As the bard says "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley" and so it was with my petcock modification. It seems that either a vacuum...
I am almost 87.6% sure that my petcock mod is not the problem but stranger things have happened. In my modification I carefully cut the two...
I did pull the side stand and it is easier to shift but I am afraid the squirrelman just might have been right about the reliable ride thing. It...
To me the joys of riding are enhanced by riding something that I had a hand in making right. I guess it is like riding a custom bike in that you...
I am under no delusions as to the reliability or longevity of my chosen ride. Due to my past fascination of British and Italian iron I seem to...
I wanted to update my story and let everyone know that I got it all back together today and took it up the road about three miles round trip....
I talked to the Service Manager at the shop where I work and told him my tragic tale of the stuck air screw. He said that they get stuck jets from...
It is the adjustable screw that is locked up and the head is destroyed. Because all the other options are expensive and because it will only...
Even if the PO cranked it shut? I guess you are right. I have three more to take up the slack. It will probably idle OK
My New (for me) VF500F has just turned and bitten me in the butt. I pulled the carbs with the intention of cleaning them and at the same time,...
Keep all the sources watched. Things turn up. It could be your original engine is salvageable with eBay parts. (Just as long as there is no rod...
Yep, I see it, there are a lot of hoses in what looks to be a drain cluster. The battery vent terminates in this area.
It has warmed up nicely here. The sun is out, it is around 45 degrees and my water pipes in the house thawed out on Sunday with no damage so life...
You may be right about the gas fumes. I had an air hose that was stopped up with dirt on both ends. It had been hanging in the shop all summer....
Thanks squirrelman, I am going to have to use some kind of filter or screen to keep nasties out of that open hole. A small lawn mower type fuel...
I finally got around to pulling the carbs on my 1986 VF500F. I believe in making sure I know what I am doing and where things go before I start to...
So I take both radiators in to have them evaluated, cleaned and pressure tested. The guy tells me that the one that came off my bike was more...
No, no compression test yet but it is on my list. I'll do it when I pull the carbs and check the valve clearances. I'll have more room to work. I...
I got a huge fright this morning. It was my intention, since I have to get out for a client meetings, to take both my old radiator and the eBay...
We used to say that about BMWs and it was true but the old air heads where nay so complex! That VF500F is more akin to modern car technology than...
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