I think he quoted Grey's observation - "Don't pick your nose on a bumpy highway"
"it is a motorcycle, you are supposed to be having fun with it" :vtr2:
Nicely conceived AND completed.
I don't know enough about it to precisely describe the design flaw. The VF750F/VF700F tensioners take up the slack in the chains and lock...
No fix - just keep an eye on them and replace as necessary.
Cam chain tensioners = flawed
Nice review, Jack. You are absolutely correct about the snatchy throttle at parking-lot speeds. I found it annoying at first, but it "taught" me...
Welcome to ownership of a 1st Gen. If you aren't crazy yet, you soon will be! :) Head gasket blew also on my 1984 VF750F, but I don't know...
bird, i feel your pain. if it makes you feel better, my 1st Gen fork seals began leaking - again! i think the fork tubes must have been tweaked...
I love my VFR (2004). I do a lot of long rides with a guy who owns a Ducati ST. If you come from v-twins, you'll notice that the VFR doesn't...
A Power Commander will allow an experienced tuner to adjust the air/fuel ratio across the powerband. My bike runs more smoothly as a result. It...
Looks like a VFR that smashed through a hardware store and into an electrical supply shop.
Nice bike! Best color, too! Welcome aboard.
Can't you test by switching the CDI units? Oh, I see you already bought one on eBay. Tell us what the outcome is.
I popped one this summer - hit a bump during acceleration though a corner in second gear right about 7000 RPM. Hmmm. A bit unwelcome! Didn't...
I learned to ride in the dirt - flipping over on hillclimbs more than once. But I am not keen on taking my VFR on a gravel road. Especially the...
Patience, havcar, patience . . . .
phobe, I ALREADY own that bike. It's a 6th Generation VFR with a different seating position and plastic and exhaust. I don't need to read a...
Funny then, funny now
But, officer, I really NEEDED that money in the till at the 7-11!
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