They are pretty nice for the price, plastic, not metal like stock.
Got a set of these for my '83 from Bike Bandit:...
Sounds like you have a couple of links that are stiff, had the same problem on '03. Time for a new chain and sprockets.
Honda likes to use two grounds (green) and two hots (red) from the output of the R/R to handle the current. Problem with that is if one of the two...
If you look at your first picture, the carb on the right. you will notice pilot screw access is just above throat and just below seam for bowl. I...
Yup, it is pretty quiet.
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Dogs ignore my '14! Pass them all the time.
OEM R/R's (and most others) are shunt type units, that is, they shunt unused power to ground, that is why they get hot. Only a "Series" R/R will...
Basic electrical properties, resistance equal heat when current tries to conduct. That wire is a high current main feed and contacts in connector...
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Have been running Amsoil 10W-30 (Per Honda Spec!) for last two years in my 2003, then 2014 and my 83 VF750. It is a pure synthetic MOTORCYCLE oil....
Diagrams were from my 83 750 manual, I assumed the VF1000 carbs would be similar. Had mine off and on again today, as I am having a problem...
You won't, lubrication properties of synthetic and dinosaur oil are the same, it is what NOT added to synthetics and what they DO NOT contain that...
No mention in manual about activation, however, since each each has a speed sensor, and a modulator, one would assume each is activated by it's...
Both in my 2003 manual and my 2014 manual it shows ABS modulators and speed sensors for both front and rear. In addition I have traction control...
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If pilot screws have never been adjusted, then they are hiding behind metal plugs, located down near seam for bowls, near the intake throats....
Looks like normal grime that sticks to lubricant thrown off chain.
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