NC35 is marginally better...but only marginally. 80's Honda seems to have massively over-engineered some things and then just not bothered to...
Rear caliper is a whole new pain in the rear! I tend to bleed it through normally then take it off, pump out the pistons until they're as out as...
Worth a mention with the NC particularly that if you're not careful you can end up with an air-lock in the hose to the res. For that reason when...
It's about 3:1 for the early, 4:1 for the later bikes. They're rising rate though so it isn't an exact figure. 86 has an 81mm arm (as measured...
Yes the 87 has a longer shock to account for the difference in linkage. The limit however is when the shock hits the swing arm, I'm informed by...
The lack of ride height options plus the generic 86-89 puts me off them (although again, undoubtedly better than the 34 year old shock in there)....
All the frames are the same dimensionally and can be interchanged but they're not the same. Early frames are made from more smaller cast pieces...
I think I have measurements for the two linkages somewhere, I'll try and dig them out... I've got both if i can't find them, an '86 linkage sat...
They are massively under-sprung as stock, I'm not 100% sure on my 88 but racetech say the 86 had 0.5Kg/mm fork springs in... I stuck 0.95Kg/mm in!...
So stiffer than the stock 87-89 then and a *lot* stiffer than the 86. (Ohlins recommend 110N/mm for the 86 and 160N/mm for the rest).
The linkage is different between the 86 and 87-89 as well (the 86 has a much softer spring and softer damping). So the YSS is either going to be a...
Oh dear. Early forks... Worth trying to get hold of a set of the later forks, they're cartridge and while not a patch on modern cartridges quite a...
And the early bikes are the **lightest** of all the VFRs too! A couple of KG lighter than the later RC24 and a significant amount lighter than the...
Most old damper rod forks tend to have been ATF rather than fork oil (which both doesn't have a clearly defined viscosity grade and varies all...
Assuming you're not planning on splitting the cartridges no special tools other than suitable sockets/hex and spanners etc. Seal driver is...
I was going to suggest it was just slightly stuck. On the 88/89 from memory you can look through the oil filler port enough to see if the clutch...
Last time I bought a non-AGM battery for mine I bought the genuine Honda one as it was the cheapest option (and a Yuasa), still a wet battery...
Motobatt double the price of other options here! So the original battery was a YB12A-B, the second letter refers to the location of the drain...
Second generation Interceptor but 1st Generation VFR! The whole "generation" thing is a load of crap anyway, utterly inconsistent and different...
The fuel pump is an interrupter pump type which will "tick" or "click". The loudness and frequency of which will clue you in to what is happening....
Separate names with a comma.
