I wish I had a clear answer for that question. Diaps I believe are made from some variety of nitrile rubber. aka NBR. aka Buna N. etc. Silicone is...
I have been doing V4 rebuilds about 15 yrs now. I have some real carb horror stories and some that are just funny. I think by now I have touched...
Many of us oldtimers consider these old V4s cheap horsepower. I am more a 1st Gen guy and can install 4 new vacuum slide diaphragms for $88.00....
I got the CBR900 diap in the mail. I test fit it on a 94-03 3rd gen Magna and it fits like it was made for it. I have a 94 VFR rack I will pull...
The slides with the red ring are from a 1st Gen, 84-85 VF1100S big Sabre. 1st Gens come with iirc 4 different color rings to help differentiate...
The ether in starter fluid is instant death to rubber. Carb cleaner is not instant but does leach the natural rubber out of the diaps and hastens...
The seller lists the same diaps for 3 or 4 other models. CBR600 CBR1000 CB250 and a CB400. So apparently Honda used the same diap, maybe slide...
I am confident I just found the diaps, new, right there on ebay. $33.00 each. '97 CBR900RR, measure 33mm i.d. and 63mm o.d....
Ah! Are you the guy who was trying to push this buy thru with JBM? How much do you know about doing the actual swap? They will not swap as do the...
I am confused. The 94-97 VFR750F RC36 is the 4th Gen VFR according to my reading. It does not have a round aluminum piston as shown in the pic. It...
Squirrelman... Wrong diap. I need the diap for the 94 - 07 RC36 4th Gen VFR as in the pic. Truthfully, I am not sure new diaps are going to be the...
I am posting to draw attention to what I see as a potential bike killer if a solution can’t be found. Ripped diaphragms on the 94 – 03 VF750C and...
92 VFR750 with a broken inlet tee, brown bakelite crap. Its a customer rack and I used all my spares. Honda part # 16180-ML7-004 is obsoleted...
Bastard? Harsh dude! I stumbled on this very old thread looking for something else. If I screwed you, I apologize. It is possible an order got...
The most common problem with carbs and prolly 90% of my carb rebuild biz is clogged idle circuits. The new ethanol blended fuels are terrible for...
Sweet! I'm gonna fit right in. Me and cats, we have a reputation. Long story. Maybe I'll tell it sometime over in Off Topic. 'preciate the warm...
I am a newb to VFRWorld and pretty much to VFRs but am well steeped in the old classics like Magnas and Sabres. My name is Billy C and some here...
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