Bingo - carbs clogged for sure. Make sure to clean out the pilot circuit really well!
What a great bike at a great price! Someone is going to get the deal of the year on that!!!!
Not the keepers, the valve springs. They allow valve float which beats up the tip of the valve. This in turn allows the keepers to slide off the...
Go over to V4HondaBBS.com and look up a guy named "BillyC". He's the carb guy. It's not cheap, but nothing that involves carbs ever is....
I'm goning to go with - bad. Any knock due to oil starvation probably means rod bearings. With oil in there it's now got some cushion, but that...
Yep, that's the vent tube. It should go into the airbox (I think). E-GADS!!! Get that airbox base plate back on there before you break...
1a) Yes, this can be done. VTR1000F, RC51 or CBR1100XX pipes seem to fit without a terrible amount of "customization". 1b) Probably, and you...
Yes, all of these bikes constitue the first generation. Careful calling it the "first generation Interceptors" because the R's are not...
I can't tell, but is the part number on those coils 140403? I hope so, that is the correct number. The Accel coils that are for "CDI Ignitions"...
Sorry, double post. Darn 3G internet anyway....
They really didn't go back and forth, more of a progression. In the late 80's there was a push towards low profile tires. As things developed...
There was a dude on eBay selling those recently. I'd try searching there.
A 70 is a much better race tire, in fact. The 60's were used for a while in the 1990's, but pretty much everything uses a 70 series now. My...
Welcome! Great find, you don't see too many low mile R's anymore.
No kidding, Canada has it's own day?
Welcome!!!
HA HA HA HA HA HA I heard about that, funny. In all seriousness, Matt's bike is probably worth in the $2000-2500 range considering what...
Just dump in four quarts and you are good to go.
That's cool, I'm certainly not trying to tell you what to do. However, for everyone else who is reading this I strongly urge you to NOT do...
If you want cash I'd only give you $4400.
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