I have been working on my carburetors, trying to get this bike running again after removing nonfunctional California emissions equipment. I had to...
I just noticed that on my rear cylinders (haven't got into the fronts yet), the spark plug cap hardly makes connection with the plugs. That is,...
The manual was not very helpful, other than saying the boots should be coated in oil. I did that. What worked: Oil on boots. Using new,...
My old Cali-type '87 was starting to get "hose rot" in the air pollution hoses, I found a couple of intake leaks. So I decided to take off all the...
I rebuilt my calipers and so had a brake system completely full of air. I was not looking forward to bleeding it the usual way they tell you to do...
I'm not exactly a new rider, since I started in 1968 :cool: but I do have some basic questions about dirt bikes. Besides my VFR, I'm in the...
Well, for my front end work, I stopped in the local Honda shop to buy the paper shims that go between the brake rotors and the wheel. They wanted...
I have to do a fork seal replacement on my '87. Since there is oil all over and since the bike has almost 50k miles, I figure I will do all the...
On my VFR700 I have a gap there. I don't have a solo cowl but I'm guessing it is for that. I was trying to think of a way to fill the gap by...
is it just me, or are these bikes hard as hell to downshift while matching rpm's accurately? I don't know if my technique is right, but it's what...
1) it didn't work reliably 2) being right behind the oil cooler, looked like it impeded air flow some. Wow, what a big, klunky, heavy thing....
My paint is both trashed, and poorly done in the first place. I need to start from scratch. How to remove the old stuff? Does paint stripper melt...
Had my seat off, looked at the tank, saw a lot of gashes there. Turns out my seat has been recovered, and the person doing it used an "adequate"...
I just filled the tank a 4th time after buying this bike, a somewhat tired and neglected '87 VFR700. Riding from Salt Lake City to NW Wyoming...
RUSTECO R-200-3 FACTSHEET It works as advertized, cleaning out all rust while leaving your paint alone. It can be reused a number of times....
I have a sticky throttle cable on my '87 VFR700. I took things apart and found what appeared to be dry graphite under the twist grip, and maybe...
I was thinking there might be enough room inside the fairing for a bypass filter on this bike. I notice there is a 2-section oil pump. Does the...
Hello VFR700 owners. Mine has a kickstand that is bad. The previous owner had one honking spring on it that somehow wore out the pivot, and caused...
Hi, I'm Paul. I just bought an '87 VFR700, kinda clapped out but the engine is strong at 48k miles and not a drop of oil coming from the engine,...
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