Freed the part I need from the donor motor! Unfortunately I've run out of time to put serious full-time effort into this. I've been looking around...
Wow! That's great that the smoke wasn't anything more serious than crap in the exhaust. It seems like my 86' vf500 has failed in almost every...
Started Tearing Down Spare Motor This spare motor is nasty, what carnage!! Ugh first things first when I drained what was left of the "oil" I...
Well for anyone following this who is curious, I think I figured out why they could not get the timing right on this engine I picked up... Now...
So, you think the block is repairable? Maybe JB weld up those two holes? Judging from my go-to parts diagram source, the crankcase part numbers...
Thanks for the response Big_Jim, I just drove 10 hours yesterday to pay $60 for a 1986 engine with ~25k on it. Since the 1986 engines seem...
Follow-Up So I've been doing some more work to the bike. As far as the forks go, I tried sanding the pits and the seals but I've still got...
Okay, great responses everyone, thank you! I'm actually at Tech right now working on VTBOLT, my senior design of an electric motorcycle to race in...
I think I've fallen for the V4 motor as well! What was your process for removing the pitting? 1000 grit sandpaper as was suggested above? Thanks...
Thanks for the welcome and the reply! I read about polishing the forks, and most of what I've read seems to indicate that polishing out the pits...
I know I should probably do multiple posts regarding different topics but maybe I can just get away with a slight intro thread regarding a few...
Just got this for free from a very good friend today, and a member on here. Not sure what his screename was but he is the man.
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