A charging voltage check should be standard proceedure both b4 and after any battery or major electrical component replacement.
Honda used fatter wires until they downsized on and after gen 4s, coincidentally (?) when alot of wiring problems began........
After all these years, probably ALL VF500 tanks are a bit or alot rusty, so look up tank cleaning threads then COAT the tank interior with...
Ream out your choke circuit long brass pick up tubes with a stiff steel .012" wire (to a depth of about 30mm) after you clean the pilot jets.
Keys to easier carb installation are new boots well-lubed (i use brake fluid) on both intake and carb sides and angled to best advantage while...
I'm with the zen master. New engines, especially, should not be lugged at low rpms, and 3k is too low to shift cuz the next gear's rpm is even lower.
Just wait a second cuz i've got a question: Did you at any time in your cleaning remove the alloy airbox base from the set of carbs ???????????
Dija consider something like an[ATTACH][ATTACH] NT650 Hawk or SV650, both great handling lightweights ? KC used to ride a Hawk, so he should...
You're sure the drippages are not eminating from the float bowl gaskets or the vent tubes ?? Kinda hard to tell sometimes.
You'll need to be careful when removing the big-ass phillips- head screws that hold the sides of the assembly together to avoid stripping them....
"Search" is your friend for tank flushing. I dunno what's the "throttle lever" you mention.
If your bike has less than 50- or 60,000 miles, i'd think swingarm bearings were still good to go but linkage bearings might need a dab o' grease.
If the bike won't idle without any choke after 2 minutes, the carbs are not clean enuf. You need to clean and flush your fuel tank or debris...
Rear wheel is an 18" and front is 16" innit ??
Over the years i've bought 5 or 6 VFRs, never more than 20 miles away, first one only about 3.
Before taking much apart, and while the bike is running, you can check for bad diaphrams or sticking slides, which should all rise equally and...
You have a modified airbox or aftermarket exhaust or jetkit ?? If your carbs don't leak fuel, bowl gaskets are OK and are usually undamaged...
Another alternative is to reduce the amount of foam in the seat. I'm a shorty (5'+4.25" tall) and wished my first '86 VFR (in 1990) lower until...
Thicker soles on your boots !! No, really ! Lowering kits are for GIRLS who usually sell the bike within a year. Another alternative is to...
If this were carbs, i'd suggest opening the idle mixture screw about 1 turn or trying the next larger pilot jet, but since injection is supposed...
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