Toe is on the right track. My 84 does the same thing... the starter button won't spring all the way back out unless I "help" it. Usually if my...
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Did you do the wrap yourself? Was it possible to do the tank in one piece? I've often thought of tackling the job myself. Maybe I should be on...
Send a PM to Dutchwurx - he's parting a couple of Gen 2s right now. If he doesn't have the part, he can steer you in the right direction.
I've done a couple sets of carbs with no challenges, soaked 'em both for 3 days. I learned about it a couple of years ago from the guys on the...
First of all, congrats for having a clean dedicated work area! You're on the right track so far, and the answer to all of your questions is YES....
Here's a great link with step by step and illustration. ValveTrain/ValveClearanceAdjustment - SabMagFAQ Not sure about clearances for the...
Squirrel - I love your float height gage! Care to share the details and measurements for how you made it?
Those cams look pretty healthy! What you don't want to see are deep pits and scars where you've actually lost large "chunks" of the cam face. As...
While perusing eBay this morning I stumbled upon a couple of starter rebuild kits for $25 shipping included. They include everything - brushes...
I've gotten the 83 resto project back together to the point where I'd like to fire it up. I hooked up the fully charged battery, ran some fresh...
The higher priced kits typically give you nicer hardware (screws) to put everything together with. When I rebuilt mine a couple months ago, I...
Reek - these bikes ARE our therapy!
Common problem with the older VFs. You won't find the plastic replacements, so head on over to V4Market and get yourself a set of metal ones....
It's all a matter of personal preference Paul. Personally, one of the reasons I like bikes is that you can see most of the mechanicals. My...
That cleaned up VERY nicely Garry! I'd love to hear what it sounds like once you get everything together and running! Try to get a video clip...
My 83 has spacers between the upper triple clamp and the clip ons. They're about half inch thick. When I rebuilt the forks I left them off so...
Nice looking system Garry. Any reason to suspect it's not a complete Yoshimura system?
I just opened a package the mailman dropped of this afternoon - the VF750 parts I bought off one of Dutchwurx's parts bikes. First off, the man's...
Chris, send a PM to Dutchwurx - he's parting out a VF right now. I just bought a few items from him, he's probably got what you need....
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