Pictures of "barn find" VF500F that I have been posting about.

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  1. Dr. Jay

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    Hi Guys,
    I thought you might be interested in how ratty the bike I'm trying to get running is. I've attached some shots of it as I picked it up and after I had degreased it some. The good news is that after replacing the battery and solenoid I was able to get it to crank and the compression is 130 145 120 and 125 so I'm hopeful about its mechanical integrity. Right now I'm struggling with ignition issues and have a post up regarding that, but I just learned (I think) how to upload photos and thought you might be interested in how bad my definition of ratty is.

    Jay
     

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    Interesting you have an 86 front rim and an 84-85 back rim. That bike is in better shape then what I started with at least you have almost all the pieces. Good luck with the project keep us up to date .
     
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