Yep, that was last summer. Was going to go for a run out today but weather's been poor again. :-(
There was one parked in the window at Crewe Honda centre not so long ago, but I think its gone now. I know a lad in Northwich who has a 500 too.
I'm always wary that at the end of the day it's a 30 year old engine, so i never red line it nowadays, i think it saw 10,000rpm once...lol
The Motad pipes were the original n-eta pipes they did back in the day, picked them up off ebay for a ridiculous £40. [ATTACH]
David Silver in the UK is a good source of VF500 parts, i've used him a few times now. https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/
Remarkable bikes. 80's Honda's build quality was top draw, which sort of proves why they are still around today, and they are still a bit of an...
They used a process called black chrome, as Micron used to do black chrome on their aftermarket pipes in the 80's. Unfortunately as i have found...
Well my 86 VF500F2 has been put to some good use recently, i just used it to go on a 600 mile round trip to the Assen MotoGP with 7 friends all on...
Your tickover seems a little low at 900 to 1000 rpm, it should be at around 1300 rpm, i'd set that a little higher before attacking anything else.
Most of the rubber components will be shagged out, if it's got the original o ring chain on it, sling that in the bin too. I did a partial...
Cheers, will have a look for those bulbs, i'm doing a run to see how far she will go on a full tank (keeping a full jerry can in the tank bag of...
Hello all, Not been about much for a while, but i thought some of you guys might be interested in an endurance run i am doing called The Longest...
I'm here in sunny Cheshire, only 5 miles from Oulton park too. Got a 1986 VF500F2F that i am doing a partial restore on, as it hasn't been on the...
Guess what i've been doing today, i've ultrasonic cleaned all the carbs today and it had made a terrific difference. [ATTACH]
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