MD, did you just slide them on with soapy water? no glue? when I bought my bike it had cheap foam grips, which just split on me last week,...
'86 VFR givi wingrack install success!! '86 VFR700F1 So, against all advise from Givi and their dealers, I'm attempting to install an N141...
'86 VFR700F1 18K miles last night I changed the plugs on the bike. No idea how long the previous set had been in, but they didn't seem like...
I know the thermostat is working (to some degree) as the cooling fans cycle, and when they're running, it's obvious that they're helping, driving...
just went out for a 20 mile or so ride (it's 10 miles round-trip just to the gas station). It's chilly out now, upper 50s, for the first 5...
Thanks for the reply. I'll look for bleeder screws. And I found the problem, or at least, part of it. The radiator was practially empty. The...
'86 VFR700F, 18K miles The bike has run pretty hot since I bought it, and now that summer's here, boy does it run warm. Today after riding...
I knew they meant fasstat vs. the thermostat. My main question had been if the coolant flows at all with a closed thermostat, or if it bypasses...
I plan on it, just need to make the time to do so.
At first I thought it was way too loud. But now I just really like it. They have a soft edge to the exhaust tone. At idle more of a...
I know of someone using it in their truck, but not of anyone using it in their bike. It's expensive (not that the engine ice was cheap, though)....
After some digging on a couple different fiche sites, I was able to confirm that there's two sets of carbs for the 86 700s. The Cali models, and...
Thanks, that was what I was looking for. I know on some vehicles, removing the emissions stuff is pretty simple, on others it's just not...
It's a 1986 bike, it's lucky to have electronic ignition controls, I think (the existence of that surprised me). It just has carbs, which are a...
I had a car full of hispanic kids cut me off, then after I went around them, they pulled up next to me at a light. They looked at the (somewhat...
No-one has any info on this stuff?
Yep, I know exactly where that is. The "castle" is quite the landmark. I live up in Boulder Creek (about 5 miles north of town).
I finally received my service manual, and in going over the bike with it, I've determined that major chunks of the emissions equipment are just...
I switched the vfr to Engine Ice on Thrusday last week. Drained the radiator (like how the front cylinder drain bolts are in-line with the...
ok, two questions: 1) When the thermostat is closed, does coolant circulate through the engine only, or just not at all? 2) Is it normal to...
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