I too loosened the screws to set them in place. I was SUPER careful not to flex the plastics though. That was the first thing I learned on here...
Squirrel, I'll take your word on the 5 minute warm up. Had to chuckle at the mention of "that warm climate". Was chilly and rainy today with a...
Ya know, as I was writing it I was thinkin "Hmmm, maybe I should reword that... naah, he'll know I wasn't talkin about him."
OK, I had some time to actually work on the bike today (seems to be a "when I can" project even though I can't wait to ride her). Got the carbs...
I have to agree with Squirrel and Matt. Until your 100% confident that you can handle the bike and every bit of power it has, it's better to enjoy...
You wanna stunt a VFR??? An 86 at that???? That's just wrong on SO many levels! Get a GSXR and do that crap. VFR's were not designed for stunting.
I usually take it with a grain of salt, Toe Cutter. Just every once in a while something grabs me the wrong way, and this happened to be one of...
OK, some pics of the filter plate. The first one is the part that I broke. Backside middle of the rim, where the center screw goes in. It busted...
Before I continue with the posts on this project, theres some things that need to be said and put into perspective. Squirrel, your comments and...
Toe Cutter: There was no way in hell that carb was coming out without taking the plate off. The rubber boots are rock solid and in dire need of...
OK, update on my crazy weekend with the VFR. My buddy Josh came over (fellow student at MMI and 5 months ahead of me in classes) and we intended...
My long winded and drawn out opinion on the matter..... Being an ex OTR trucker driver and rackin up over 1.2 million miles in the last 12 years...
I've only parked mine in the garage so far, but I'll definately be finding some fun places to 'park' her in the future :biggrin: [ATTACH]
wow, this must have caught me on an emotional day cause I'm about choked up right now! At least I was till I saw Vfourbear's comment LOL Well...
if you're needing a seat to go with it, I've got an extra in pristine condition sitting in my garage that I posted on classified here and also on...
Thanks for the quick defend, Beterace. I guess I should have clarified that I was comparing to the older Ducati's but I figured since we were...
don't know if anyone answered Jake's question about the cam issue... so, Jake: The '86 was given an upgrade to a Desmodromic gear driven cam...
Inbetween the heavy downpours this morning I went out to the garage to try and attack the lower bands on the carb assembly, which I was able to do...
Crusty: MMI is at Deer Valley and 27th Ave in Northern Phoenix. It's a helluva commute, but totally worth it. 45 miles one way!
I've heard that the plastic tubes underneath tend to break due to their age and are irreplaceable now. That scares me the most.
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