Hi all, if you've read any of my recent posts in this forum you'll know I've been having some slight trouble getting my bike to fire up. Right...
OK while I was pulling my petcock out of my 1986 vf500f's fuel tank, it came out in a sharp tug and the screen that fits over the brass tube...
I heard the bike's voice. It was very sickly sounding, lots of coughing and squeaky grinding, but at the last effort I heard a glimpse of its...
OK, first off I want to thank you all for helping me along the way. I received a "hand-me-down" 1986 vf500f that was just sitting in someone's...
Hi everyone, I've found online some "good" 1986 vf500f side covers (right side and left side) for $35 each. Is this a good price, or does anyone...
Hi all, I've got my carbs all cleaned out, and put back together, but want to know if they'll hold fuel before I put them back onto the boots &...
I went to Ace Hardware to get a spark plug removing socket for my 86 vf500f, and was baffled when they asked me "what size spark plug is it?" I...
my carb cleaning work continues - updated Hello all, I wanted to post an update on my progress; I've run into a few 'speed bumps' or 'brick...
Hello all, I've successfully removed the carb body on my 1986 vf500f and have started the carb-cleaning process. One very helpful member on...
Hello all, I had previously posted that my 1986 vf500f's petcock is missing a part. I got curious, and search bikebandit.com for the same part on...
It's a good thingI got TWO cans of carb cleaner! I haven't even got the carbs taken apart, and I can already see varnish! :eek:
I noticed on the right side of the frame, just below the battery, some surface rust, and then further down (by the red arrow in the picture), some...
I this photo, I discovered my bike's missing a black rubber part that the gas tank sits on... bikebandit and those sorts of sites don't offer this...
This may be a stupid question, but the metal below where the left rearview mirror seems cracked... in this picture within the red circle I drew,...
I unscrewed this part form my petcock assembly, and the parts diagram I have shows me there should be another part in there...? Like a small...
OK I've got a great deal of help from the manual, and especially from the help I've got from this forum. I have the carb body separated from the...
Hi all, my next project will be to remove the carbs from the bike so I can clean out 5 years of varnish, since they weren't drained prior to...
do all 86 vf550f's come with center stands? Mine doesn't have one, but I could ask all the PO's if they took it off...? Is there an advantage in...
Hi all, my bike's rear left indicator light is hanging by the wire. The hard plastic part is broken around where the bolt clamps it in place. if...
I was just given a bike with some repair work needed. Oil leak, carb varnish... etc... my buddy brought it over with the seat off, I put it on so...
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