind Honda valves...they're hard surfaced and will wear VERY fast if...
The 84 and 85's are kinda 'hand grenades', then again there's a few out there that have hung together pretty well. The 86 engines were updated...
Locating 'em is more than half the battle...Honda likes to hide them all over the place. So I don't know the exact location...but...the wires...
It doesn't sound good at this point, but there's always hope. If the bike is really mint it's probably worth some time and money for the repair....
Regarding the hard bags...I found the same thing. Mine fell...or more correctly, I accidently applied too much force installing the left bag...
I replaced that exact same decal on mine. It includes the white bits as well.
It's fairly easy to remove the front valve cover. I'd start there and inspect cam bearings and journals...see if it's dry. If it becomes clear...
Brake bleeding is not usually necessary after pad replacement. Reservoir level should be checked as it will be potentially overfilled with new...
Good advice and replies. My two cents...retighten the gear clamps on the coolant hoses, refill system and go for a ride and inspect. Find out...
The engine stop relay is under the seat...connector colors are black/white, black/pink, black, and red/orange. Really, the easiest way to...
Actually Grey...I do quite a bit of engine work. Matter of fact, since Jan 1, I've done top ends on two late model high performance snowmobiles,...
I've had fairly decent luck with most of the jet kits I've installed, if you follow instructions to the letter and don't flub something up. I've...
I've always used Honda's specs as close to dead center as possible on rebuilds with very good results. I know the specs may seem tight...but...
As long as it's DOT 5.1 and not DOT 5 (the slilicone based stuff), you should be fine to just replace. 5.1 and 4 are both glycol based and should...
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