restoring & adding a modern touch to a 86 vf500

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  1. JamieDaugherty

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    Hey Matt, I can honestly say I think you have the longest ever VF500 thread. 14 pages so far!!!
     
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    There have been plenty of random posts ...oh.......... just like this one. :biggrin:
     
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    Watch out for cornering clearance issues, I almost had a bad moment with my old 700F after installing a set of Cobra F1R's - they kept the centerstand from retracting all the way, and that almost made for a bad day when it touched off in the first good left hander! :ninja:
     
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    Who you calling random?!
     
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    uh................ me. :biggrin:
     
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    Fight!!!!!
     
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    yea i know bad thing is the first 7 pages seem like i'm really about to inleash something then about page 9 just goes from there hell who cares cool thread where guys with 500's and come in and get ideas and thats what this place is all about
     
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    Woot!!!
     
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    Does it realy make that much difference, I just put a new stand on, and it weighed maybe 2 lbs. I use it all the time seeing as i'm always tinkering w/ the bike.
     
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    The stock center stand weighs a lot more than 2lb, it's more like 5-6lb. To answer you question - yes, it makes a difference!
     
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    Ok, didnt seem that heavy at all, I guess where I'm only 160 lbs i'll be ok.
     
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    well guy s i havent done a update in awhilebut winter is here my forks are done and ready to be swapped on the bike so its time for the cbr front wheel i've got jamie working overtime on some other parts for me im going to be pulling the bike down to bare frame swapping to the 85 500 carbs so alot will be changing with the bike while its down!
     
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    project bike

    Look forward to the posts!

    On a side note - If I could ask, why did you choose an '85 set over an '84 set for the swap?
     
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    well i just did i there isnt any difference in them is them? i mean 84 to 85
     
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    specifications


    VF500F Carburetor Specs

    '84
    Model No. VD56A - 32mm Throttle Bore, 6.2mm Float, 102F/105R Main

    '85
    Model No. VD56D - 32mm Throttle Bore, 6.2mm Float, 90F/90R Main

    '86
    Model No. VD31AB - 30mm Throttle Bore, 7.3mm Float, 90F/90R Main
     
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    What purpose did these changes serve?
     
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    From what you posted there invisible, it looks like the only difference is the jetting. The bore and float are the same. Matt can easily change the jets. For that matter, who can know what jets show up in a used set of carbs.
     
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    I understand that, but why did Honda make the changes that they did from 84-86?

    What were their reasons?

    Why would they do something to reduce power?
     
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    matt - do you have a short version explanation of what's different in the cam setup between '86 and the '84-'85 model?

    thanks
     
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