down angle I've looked into this a bit too - reading through previous post here and on the Yahoo VF500F Forum. Several owners have installed...
project bike Good deal, please keep us posted on the upgrades :thumbsup:
carriers A friend is using CBR954RR calipers, a CBR600F wheel & rotors, VF500F forks and custom caliper carriers. It took some time to dial...
milling machine Yes, but these would be expensive to fabricate! This is in part why I was giving some thought to installing CBR600F fork...
rotors A thought - the larger cross drilled CBR600F rotors have the some bolt pattern as the stock VF500F rotors. The trick is that to mount...
jetting Well noted, thank you. I'm still a little puzzled though why the '84's 32mm carburetor was released with #102F/#105R main jets...
valve adjustment - different techniques Here is a well written post regarding valve adjustments for the early V-Fours on the FAQ page of the...
jet sizing Good advice, thank you for the post. Regarding the stock main jets, you note that they are fine even for a 4-1 header. Are you...
factory manuals An interesting note regarding the '86 manual - thanks for posting. The '84 Honda Service Manual (issued in '85) definitely...
slip-ons Good deal - I'm sure you'll get things dialed in and I look forward to reading what you find out. On a side note - I've read that...
mid 50's True real wheel horsepower is in the mid-50's when using the larger 32mm bore carburetors. The '86 dropped down a bit but this model...
air filters - slight detour On a side note - does anyone have the 'rest of the story' on K&N air filters? A Honda Factory Mechanic I know...
F P The '84 was released with 102F/105R mains (went the 90's in '85) - so it's not too far a jump to FP's recommendation of using 108's all...
rear fender There is a fella that sells a kit on eBay: Honda Interceptor Fender Eliminator Kit VF500F VF500 VF:eBay Motors (item 180415774980...
power tools Sounds ghastly! Factory Pro seems like a much better option to me - why drill those pricey slides when you don't need to?
slides The drill bit part sounds scary!
revised data 5x5, thanks!
jet needles The '84 Factory Manual I have reads: Cylinder Numbering [ATTACH] Carburetor Type: VD-4V Vertical & Horizontal 32mm #1...thin...
carburetor design Well noted, Thanks!
flow vs temp My thinking could be off base here so if I could ask - if the rear cylinders run a similar temperature to the front cylinders...
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