OK... checked plugs... Rears look OK.. [ATTACH] No so sure about the fronts... [ATTACH] Removed carbs... having read how tough this can...
OK.... so, swapped in a new thermo-switch for fan - no longer overheating, but... R/R cylinder still running way hotter than the rest - no, don't...
Ha!... NO ONE! All Blacks vs South Africa Rugby Championship 2 2013 - YouTube For those who don't know rugby - cracker game to watch! :-) Rode...
experience... just out of interest - have tou experienced the bike with both the 700 and 750 motors? ...was there much difference? I have the...
Roger that... and thanks for all the advice! :-) Appears it was just the thermo-switch - new one on the way. Taken the opportunity to do some...
Hey zoom-zoom, guess that gives me one more reason to keep it as stock looking as possible :-) Say hi to the wee man. (oops!, thatis a bad...
Wouldn't quite call us a tropical island :-P ...almost as far south as you are north. But summers are good and winters not as cold... about the...
Yeah... after doing LOTS more reading had come to the same conclusion. Also cannot remember hearing the fan come on... So: 1. check switch 2....
Another mates bike that was shared around a bit... remember it being kinda like riding the VTR250 I have...
Mates bike that we collectively put a lot of miles on.
This was my first bike (or, at least a pic of the same model). Loved this bike - put 20K kms on it in just over a year... smooth, faster than...
Was my current daily rider... addition of Givi screen made it actually rideable above 70kph :-p
Was my current daily rider before the '86 VFR700F nabbed me
LOL! :biggrin: My first bike was the original red and silver VT250F - owned from new! [ATTACH] (not pic of my actual bike) - but loved this...
Yeah, and that's always been the case. :-P But stupidity doesn't help!... Prev owner told me he had checked all fluid levels and it was all...
Thanks again :-) So checked connections as suggested... plenty of juice in battery (suggests charging ok - yet to put multimeter on it)... did...
Thanks for the quick reply... will check as you suggest. Side stand safety switch would trip immediately rather than when trying to pull away......
My new bike as I picked it up :-) Then rode it 700km home!
Just picked up a 1986 VFR700F - 47,000 miles Only two known issues - one being an engine stutter that happened once every 10 rides or so......
Finally get to stop being a lurker and start posting... Picked up an "86 VFR700F last night... rode it 700km home today. You'll see from my pics...
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