So I'm looking at buying the parts (can probably awl the extra stuff for more than I'm buying the whole lot for), getting the triple tree machined...
The other thing is there are a couple of third get bikes for pretty cheap on Craigslist. I love my '86 but it may just be easier to pick up a...
While I probably won't be dropping a ton of money with him I'd likely buy wheel spacers and maybe springs. Good to know on the '87 shock, just the...
I know this topic has been beat to death, but I've been refreshing my memory and a lot of the available info is t relevant anymore due to parts...
I thought the hurricane wheels (rears at least) needed some minor machining?
So I couldn't find anything about this, but I'm getting excited to get my VFR700 ready for this summer and I read on wikipedia that the '88/'89...
It's not so much a problem with the suspension in stock form, it's more that the suspension doesn't seem to work right. I can't really comfortably...
Yeah, I'll ask him for sure. I guess it comes down to if I find a cheap F2 front end or not... Thanks for the input guys
So for a while I was set on buying a newer, better handling bike but I've been really loving the VFR lately and I decided I should wait until I'm...
Not quite, although I can almost see norad from where I'm sitting... I just used a dremel with a cutoff wheel... When you remove the CDI the...
Well It's still working fine, I do have a spare unit on the way though.
Well I just threw everything back together with the new ignition coil and double checked for spark on all cylinders, and WOW. Scared the crap out...
Well I successfully repaired my CDI, you can see the thread in the 2nd gen forum. (called CDI failure?) Annnd wow. Now I know what I was missing,...
The R/R was just replaced with a brand new unit, so it should be good still. The old one going bad may have done it though, I kinda think that the...
Well it ain't pretty, but it works! We'll see how these transistors hold up, I think I may need to modify the heatsink a bit. But I've got spark...
That's just a screwdriver bit I believe... And the fried component is just one of the ignition transistors. They're pretty commonly used in...
Well opening the CDI box isn't the most fun you could have, only one end opens and the board is *supposed* to slide out, but I broke a big chunk...
I'm working on procuring one from ebay... I don't know anyone else with a 2nd gen, I figure I'll just give fixing mine a shot in the meantime, the...
CDI rebuild attempt... So I just discovered my '86 700 isn't firing on cylinder number four... Checked for spark and there's nothing. So I tested...
700 years ago? Wow... =P Well that's swell. I hope someone has an extra good CDI box laying around...
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