I always thought those were fantastic looking bikes. That is really a shame. I have seen people totally destroy a bike in just a few months. It...
I am going to amend my previous posting. While my SL125 Honda was technically my first bike there was another more important bike before that. The...
I am pretty sure I have a steering head bearing problem. Like the clutch chatter it is the second of only two little problems I have noticed with...
I check with my guy at the Honda store. The steel plates are still available, in fact he had both steel and friction plates in stock. It seems...
That sounds right. So far, in my searches of the normal sources, I can find friction plates but I am having no luck locating the steel plates. I...
The clutch on my VF500F chatters and snatches, like it is jerking at the drive chain, when I start in first. All other gears are fine and no...
By “bikes that I could afford” I was referring to good bikes to ride and go places on and not project bikes to wrench on and worry if you’re going...
I voted that I would not consider buying one. To me it is typical offering from the factory (any factory). They add complexity, they add...
My mom was dead nut against motorcycles of any kind. (She just turned 80 this year and she still thinks it is a phase I am going through.) Bikes...
I didn't think about the steering head bearings at all. Yes, I have to check that. Maybe I'll just go all the way and replace them. Your are...
I have been riding and getting to know my '86 VF500F. All in all it is a really great little bike but here is my problem that is either real or...
That sounds like a thinly veiled sales pitch. For myself, I get parts from eBay when I need them. I have been thinking of purchasing a non runner...
Listen to the the squirrelman, if you can move that crank at all and it stops you have another problem all be it a serious one.
I can see where trying to remove old seal would be difficult. What material did you use for this secondary seal?
No, the cap has not been pried on or messed up in any way. The rubber seal looks hard, and feels like a piece of teak wood. The sealing rim of the...
I was wondering is anyone else has had a problem with a leaking gas cap? My VF500F is leaking when I fill the tank to the bottom of the tank...
All this talk of stuck pistons and locked up engines reminded me of something that is only mildly applicable in this case. When I worked on bikes,...
I finally broke down and took my 86, 500 Interceptor to the Honda store to have the carbs balanced. I could tell by the way they were pulling up,...
This is really a stupid question but I cannot get the mufflers off my VF500F. I have tried, on both sides. I removed the rear mounting bolt and...
Just a quick update: I took the FV500F out today and tried to break it. I put about seventy miles on it in town, open roads and back country...
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