Excellent ride report, thanks for sharing the pictures too. It reminds me of a moto guzzi--moto US...top of the line components for sure plus...
One thing i've learned about working on old machines is the need to drain, clean, renew, inspect and verify every component from beginning to end...
Any fluid in the master reservoir?
That right-hand Turn 4 seems to be a handful.
Wow what great weather they ended up having to reward those faithful fans that braved the angry seas of the qual rounds. The TV coverage is...
It can't be both now can it--it's either the clutch pack is engaged (compressed) and the bike can be ridden in gear, or the clutch is dis-engaged...
Looks like a popular twisty road for bikers out on a sunday ride. i've been on a ride like that where the fellow behind me went off in the...
Dat gum Anne Marie--how did you not fall down with all that oil on the rear tire? That's a nightmare...
Howdy Rider, maybe they got it sorted oot and fixed by 93, which is after all the best year vfr ever...
She's a beauty--great catch. i think your slow idle return is a carb issue. Might as well clean them and check the enrichment port air circuit...
The 3rd gen bikes (90-93) have a resonant vibration between 5k and 6k rpm. Honda put weights on the footpegs to try to damp it out. It buzzes...
re: green HD. i know at least 2 hardley riders who lost the end of a finger in the open primary chain/belt--one guy had his preserved in a jar....
It sounds like it could be water in the fuel or an unmeasured air leak. i'm not a fan of trying to use chemicals to cure mechanical issues....
Could they not make them bigger--looks like this year is a race to make the most ugly-assed cans...big ugly piece of crap hanging out there,...
Concerning the ring spanner wrench--seems like someone posted up a drawing of that tool, it's really a simple shape and i used it to cut one out...
The chain could get tighter or looser, depending upon the orientation of the eccentric within the hub. If you made it home okay then just check...
Does it have a steel frame or aluminum?
By "Leaking" you are referring to electrical leakage of the spark due to corona discharge along the porcelain to the steel body? Dirt, grime, and...
Thanks for sharing the "after" report--we don't always get those and it will help the next guy somewhere down the road. When i read about the 1/4...
Seems like all of it is anodized aluminum. i remember one time there was a young squid that wanted to polish his frame--needed a grinder with a...
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