Shelved the engine covers for a while because I can't spray paint worth shit. First coat the paint was too thin and I got runs. Second coat the...
I ended buying a platform style jack (orange) under the frame tabs for the centerstand. This is a cheap knock-off of a K&L product. I used this...
Last year I stripped the old brown powder coat from the engine cases...
Over the winter, the wheels went out for bead blasting & powder coating to a local shop. Had to pull out bearings, valve stems, etc. Finally got...
Is the frame lettering decals or a wrap ? Kudos to you, I don't have the patience for that kind of work.
I have been running a Facet solid state "cube" fuel pump for about ten years after being stranded multiple times by mechanical fuel pumps. I also...
Thanks folks for sharing the photos. Good ideas using a scissors jack.
I need to pull the forks plus front & rear wheels from a 87 VFR700. I also have a 86 that will need similar treatment soon. I won't be able to use...
I thought the inserts were cork? I assumed their job was to reduce noise.
rc24 carburetor choke plunger (ie. starter valve). [ATTACH]
Last fall my 87 vfr700 started leaking from a fuel tube joint. They were last rebuilt in 2016 by mr. squirrels, so 7 years on a set of orings. An...
The wheels sent to a local shop for powder coating. Incidentally I went to order pivot works wheel bearings and found the part no's had changed to...
I thought I had posted something here last fall but maybe I didn't hit the save button. The frontend is back together. Forks rebuilt & new brake...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/386187417485?hash=item59ea90578d Of course now you got to polish up the wheels too. Attached photo of original sprocket...
A local character has a couple vfr700s up for auction with reserve around 5k. I've never seen a red one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/364458864859...
Man, takes me a lot longer than a hour. Those connecting fuel tubes are fragile. I guess leaving the intake plenum attached helps prevent...
You could also contact brakecrafters, I got some rubber caliper pin boots from them because they weren'y included in the K&L kit. Cheers
K&L 32-1125 some taiwanese guy on ebay
I had good luck using citrus based paint stripper removing the brown powdercoat from side cases. The results aren't nearly as pretty as media...
Problem solved. I replaced the SMC circlip with one from a K&L rebuild kit. This circlip it was obvious which was the flat side. Also I screwed...
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