Good advice but will cause a cloud of oil smoke when you start your bike next season. Or maybe I add too much oil.
Thanks squirrel. I noticed the float valves have an internal spring, last carb cleaning I had a spring stuck, it took some persuasion to...
Pulled the carbs from my 86vfr700, now sitting on my worktable. Everything looks pretty clean, no leaky o-rings or torn rubber diaphrams. Bike...
I replaced the thermostat and rad cap. I refilled coolant at the radiator. I confirmed the thermostat is opening. Now the overflow reservoir...
My limited understanding of automotive cooling systems says the radiator should be able to pull coolant from the reservoir when the radiator level...
The FSM says to top up cooalnt using the reservoir, not at the rad cap. Despite the book, I've always topped up the reservoir.
I'm looking for a pair of center fairing stays for a 87 vfr700. They hold attach the mid/lower fairng. These were honda part 64515-ML7-700. The...
I have a 87 vfr700. Looking at the service manual I see the 86 vfr had some kind of shim between the rear brake pad and caliper body. The 87...
Bummer about the road contact. Mine looks about the same shape as yours. I added a couple zip ties as a roadside fix a few years ago, haven't...
Your description matches the temps behaviour on my vfr700. At idle it will go almost to top before fans kick in. On cooler days it stays around...
I tried a low pressure facet electric fuel pump on my vfr700. I found even with the electricity cut, the pump remained open. This means gas is...
http://vfrworld.com/forums/1st-2nd-generation-1983-1989/15959-its-alive-my-cbr600rr-tail-project-lives.html Hmm, I think you and the guy in the...
Jamie modded a 929 shock for my 2nd gen last year and I am happy with the work. I think he cut almost 2" off to fit my older style bike.
Looks nice. Any ideas how difficult the tail swap ? I dislike the stock tail.
I passed through Ohio a few weeks ago. I stopped at the AMA Hall of Fame/Museum outside of Columbus. The have an exhibition about the Honda...
I have an old motion-pro carb sync tool, with the mercury capilliaries and 5mm brass adapters. Last week one of the adapters snapped while on the...
I'm looking for a set of 4 carb pilot mixture screws, new or used, for a 2nd gen 87 vfr700. These are 'standard' Keihin FCR mixture screws,...
I put these float gaskets on an 87 vfr700, they worked great.
Anything special about that fuel relay ? I replaced the stock 3-wire relay with a 4-wire automotive relay. I grounded the extra wire to the...
Thought about, even have crash space in trenton, but pit pass tickets are $$$. Going to vintage car rally in CT tomorrow as alternative. OTOH,...
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