That's a very interesting theory, keep us updated!
Yeah, I realize it could be tons of things. Especially that carburetor! Well, I took a cheater method and set the idle a bit higher, I think it...
I finally got my gear today and was riding around so I ran into a few problems. Basically, I noticed that my engine dies or stalls whenever I...
Hmm... heat shield eh? Maybe I should somehow install my own...hahaha. Next time I take my gas tank off, I'll be sure to take pics. But for now,...
Yup, that's what mine looks like besides some colour differences and that big sheet of aluminum or whatever it is. How different does an '85 or...
Well, I did get this bike 2nd or 3rd hand so I'm not 100% sure if its an '86 tank and petcock. I can take a picture of the tank on the bike since...
Good news! I waited maybe 30min cause I had dinner. Then I went to try again after dinner and it starts! Yay! =D
So I put more gas in, and the valve works when I suck at the nipple. However, my bike still doesn't start. =/ I tried putting maybe around 5mL...
So I took the cover off, here is a picture of the catch and the filter. They're both clean as a whistle... [IMG] I tried applying a vacuum to the...
Thanks guys! In hindsight, I might only have less than 2L of gas in there. Not really sure anymore. I think I'll open up the strainer cap and...
So I've had my gas tank off my bike for about a week and a half because I was working on patching rust pinholes on my tank. The bike started...
Ah, so is it possible to take an '86 petcock and simply screw it onto the '84/'85 tank? Or did the diameters and sizes change as well? I heard...
Zombie thread revival! So what are those modifications that one would need to do to make a 84/85 VF500F gas tank fit on an 86 VF500F? Also, I...
Thanks for the quick reply and good info! Maybe I'll look into doing this when I've decided on whether or not I'll keep my VF500F =)
Stupid question alert! I see quite a few of wheel conversion threads and I'm just wondering why people decide to do this wheel conversion? What...
Sweet, another BC person! =D
Amazing, man!
I was just curious about the price...haha. Thanks for the info, slick!
Thanks for sharing your experience! I've decided right now to just patch my leaks up so it's at the least useable. Then once I've ridden my bike...
Hey slowbird, I checked out my local Canadian Tire and they didn't carry any inline fuel filters except for motorboats. I was wondering if you...
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