VF400F Revival

New old stock cam chain guide:




Old Vs new:






Back to the engine, cleaning the old gasket off:






New cam chain guide installed:

 

More cleaning:










On to the head (hate the flash, makes it look terrible):

 

On to reassembly:

 

Camshaft bearing caps:

 

Bike put away under cover for the winter:


This little sod was tough to get out, ended up using an impact driver to remove. Funny story, my dad said the tacho cable used to come out sometimes and he used to push it back in, looks like whoever did his disc and pads last, put the screw in before inserting the cable:


Back to the engine again, all torqued up:


And finally, 13 months to the day from when I removed it, the engine is back in the frame:


Moved on to the radiator and fan assembly:




And back on the bike:


Pegs and gear pedal installed:


All that work, and she fires on all four with good compression on all four cylinders! Although the carbs now need a quick clean, due to the time they were off the bike and not being run bogs down when taking the choke off or revving, so most likely the pilot jets.

 

On to the collector box that my dad purchased about 17 years ago, turns out he was sent one possibly for a VF500:




Old box length:


New box length:


The only difference I can see is the length of the tubing to connect to the two rear pipes, bit late to return it do you think?

 

And so, the final set of pictures, as she was when she was sold:

 

The now obsolete, in the UK at least, tax disc's:


Just love these wheels:








New, albeit pattern part, exhausts:




Original, untorn seat:

 

And a bit of nostalgia, me on the bike at age two or three:


And now:


Had to be done notice the small patch of rust on the bottom lip of the fuel tank in both pictures.

I am glad I took the project on, even if I didn't fulfil my target of getting the bike back on the road, I think I have saved it from ending up as scrap and rotting away in my dads shed. I am happy that it has gone to someone who has time and enthusiasm for a project like this, and truth being told, will do it more justice.

Thanks to everyone for their help and support with the bike, it is hugely appreciated.

 

Well done Shaun! It looks like you have set your dads bike on the path that will give someone years of enjoyment.

Family first is allways a good choice. You will not regret having spent more time with your children and less time on other things.