Good news on the VF500F. The 500's engine, when dialed in, is a thing of beauty. It is nice to hear you have brought one back to life. +1 on...
Great find indeed! Congrats!
But for your words, they rob the Hybla bees, And leave them honeyless. +1, Michael E. Too often posts in this Forum reflect a negative opinion...
Well noted. Also to consider, a solid white (full face of course) helmet is great addition to one's riding gear locker.
Respectfully I think this may be bit of false advertising. At WOT you will gain (some) HP but a motorcycle is not a dragster - i.e. at low and...
Too heavy psychologically? I find mine very therapeutic. ;-)
I'm a big fan of the VF500F - and I own an '84 model. I can say that they are great bikes - very fun to ride and very nice to look at. Honda had...
Thank you for the follow-up post and the before and after videos. Great info added to this thread. If I could ask, could you please post what...
+1 David Silver Spares is a top notch outfit and a great source for NLA items and OEM tools. Great service (follow-up e-mail updates) and fast...
Sounds like a good plan. Let us know how you make out.
Try you local dealer first - OEM Part No. 12391-MF2-710 (this is for an '86 VF500F valve cover gasket) [IMG] If this is a no go try Service...
Well noted.
I did write to them awhile back. Unfortunately they are not interested in pursuing this right now - at least for the VF500F. They did forward my...
Yeah, tough to overcome my inner pack rat for NLA items!
If the OP isn't interested I might be, being the parts pack rat that I am. Thx!
I've got my pencil and notepad on the ready. Totally say go for it. It's Mechanics' Garage after all.
Interesting technique for dialing the pilot screws. Thanks for the tech tip.
Doubtful...if the part numbers are different. I haven't heard of a substitution but I have read an article on restoring CDI spark boxes. Here is...
The idle mixture screw controls the output of the idle circuit. It is a fuel screw meaning 'in' leans and 'out' richens. The idle mixture...
Keep on posting Lazy. I for one very much appreciate your tech posts. It is obvious from reading them that you put a lot of thought into what...
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