Great Blog!, I just subscribed. I lived in Toronto from 1971 to 1984, loved it. Got my first 83 VF750, got the second in CA.:canada:
I looked in my 2003 manual and they look like heat shields, so probably the connections to the O2 sensors, does your bike have a catalytic...
Nice job, I will do same soon. Keep an eye on fans, I used to use a tone of these in the computer biz, any dirt on blade upsets balance and wear...
Metzlers were the hot tire for my 83 VF750, loved them.
Great article by Keith Code - a serious look at "Why Do We Ride?" http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/columns/122_1210_why_do_we_ride/
As a new rider, understanding countersteering, if you don't understand the concept and the physics involved, you are going to get in big trouble...
Thanks Michael, just sent you the $20 I had four web servers for years, I know what it costs and how much effort it takes to maintain the content.
Got mine on order with Amazon, along with re-mastered On Any Sunday (with bonus disk), we shall see how long it takes.
Check all your high current connections to starter, corrosion or oxidation can cause connect to pass some voltage, but not much current. I still...
I got manual right after bike, then joined VFRWorld. Got my Norton Commando, Kaw Z1 & VF750F in Toronto. Lived there for 12 years.:canada:
FYI: I downloaded a Service Manual (PDF) for my VFR800 for $10.00 on a German site called Tradebits, Google Tradebits Service Manuals.
I hope you can get the remainder of the bolt out, if you can't find a friend that has a set of "EZ-Outs". You need to drill small hole in bolt and...
You would think so, comments on the FireBlade Forum are similar (their manuals call for 20 lb-ft torque too). All of us for years have followed...
This is from manual: [ATTACH]
Joined group the other day, put me on the list! Last but not least.
First ride (Cousins) 1959 50s vintage Moped El Toro to Newport Beach (I know, I'm old) Bikes: Honda 305 Scrambler circa 1965 Norton 650 Atlas...
My bad, I was using the expression most people use verbally, actually it is reversed: "torque is the product of the magnitude of the force and...
I check my VFR manual and the recommend torque value for the oil filter is 20 foot pounds, which is pretty healthy. I emailed K & N Tech and...
Thanks for the heads up, my 6th gen has one on it now and I just bought a new one, so I will be very careful. Maybe people are over tightening...
Thanks, it sounds like a chuffing sound from the throttle bodies.
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